Fewer than two-thirds of projects  meet their goals and business intent, and about 17% fail outright.

The impact  and pain of poorly  performing projects  can be huge to any organization. Unsatisfied customers, cost blowouts, missed  deadlines, lost opportunities, wasted resources, and if this is not enough, just think about the impact  on morale  and motivation!

Learning objectives:

Learn    what    it   takes    to   achieve    project    success,    by participating in case studies  and group exercises

Who should attend

Department manager, process  improvement team, quality manager, project  manager, project  team members

Methodology:

Workshop based

- 40% Classroom presentation

- 60% Case studies  and Exercises

Through customized exercises, participants will apply the principles of Project  Management in situations similar  to their business environment.

Course Outline:

Introduction to PMBOK  -walk through  of the 9

Knowledge Areas of PMBOK

Class exercise  – developing a project  charter

Project  risk vs issues,

Building CMMI ML3-5  implementation roadmap and take away - based on case studies  and examples that are compared to the organization practices and adding  practical guidance and improvement tips

Roles and responsibilities of the project  manager

vs. PMO

Interaction between project  managers and the engineers

Class exercise  – developing a project  charter, communication plan and RACI

Overview of the gate based software development life cycle

Class exercise  – preparing for a gate review and

control  it

CMMI management PAs recap and linkage  to Six

Sigma,  LEAN, PMBOK  and OPM3

CMMI high maturity management PAs and practices recap and linkage

Metrics  in Project  Management exercise  – data visualization and decision  making

Dynamic round tables time, developing /

improving practices