Live Webinar December 14th, 2011 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Sponsored by American Management Association (REP 1294)
Presented by: Todd C Williams (LinkedIn profile)
Although the AMA is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact the AMA for further information.
Todd C. Williams, PMP is a terrific audit and turn-around specialist in IT and manufacturing and author of the bestseller Rescue the Problem Project: A Complete Guide to Identifying, Preventing, and Recovering from Project Failure
. Todd is a speaker, blogger, helping mature companies & start-ups alike. Project failure is prevalent all projects. Todd’s Back From Red TM blog addresses the reasons for project failure along with methods to avert and correct the problems that cause the failure. Follow him on Twitter @backFromRed and read his blog. I highly recommend following his work – EdmontonPM
Doing it right the first time
A question that plagues executives and project managers alike is “What do we do about problem projects?â€
Stop them, bring in a new team, throw money at them,and so on,are some of the answers that float around the room and keep you up at night.
What if you could avoid them almost entirely?
In this webcast, you’ll learn the two crucial steps that ensure successful projects. Without a solid foundation, projects are doomed from the start. Most problems can be traced to the earliest points of project inception—long before that delivery team is involved.
To combat this, you need to introduce the concept of a guidance team that stays with the project from customer’s first inception through deployment.
The advantages of a guidance team are numerous. They provide continuity and guidance to the project, maintain alignment of expectations on the deliverables, and a baseline intent for the project.
This team is present to guide the conversation back to what is needed when the project starts to creep get off track or lose focus.
Second, include project staff with the customer during their initial planning process. This provides clarity to the roadmap, makes sure what is promised is delivered, and assists the customer in identifying the “what†and “when†and the “what after that.â€
By including project staff during inception, the delivery and customer teams will be aligned and the project charter will be much more realistic, comprehensive, and include the correct scope, features, functions, and risk.
By making sure you have a guidance team and involving project staff during inception, you will eliminate many problems before they have a chance to derail your project.
What You Will Learn
- How to provide more accurate information when a project starts
- Creating a team of people that can work with your customer to set expectations and align stakeholders.
While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required.
To Read Reviews of Rescue the Problem Project: A Complete Guide to Identifying, Preventing, and Recovering from Project Failure
PDU Category C documentation details:
Process Groups: Executing, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 7 – Cost
- 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
- 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
- 5.5 Control Scope
- 6.6 Control Schedule
- 7.3 Control Costs
As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’
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