Leoron SIPM Project PMI Training Workshop Course

1. Delivery Type: Group Live
Pre-requisites: None
Level:Advanced
This Program is worth
35 NASBA CPE credits & 35 PDU’s
15-19 February 2015
Muscat, Oman
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2. GENERAL INFORMATIONGENERAL INFORMATIONSenior International Project Manager | 15-19 February 2015 | Muscat, Oman
WHY ATTEND THIS COURSE?
SIPM is a fast moving and engaging seminar, focusing on a pragmatic approach and applying a
series of processes that are regarded as first-class practices within project management. This
course seeks to equip the participants with a clear method to manage projects, with practical
tools and techniques designed to make the classic project tasks easy to handle. During the sem-
inar, participants will undertake fifteen exercises in small groups given them the opportunities to
apply the theory blocks and reinforce the learning.
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND
»» Project managers wishing to formalize their existing knowledge
»» Project managers moving into an international environment
»» Anyone who has to manage an international project or initiative as
part of their role
»» Team leaders working in an international project environment
»» Team members looking to develop their awareness of international
project management
»» Sponsors of projects, who would like to learn more about how
international projects are managed
TESTIMONIAL
The SIPM course was conducted with a high level of professionalism and
organization without losing that“personal”touch.With over 35 years in the
Oil & Gas sector, by participating in this course I have benefitted greatly
and broadened my knowledge of project management techniques which
are sometimes taken for granted when working in one business sector.Well
done LEORON.
John Kudiarskyj
Project Manager & PMCTeam Leader on the ADCO Bab Gas
Compression Project, Mott MacDonald Abu Dhabi
LEORON Professional Development Institute is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountan-
cy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of
accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered
sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website:
www.learningmarket.org.
The Association of Senior
International Project Manag-
ers™ is a worldwide Profes-
sional Management organiza-
tion with members in many countries hosting and organizing certification
training worldwide and offering our exclusive board certification designa-
tions to candidates who meet the high standards in the field of Project
Management. ASIPM and its parent organization the International Acad-
emy of Business and Financial Management (IABFM – www.iabfm.org) is
internationally accredited by ANSA – The American National Standards
Institute.The ASIPM consist of all SIPM holders, including thousands of
existing CIPM and MIPM certified professionals who will be joining in with
the new designation.The association is also open for membership to all
PMI, IPMA and PRINCE 2 designated professionals world wide, as well as
holders of graduate degrees in Project Management.
Paul Walsh Expert Trainer
Ph. D. and M.Sc. in CS and B.Sc. Hons in CS with Maths and Statistics, a long list of publications
including outstanding paper awards, recently awarded distinction in Project Management Diplo-
ma coming top of class in the Irish Higher Education Authority’s awards. He has project man-
aged a wide range of projects from start-up technology companies to managing international
projects for multi-national corporations, recently completing projects for Endress (€ 985 million
turnover), Iron Mountain, Lincor, SEFTec,Teagasc, Irish Naval Service, Cork University Hospital,
Glanbia and the European Commission. He is a highly experience trainer having over 20 years
of training in the professional development sector.
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THIS
HIGHLY INTERACTIVE 5 DAY COURSE
»» The ability to use the designation SIPM™ on your business card
and resume
»» Access to the ASIPM network and body of information online
»» Access to ASIPM journal published online
»» Gold embossed SIPM™ Certificate with your name and
designation as MASIPM (Member of the Association of Senior
International Project Managers)
»» The SIPM™ shows that you have completed graduate level
advanced leadership skills education and that you have the skills and
experience to manage leadership programs on a national, regional
and global level.
»» The SIPM™ certification will be received approximately one month
following the close of the workshop
»» Receive 35 NASBA CPE that can be used for further studies in any
university in the world
»» Receive 35 PDU’s for being eligible to take the PMP examination
further on or help continue an already existent PMP designation
PMI R.E.P. ID: 3647 / 35 PDU’s
PROGRAM TIMINGS
Registration will begin at 08.00 on Day One. The program will com-
mence at 08.30 each day and continue until 16.30.There will be two
refreshment breaks and lunch at appropriate intervals.
