This course will help you to set up a Project Management Office (PMO) that adds value to your organization’s ability to deliver new initiatives and realize benefits from these endeavors. You will learn how to maximize the effectiveness of your PMO and provide optimum support to project managers, as well as provide sound governance for senior stakeholders, such as project sponsors.
During the course, you will have the opportunity to raise challenges from your organization and discuss these with the facilitator and your fellow course members, to gain innovative suggestions of how to apply good practices in such areas as project integration, scope, schedule, quality, cost, communications, human resource, risk, procurement, and stakeholder management. You will also gain insight into portfolio management and prioritizing project resources.
Enhance project performance by using contemporary tools and techniques.
Assess the best fit structure for your Project Management Office (PMO), taking into account the operating environment.
Describe how to create an effective PMO and identify the key milestones for the journey.
Use continuous improvement and LEAN techniques to drive your PMO forwards and sustain an organization-wide approach.
Relate organizational strategy to the project framework
Develop a business case that outlines the Project Management Office (PMO) challenges and opportunities
Evaluate and increase the project maturity level of the organization
Create the PMO charter and implement the relevant strategy phases
Establish a project management methodology and governance
Assemble the PMO team and establish performance measurements
Discover the consulting role of PMO in knowledge management
Project Professionals
Project Managers
Project Management Office (PMO) Staff
Project team members
Senior Management
All Professionals Involved in Working on or Managing Projects and Programs in an Organization
Key roles of the PMO
Benefits of the PMO
The link between strategy and projects
Aligning strategy with projects
The strategy and projects framework
Portfolios, programs, and projects
Developing a strong PMO business case
Organizational structure for projects
Types of PMOs
Functions of the PMO
Unit 3: Maturity and the PMO:
Defining maturity and capability
Steps for increasing maturity level
Baseline maturity assessment
Project management health check
Maturity gap analysis steps
Organizational project management maturity model (PMI- OPM3
This course focuses on the leader’s role in developing and motivating excellent teams. Rather than trying to define one ‘right’ way to lead, it will introduce a range of complementary approaches that delegates will have the opportunity to practice, combine and adapt to suit their personal preferences and organizational needs.
By exploring the leadership role from a number of different perspectives, the seminar allows delegates to experiment with innovative ways to empower and enthuse their team and influence positively their organizational climate and culture. The benefits to the organization will be leaders better able to focus on organizational goals and better equipped to develop their team towards sustainable performance improvement.
The Senior Secretary holds a key position of influence and a powerful partnership with the senior management team. Success in this role has a direct effect on the success of executive operations. The Senior Secretary who understands the role and pressures of management and even thinks like the team will achieve improved performance, outstanding results, and respect from superiors and the executive team.
To excel as an Office Manager, Administrator, or Secretary you need to perfect your interpersonal and behavioral skills, to ensure you stay in control and on top of every one of your responsibilities.
We often hear record-breaking athletes say; I owe it to my coach; That’s because however talented they are, athletes need a coach to improve their performance and competitiveness. Likewise, Companies and Organizations need to create a culture where coaching and feedback occur as a routine part of each day. Towards this strategic end. This innovative and motivating course, explains a structured approach to coaching which is effective whether a professional is working with a recruit or seeking improvement from an experienced player. Being less of a boss and more of a coach is fundamental to modern management. Urging people to do better won’t work unless they know how to do it better. Good coaching builds trust and a collaborative climate between professionals and teams.
Business process analysis and modeling is an essential component of Business Process Redesign (BPR) as well as other business process improvement initiatives such as reengineering, systems development, quality management, and continuous process improvement. In this course, the participants will acquire the knowledge and skills to analyze and accurately model business processes at the enterprise level as well as the detailed workflow level.
Participants will learn the Integration Definition for Process Modeling (IDEF0) method and the Business Process Diagram notation. These are open modeling standards that are used by many leading business process modeling tools. They are easy to understand and can be applied to all aspects of business process innovation. These methods facilitate rigorous analysis, creative thinking, and the development of information technology systems.
Soft skills training is training that focuses on developing skills such as communication, teamwork, and problem-solving. Other soft skills include emotional intelligence, a positive attitude, and taking the initiative