Leading Complex Projects

Course Duration: 3 Days (8:30am-5:00pm)

Professional Development Units (PDU): 22.5

Continuous Professional Development Points (CPD): 15

You'll Learn How To:

Apply the concepts of "Complexity Science" to project management
Use ESI's Complex Project Complexity Indicator to assess your project's true complexity level
Create an innovative framework for managing project complexity using ESI's Complex Project Management Model
Select specific approaches and leadership techniques to increase your odds of success

PMBOK® Knowledge Areas:

Project Integration Management Project Risk Management Project Scope Management Project Human Resource Management Project Quality Management Project Procurement Management Project Time Management Project Communications Management Project Cost Management

Program Objectives:

Have you ever taken on a project that appeared just too complex to handle? Just trying to identify the multitude of variables to be managed, let alone to anticipate how they might interact to create unexpected challenges, can be overwhelming. So how do you determine the true complexity, with a clear understanding of the variables involved and move forward to develop a project management plan that provides the right level of control and flexibility for success?

To lead the complex project requires a new way of thinking—a new approach to applying known project management techniques and tools. Leading Complex Projects provides a systematic approach to assess project complexity and to deploy the best approaches and techniques to achieve success.

You'll learn to use ESI's unique Complex Project Complexity Indicator and Complex Project Management Model to increase your effectiveness in managing complexity. The Complexity Indicator is used as an assessment tool to determine the actual level of project complexity as the first step in developing a project management plan. The Management Model provides valuable insight into the variables that create the complexity of your particular project. It enables you to select existing tools from a new point of view to both manage and limit that complexity—in short, to stack the odds of success in your favor!

The heart of the course is a progressive, integrated case study that gives you hands-on experience in determining the true level of project complexity and managing it from a new perspective. This course is a must for the experienced project manager who needs a leg up in managing the seemingly unmanageable!

Reminder: Participants must already have practical project management experience and an understanding of project management tools and techniques.

Course Outline:

Introduction to Leading Complex Projects Elements of complexity theory- Complexity -Self-organisation - Nonlinear dynamics - Open/closed systems Leadership approaches and techniques - Competencies - Behaviours - Leadership styles
ESI's Complex Project Complexity Indicator Complexity indicator methodology Project agents, indicators and triggers Applying the indicator
ESI's Complex Project Management Model Knowledge of complexity Communication Leadership Project Management
Planning for Complex Projects Initial area of order Planning for complexity Emergence and self-organisation process Planning tools Risk analysis and response planning Change management Decision structures
Applying ESI's Complex Project Management Model Developing an innovative framework as the basis of your project management plan Strengthening project management execution and control in light of complexity Selection of appropriate tools and techniques

Course Schedule and Fees

Prices below are indicative of Public Courses Only. Discounts apply for groups and on site training. Please call ESI to discuss.

Leading Complex Projects
Date	City
December 8-10 2008	Sydney	Register