IN-HOUSE
If interested to run this course in-house please contactVal Jusufi
at +971 4 447 5711 or e mail: val@leoron.net.

3. COURSE OUTLINE
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DAY 1
Module 1
PROJECT HR MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW
»» HR Planning
»» A typical HR process for project management
»» Using theWBS/OBS/Network to identify resources required to execute
the project plan
»» Tools and techniques, the resource histogram and competencies
»» Using the CESAR checklist to define competencies
»» Developing role descriptions from competencies
»» How to create the people management plan
»» The importance of the project organogram (org. chart)
Module 2
RECRUITING AND MANAGING THE
PROJECT TEAM
»» Three key considerations in recruiting the project team
»» Behavioral interviewing and tests, ways to increase the probability of
successful hiring
»» Managing group dynamics through the project
»» Situational Leadership® - how to provide the right style at the right time
»» Check list for the project kick off meeting
»» Potential sources of conflict throughout the life-cycle» Financial tools,
»» Payback, Cost-Benefit Analysis, NPV and IRR
»» Three contrasting views on managing conflict
»» The upsides and downsides of conflict and achieving a healthy balance
»» Using theThomas Kilmann conflict mode indicator to achieve resolution
Module 3
MANAGING TEAM PERFORMANCE
»» Definition of performance management
»» Success measures for performance management, qualitative and
quantitative
»» General assessment methods
»» Competency based assessment
»» The managing by results framework (MBR)
»» Using SMART performance targets
»» Observation of behavior and deduction of root causes
»» Understanding the relationship between behavior and personality traits
»» The process of giving behavioral feedback and changing behaviors
DAY 2
Module 4
INITIATING INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
»» Key challenges of initiating international projects
»» The importance of the business case and its role in new project
selection
»» Financial factors - Payback, IRR, DCF, NPV
»» Creating the project charter
»» Identifying stakeholders and analyzing their interests, producing
the stakeholder registry
»» Mary Parker-Follet’s ‘Law of the Situation’ and why it is crucially
important to project managers
»» Key challenges of gathering requirements for international
projects
Exercise 1 - creating a project charter from a case study
DAY 3
Module 8
ESTIMATING TIME & COST
»» Key challenges of estimating in an international environment
»» An eight step approach to estimating time and money
»» Four classic methods to estimate time and money
»» Estimating accuracy - why errors are inevitable, but manageable
»» Probability based estimating and creating the contingency
reserve
»» The PERT technique
»» Exercise 8 - Using a pre-prepared estimate sheet to create a
PERT expected value and a 68-69% probability estimate
Module 9
SCHEDULING/COST PERFORMANCE
BASELINE
»» Key challenges of planning the schedule and budget in
international projects
»» The critical path and its importance
»» Critical path management technique and definitions
»» The activity node, a standard approach to create the node
»» The forward pass, to identify the total project duration
»» The backward pass, to identify the float
»» How to calculate the critical path
»» Using free float to allocate resources
»» Techniques to compress the schedule (deliver earlier)
Module 5
PRODUCING THE WBS/OBS
»» Key challenges of producing the WBS/OBS for international
projects
»» The project management plan and its subsidiary contents
»» The concept of progressive elaboration of scope
»» The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and how it helps define
the project scope by creating work packages
»» The technique of work decomposition
»» Different types of WBS
»» The Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) and how it
helps define the required skills
Exercise 2 - Creating a WBS/OBS from the case study/
project charter
Module 6
PRODUCING THE ACTIVITY LIST RESPON-
SIBILITY ASSIGNMENT MATRIX (RAM)
»» Key challenges of producing an activity list and RAM in
international projects
»» Converting the WBS work packages into an activity list
»» Creating the Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
Exercise 3 - Creating an activity list and RAM from the
case study and previous exercise outputs
Module 7
PRODUCING THE NETWORK DIAGRAM
»» Key challenges of producing the network diagram for
international projects
»» The precedence diagramming method, a technique to define
workflow logic from the activity list, by creating a diagram
»» Identifying the different types of dependency in the network
»» Lead and lag time and the implications for the project
Exercise 4 - creating an activity list and a network
diagram for the case study
Participants will take the Clifton Strengths Finder assess-
ment and discover their top five strengths and discuss how their
“signature strengths” can help their projects in the best possible
way. Participants will learn how to use the Strengths Finder in
developing effective project teams.
