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Strategic
Project Management
Discover cutting-edge techniques to enhance productivity
and add value
12 – 16 April 2009 • Mövenpick Hotel, Dubai, UAE

Attend This Invaluable Course And;

• Compare the necessities of the future and the realities of the


present with your organisations’ desires and capabilities to
meet the needs of its market and customers
• Draw upon a variety of project management tools and
techniques to address challenges, including profitability, Led by internationally
efficiency, growth and competitive advantage
renowned Project Director
• Address the major concerns of stakeholders for the increase
of shareholder value and long-term competitiveness Claude Maley
• Gain practical techniques to support you in mapping out the
route to successful Strategic Project Management
• Acquire a systematic understanding of the key areas
Who Should Attend?
associated with Strategic Project Management and
familiarise yourselves with a comprehensive range of
This course has been specifically designed for:
Strategic Project Management issues and knowledge • Senior Project Managers/ Directors
• Obtain the transferable skills required for subsequent • General Managers
employment in middle-to-senior strategic and business • Senior Executives
related positions in a wide range of public and private All senior managers and top executives who
organisations drive projects throughout their organisation

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Recruitment Partner

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Dear Project Management Professional, About Your Course Director

As a senior manager looking for new ways to further your Claude Maley
knowledge and expertise on strategic techniques to drive Claude is Managing Director of Mit Consultants,
projects effectively throughout their organisation, you must a consultancy and education practice servicing
benchmark and train yourself. To enable you to achieve this, IIR international clients in change management and
is proud to announce its highly lauded course, chairman of a business solutions company. He
Strategic Project Management. started his career as a Systems Engineer with
IBM, after studying estate management and
building construction at the London School of Building and has
This highly interactive five day training course has been held various management positions for international
specifically developed to provide you with a thorough organisations and companies.
understanding of the practical strategic techniques required to
His functional management and consulting experience with
develop your projects. At the end of this course, you will be able major corporations such as Alcatel, BP, Cadbury-Schweppes,
to familiarise yourself with a comprehensive set of highly Cartier, Caterpillar, Cisco, Ericsson, GE, Hewlett-Packard, IMS
transferable skills. International, Motorola, Organon, Overseas Containers Limited,
Pechiney, Renault Automobile, Siemens to name but a few, has
spanned more than 40 years in engineering, production and
Internationally renowned project management expert,
manufacturing, distribution, transportation and marketing services
Claude Maley, will be running this exciting course. To enhance sectors. This has exposed him to a variety of situations which
your learning experience, Claude will use a number of highly have all forged a deep understanding of the issues governing
effective teaching methods, which include large and small the management of change by projects.
interactive group discussions, lectures and case studies. As the In a professional career spanning over 40 years, Claude has
focus of the programme is on project management strategic held responsibility for a significant number of projects. These
skills, there will also be a significant amount of role play have involved internal organisational projects and external
scenarios. commercial projects, ranging in duration from one month to five
years and in budget from US$ 50k to US$ 500m. Claude has
also participated in many projects as team leader of sub-systems
Join Claude and your industry peers to discover the latest and on numerous occasions as an external advisor to the lead
project management tools and techniques that will improve project manager.
productivity and add immeasurable value to your organisation.
Claude is a PMP and Professional Instructor and Lecturer in
general organisational and project management, sales and
Register by phone, email, online or fax! See the back page marketing, leadership and motivation. In the practice of his
of this brochure for more details, including information on our consulting and education profession he has worked with more
significant early bird discounts! than 60 different nationalities in more than 40 nations in all
continents.
Claude and I look forward to meeting you in April. He is the author of educational courses and papers on business
solutions, change management by projects, organisational
Kind regards, management and leadership. Claude is also a Member of the
International Project Management Association, the Project
Management Institute and the Association Francophone de
Management de Projet.

Keith Parker
Conference Manager Hear What Our Delegates Have Said
P.S. Attend Strategic Project Management and discover About Claude’s Previous Courses
how to successfully drive projects within your
organisation and attain unprecedented levels of “Mr Claude is more than excellent, he is so cooperative
achievement! and friendly and he is very competent in terms of
project management”
Forthcoming Relevant Events Ali Al Shaali, Project Manager
Dubai Properties, UAE
BC2902 Certified International Project Manager “Special thanks to Claude for keeping us energised
8 – 12 February 2009 and keeping up the momentum of the team”
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Abdulla K. Al Hammadi, Project Manager
Etisalat, UAE
BC2966 Effective Project Coordinator
1 – 5 March 2009
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“I don’t think that it could have been any better at all”
Cal N. Murad, Project Manager
A1008 Event 360 Middle East Zuhair Fayez Partnership Consultant, KSA
26 – 30 April 2009 “It promotes discussion and shows how to think
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and work in teams”
For more information on any of the above events please contact us Amol Salunke, Senior Systems Engineer
on Tel: 971-4-3352483 or email: r.devnani@iirme.com Motorola, UAE

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Strategic Project Management
12 – 16 April 2009
Course Timings
Registration will be at 08:00 on Day One. Each day will commence at 08:30 and conclude at 14:30 with lunch. There will be two refreshment
breaks at appropriate times.

