Managing Large and Complex Projects
Course Code: AMS128
Managing Large and Complex Projects is a key skill in today’s progressive organizations. This course will focus on better understanding the distinctions between managing large and complex projects/programs with an emphasis on the required variations in mindset, project management practice, and leadership competencies. Participants will explore this advanced topic by, identifying with the demands of large projects, preparing early planning actions, engaging stakeholders, creating definitive plans, building requirements, managing risk, modeling leadership best practice, and influencing within a matrix environment. Participants will enhance their experience by interacting with imbedded scenarios, participating in table exercises, building a personal action plan, and sharing with their peers.
Learning Modules
Scaling Large & Complex Projects
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- Agile Values & Application
- Defining Scale, Size & Complexity
- Practice & Competency Matrix
- Stakeholder Engagement Considerations
Initiation, Discovery & Early Planning
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- Agile Attributes, Comparison with Waterfall
- Agile Lifecycles & Language
- Early Planning Dimension Matrix
- Milestones & Sprint Planning
Agile Stakeholder Engagement
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- Stakeholder Identification & Assessment
- Stakeholder Matrix & Implementation
- Stakeholder Expectations and Dependencies
- Requirements Development and Backlog Management
Definitive Planning and Sprint Practices
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- Managing the Execution of the Plan
- Leaders and High performing Teams
- Iterative Development and Measurable Progress
- Large Scale Scrum Considerations
Risk and Backlog Management
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- Risk Management Environment
- Risk Management Competencies
- Requirements & Dependencies
- Risk Reporting, Assurance & Oversight
Effective Project Leadership
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- Leading & Managing Considerations
- Divergent, Convergent & Design Thinking
- Inherent Stressors & Cultural Awareness
- Communication Styles & Effectiveness
Influencing with and without Authority
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- Influence & Other Key Definitions
- Power Persuasion & Motivation
- Inter-Personal Challenges
- Political & Organization Challenges
Recovering Challenged Projects
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- Distinctions of challenged projects
- Entering a challenged project
- Challenged project analysis & assessment
- Execution & control for recovery
Who Should Attend
Project/program managers seeking to enhance their ability to understand and manage large and complex projects or programs.
Blended Delivery Modality and Duration Options
On-Site
- Accelerated Course = 4 learning modules delivered in one day
- Full course = 8 learning modules delivered in two days
Live Online
- Accelerated Course = 4 learning modules delivered in two 3.5 hour sessions
- Full course = 8 learning modules delivered in four 3.5 hour sessions
Select your Learning Configuration
- Enterprise Training – for corporate groups, delivered On-Site or Live Online
- Open Enrollment Training – for individual learners, delivered Live Online – Contact Us for Scheduled Courses
Customize your Learning Experience
- Personalize with Scenarios, Thought Leader Questions, Exercises, and Action Plans
- Select Delivery Modality
- Scale Course Durations based on Modulated Content
- Extend Learning with Research Articles
- Sustain Performance with Performance Coaching
- Build Learning Tracks by Linking Courses & Modules
- Build your Learning Academy
- Enhance at Desk Application through Business Simulation Training
- Earn Select Industry Accreditations
- Build infrastructure to support a Learning Organization
- Understand our Collaborative Engagement Model