Sponsoring and Strategically Directing Projects
Duration: 1 day
Target Audience: Project Sponsors, Project Steering Group and Project Board members, Senior Project/Business Owners and Senior Stakeholders. If your organisation has a standard project methodology, this will be referred to during the course.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Discover how to work effectively with the Project/Programme
- Manager and senior project stakeholders in steering the project to successful delivery.
- Learn what approaches and tools the Project Managers are using to plan and control projects.
- Know what to look for in assessing project health.
- Explore the use of different tools in steering multiple projects across the business.
- Improve your ability and confidence to fulfill the role of a Project Sponsor or Project Director.
Course Delivery Includes:
- Theory: Latest best practice
- Team discussions
- Individual and group exercises
- Case studies
- Technique application practice
- Personal action planning
Course Outline: Sponsoring and Strategically Directing Projects
MORNING SESSION
The Sponsor Role
The Role of the Project Sponsor
The Sponsor/Project Manager Relationship
Other Key Project Roles that Interface with the Sponsor Role
The Project Governance Structure
Steering the Project
Strategic, Tactical and Operational Aspects of Project/Progamme Management
Aligning the Project with Strategic Business Value
Keeping the Focus on the Business Case
The Stage Gate Approach - Go/No Go Decision Criteria
Coaching the Project Manager and Keeping the Project Manager Updated
Key Questions to Always Ask
Considerations when External Suppliers are Involved
AFTERNOON SESSION
Tracking Project Progress
Key Documents that the Project Manager should Produce
How to Identify Good Project Plans
How to Assess Project Health - What is really happening on the project ?
Progress Against the Schedule
Budget Status
Key Risks and Issues
Dealing with Scope Change Requests
High Level Planning and Tracking of Multiple Projects
Project Roadmap
Project Scorecards and Status Dashboards
Dealing with Priority Conflicts Across Multiple Projects
Keys to Success
Summary of Project Sponsorship Best Practices
How to Improve Project Delivery Capability in our Organisation