INTRODUCTION
Project managers juggle many projects simultaneously in today s fast-paced environment. Managing multiple projects and prioritizing competing demands requires effective delegation and strategies for monitoring and controlling. Handling several projects at once means more than dealing with just multiple schedules; it involves multiple risks, multiple stakeholders, and multiple functional managers who allocate resources. The key to managing multiple projects expertly is to recognize priorities and delegate wisely not an easy feat in today s complex environment.
By attending this Managing Multiple Projects Training course You will gain insight into the challenges associated with balancing numerous projects, acquire the tools and techniques that support project success, and learn how to prioritize project work. You will also learn to multitask, plan and schedule projects, analyze schedules, and more through hands-on, project-based exercises.
OBJECTIVES
By the end of this Managing Multiple Projects Training course course, you will be able to:
Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations.
Prioritize and sequence multiple projects.
Manage time and stress within a multi-project environment.
Effectively navigate the multi-project environment.
Use appropriate methods to plan and control multiple projects.
Apply scheduling and estimating techniques.
Maintain a dynamic multi-project schedule.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND ?
Managing Multiple Projects Training course is intended for anyone who: Manages a single project that is affected by other projects within his/her organization. Participates in or leads resource assignment. Makes decisions across multiple projects, and/or supports portfolio management decision-making processes for the selection and prioritization of projects.
Manages multiple projects at his/her company.
COURSE OUTLINE
Day 1
Getting Started
Introductions.
Course structure.
Course goals and objectives.
Foundation Concepts
Portfolio, program, and project management principles.
The multiple project environment.
The MMP Process Model.
Day 2
Developing the Multi-Project List
Multi-project portfolio management.
Project selection.
Project categories and types.
The multi-project list.
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Multi-Project Logical Dependencies
Project dependencies.
Types of multi-project portfolios.
Categories of logical dependencies across multiple projects.
Project priorities in the multi-project schedule.
Day 3
Multi-Project Resource Management
Multi-project resources and resource management concepts.
Multi-project resource loading.
Resource pool and resource database.
Multi-project resource issues and outsourcing.
Critical chain resource management, including drum resources and multi-tasking.
Managing Risk Across Multiple Projects
Multi-project risk management process.
Identifying, assessing, and responding to multi-project risks.
Critical chain and multi-project risks.
Risk interrelationship management methods.
Day 4
Creating and Executing the Multi-Project Plan
The multi-project plan.
Multi-project scheduling.
Multi-project budgeting.
Executing and maintaining the multi-project plan.
Controlling in the multi-project environment.
Tools in multi-project management.