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4. COURSE OUTLINE
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REVIEW AND REVISION
SEMINAR CLOSE
The participants will have the opportunity to ask questions
to the speaker and then they will spend time revising for
the final test.
»» Final questions and answers
»» Evaluations
EXAMINATION PREPARATION
»» Time to study the course materials, prepare for the end of course
examination and clarify any matters
EXAMINATION
»» 50 questions, multiple choice (time allowed 1 hour 30 minutes)
»» No penalty for incorrect answers
EXAMINATION MARKING AND RESULTS
FINAL REMARKS AND CLOSING
Exercise 5a -Three exercises to identify the critical path
and amend the critical path due to changes, using pre-
prepared information from the facilitator
»» How to communicate with stakeholders and the project team,
using the Gantt chart tool
»» Using organizational charts to plan and manage resources
»» Allocating, loading and leveling resources
»» Producing a human resources histogram
»» Cost aggregation and the cost baseline. Producing an S-Curve
baseline
Exercise 5b - Using pre-prepared information, produce
a Gantt chart and an S-Curve cost baseline
Module 10 - QUALITY AND ACCEPTANCE
»» Key challenges of quality and acceptance planning in
international projects
»» The definitions of and the relationships between QA (quality
assurance) and QC (quality control)
»» The acceptance planning requirement
»» Using a change control system to control changes
Exercise 6 - Individual work-create a ‘skeleton’
acceptance plan
»» Review of the day
Module 13
MONITORING & CONTROLLING
»» Key challenges of monitoring and controlling international
projects
»» Overview of monitoring and controlling a project
»» Tips for achieving effective control
»» Typical control activities, monthly, weekly and daily
»» Four performance reporting tools
»» Earned value technique, definition and application
»» Reporting and forecasting in projects
»» Human factors in project performance
»» Key challenges of closing out international projects
Exercise 9 - Small group work, using pre-supplied
data, create a short presentation for the Steering
Committee of a project
DAY 4
Module 11
IDENTIFYING RISKS & PLANNING
RESPONSES
»» Defining risk in an international project environment, using the
PESTLEID environment analysis tool
»» The risk and impact system, how it works and the importance
of identifying triggers
»» Proximity windows and how these affect the priority of risk
responses
»» Techniques for identifying risks
»» How to run a facilitated workshop
»» Defining probability and impact, creating the risk registry and
prioritizing risks using the P&I matrix
»» Using Monte Carlo analysis for quantitative risk analysis
»» Planning responses to risks and opportunities
Exercise 7 - Identifying risks from the case study/project
charter
Module 12
EXECUTING INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
»» Key challenges of executing international projects
»» Building international project teams, creating mutual rules and
managing remote teams
»» Maintaining team contact and engagement throughout the
execution activities
»» Using the Situational Leadership model to build competence in
the team
»» Using empowerment to achieve high performing teams and
results
»» Cross cultural aspects of international projects and ensuring
good relations
»» Expectancy theory and its importance in motivating the project
team members
Exercise 8 -The situational simulator, a serious game to
reinforce contextual leadership
DAY 5
Module 14
FUNDAMENTALS OF PROJECT FINANCE
»» Important financial definitions
»» Generally accepted accounting principles
»» Key financial reports, the balance sheet, the profit and loss account and
the cash-flow statement
»» Depreciation of assets
Module 15
FINANCIAL CONTROL
FOR PROJECTS
»» Setting up budgets
»» The importance of controlling cash-flows
»» Monitoring variance, identifying trends and taking corrective action
»» Forecasting future performance
»» Earned value technique, how to set it up and use if effectively
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