Course Style
The course will use a number of methods to ensure effective learning including large and small group discussions, lectures and case studies.
As the focus of the programme is on skills, there will be a significant amount of practice in role play.

Course Benefits
You will take away with you files and documents from the course that can be used immediately for your next project. They can also become a
template for your project management system.

Course Outline

Day One – Sunday, 12 April 2009


Change Management By Projects The Role Of The Project Manager During Change
• Meeting the corporation’s concerns
Business Drivers Of Change • The project manager as a leader
• The dynamic business environment • Scoping organisational impacts
• Business framework and strategies for change • Identifying sponsors and stakeholders
• McKinsey’s 7S’s framework • Engaging organisational commitment

Impact Of Change To The Organisation, Infrastructure,


Processes And Systems Day Two – Monday, 13 April 2009
• Strategic organisational success
• Review of organisational impacts
• Preparing for organisational change Strategic Planning And Project Portfolio
Management (PPM)
Responses To The Change Transition
• Resistance to change Strategy Overview
• Key approaches and strategy • Strategic planning approach
• Stages of adjusting to change • Business drivers – definition and measurement
• The FOUR stages • Formulation of business cases
• The concept of adaptability • Determining financial justifications
• Strategic direction – governance / management
Communication As The Foundation For Change
• Planning and monitoring workshop Converting Strategy Into Projects
• Communicating the commitment strategy • Comprehension of strategic intent
• Active listening • Formulating effective strategic direction and content
• Meeting management • Decision analysis
• Project communications • Project strategy and portfolio management

Projects As Agents Of Change Introduction To Project Portfolio Management


• Moving from strategic vision to projects • Project portfolio management concept
• Converting strategies to projects - Goals of project portfolio management
• From improvement to re-engineering - Portfolio management structure
• Projects and the change spectrum - Project portfolios and strategic plans
• Change projects – a framework • Strategies and links to projects
• Project filtering/pipeline process - Corporate strategy and corporate governance
• Strategic alignment of projects - Portfolio management and operations
• Projects portfolio - Portfolio management and programme/project management
• Project portfolio implementation – critical success factors

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The Project Portfolio Management Framework Stakeholders And Scope Change Management
• Strategic alignment, selection and ranking to project portfolio • Establishing understanding of change management process
• Project portfolio optimisation, capacity planning, schedule • Managing and maintaining portfolio alignment
optimisation • Communicating changes and impacts
• Project portfolio selection governance • Creating stakeholder commitment
• Project portfolio approval and sign-off • Implementing alignment processes for portfolio maintenance
• Project launches
• Project portfolio adjustment and maintenance Managing Project Managers
Project Management Organisational Challenges
Day Three – Tuesday, 14 April 2009 • Project success and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Understanding the organisational issues
Project Portfolio Reporting • Assessment of the organisation’s project management maturity
• Reporting framework level
• Progress tracking • Senior management commitment to project management
• Project portfolio reporting
- Project reports
- Progress and assessment reports Day Five – Thursday, 16 April 2009
- Capacity and resource utilisation reports
- Management reporting Managing In A Multi-Project Environment
- Post deployment reports – operations and benefits fulfilment • Portfolio management
• Management and organisational communication • Programmes and project interrelationship
• Managing project issues and conflicts
Portfolio Manager Roles And Responsibilities • Multiplicity of project life cycles
• Scope and range of roles and responsibilities • Resource priorities and allocation
• Corporate communication framework • Programme and project communication and reporting structure
• Project portfolio assessment and analysis
• Capacity planning and management Managing Project Managers
• Challenges of managing project managers
Stakeholder Management • Management styles
• Managing expectations
The Role Of Stakeholders In The Success Of Projects • Selection, skill development and retention of project managers
• Business drivers and expectations • Performance evaluation and reward systems
• Strategic and tactical motivations
• Internal and external stakeholders Supporting Project Managers
• Stakeholders and the product life cycle • Leadership styles
• Stakeholder management • Motivational factors
• The project manager’s relationship with stakeholders • Delegation principles

Establishing And Managing Stakeholder Expectations Supporting Project Managers


• Identifying stakeholders – the PESTLE Model • Scope and nature of management supervision
• Conducting a stakeholder analysis • Support provision for:
• Determining interests, importance and influence - Internal projects
• Stakeholder expectations and strategic goals - Commercial projects
• Prioritising stakeholders - International projects
• Establishing strategies for involvement - Virtual teams
• Addressing issues for successful alignment - Cross-cultural teams
• Dealing with conflicting scenarios • Decision support for:
- Project selection and portfolio fit
- Project charter
- Project funding
Day Four – Wednesday, 15 April 2009 - Project plan review
- Project plan approval
Stakeholder Communications
- Project manager and team performance
• The stakeholder communication plan
- Project reviews
• The project manager’s communication with stakeholders
- Project audits
• Managing stakeholder meetings
• Assistance in conflict management:
- Internal
- Organisational issues
- External
- People issues
- Mixed
- Project failures
- One-on-one
- Project recovery
• Dealing with objections
- Early termination
- Project closure and lessons learned

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