Project Management for Executives

14 PDUs

Workshop Overview

This course is an eye-opener on the to-dos and expectations towards project sponsorship. As good sponsorship is critical
to the success of projects, the professional filling the position should remove the guess work and be ready to take on this
leading position.

Project Sponsorship is vital to the successful implementation of any project or program and the nature of the role must be
fully understood before it can be effectively practiced. This is important because it has been widely recognized that a lack
of both a clear link between the organization’s projects and programs and key strategic priorities and clear senior
management ownership and leadership are common causes of many failures

This two days Project Management course identifies how participants can maximize their effectiveness as a project
sponsor.

The Project Sponsorship course is designed for senior -level managers responsible for:

 Making or contributing to decisions related to project priorities, staffing, and strategic planning

 Authorizing projects

 Making steering and directive decisions on projects

 Typical participants include:

o Corporate Executives

o VPs

o Directors

o Managers of Project Management Office

o Senior Project Managers

o Professionals being prepared for the role of project sponsors

Material

 Course binder containing presentation slides, exercises

 Certificate of completion (framed for in-house clients)

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Learning Objectives

Participants of this course will identify and be able to leverage best practices for the following points:

o Know what to ask — to ensure things are being done right

o Know what to look for — without having to micro-manage

o Know what to do — to make the most of the project Sponsor role

 Foster a healthy environment for project management success

 Evaluate a project plan to determine if it is realistic — or just a pretty picture

 Deal with project uncertainty and risk

 Ensure accountability on projects

 Identify whether or not project contingency has been dealt with realistically

 Identify when things aren’t going well — before it’s too late to do something about it

 Make the ‘tough’ decisions regarding how to (or whether not to) allow a project to proceed past key points

Course Outline

 Introduction to Sponsorship

 Dispel Sponsorship Myths

 Initiating a Project

 Sponsorship Role

 How to select a suitable PM

 Expectations on Sponsor, PM, and Organization

 Communication with PMs

 Project Health Status

 Success Factors and Criteria for Project Sponsors for Achieving Project Success

 PMO Case Study

Workshop Format

Interactive sessions empowered with discussions, exercises and a case study.

This course is registered on PMI.org

For more information kindly contact us at:

T: +961 1 844 835 Email: info@advisors.co Web: www.advisors.co