The Pre-Project Phases, Reporting during Project Implementation and Project Performance Measures
Balanced Scorecard and Key Performance Indicators
This half day workshop will help students to gain an in depth understanding of the activities that need to be completed prior to the start of any project, including defining and agreeing the project goals and how to manage this important phase of the project. We will focus our attention on how to report progress during the Implementation Phase of projects. And finally, we will take a closer look at what metrics can be used practically within projects. This includes Key Performance Indicators and Balanced Scorecards.
The market place world-wide has become complex. Many organisations operate globally and competition is fierce. Global trends in the way businesses now operate and work have had major impacts on organisations. Projects help companies to improve their ‘bottom line’ and therefore make major contributions to achieve strategic intents and strategy. Projects must be aligned to companies’ visions and missions and deliver goals.
For projects to be successful, it is imperative that project managers take sufficient time up front to clearly define what is required by the business to be done and then make an informed decision whether this work is actually a project or not and whether it is a viable project that is aligned to the strategy and one that will deliver an intended objective or benefit. This pre-start work will reduce the likelihood of abortive work later and is therefore worthwhile doing.
Progress reporting during the Implementation Phase of any project is vital. It is essential that all involved parties, whether internal or external to the organisation, understand what is going on in the project. This should include ‘negative reporting’, for example, when things are not going smoothly. It is better to be honest and seek support and help and then not tell key stakeholders and they find out later.
More and more companies insist on key performance indicators. They apply a simple philosophy-if something cannot be measured, do not engage in doing it. Balances Scorecards, although these have been around for many years, have become more popular in recent years. It is a means of expressing performance not just in the financial area but also in other areas of the business such as People, Organisational Capacity and Learning and Development.
The main objectives of this course are to provide students with new insights into what is good business practice to manage the pre-start phases of a project, how to report progress effectively to all involved parties during the Implementation Phase of a project and how to prove to key stakeholders and customers that the project is doing and going well. Students will learn both the theory and practice behind each of these concepts so they will be better equipped and prepared to manage new projects in future.
The course will involve lectures, whole audience and some interactive small group work to bring out some of the key messages. All practical examples are drawn from real work experiences from the Telecommunications, Construction and Defence industries.
Participants will:
- Gain a better understanding of how to define a project during the early phases.
- Understand how to manage key stakeholders better.
- Understand how align project goals with strategy better.
- Understand how to prepare and present progress reports to intended audiences.
- Gain new insights into what makes effective project metrics.
- Understand and apply the concept of Balances Scorecard practically.
- Be encouraged to try what they have learned in a safe environment.
Vybraná hodnocení:
- V ČR neobvyklá a velmi příjemná, nestresující a všem vyhovující forma výuky.
Termín: 3.4.2014
Dopolední workshop, který se koná od 8 do 12 hodin. Vstupné je zdarma.Město a místo konání: Brno, Učebna ACSA (parkování je možné zdarma přímo v areálu)
Adresa místa konání: Údolní 53, 602 00 Brno
Pro akce platí závazné storno podmínky.
Přihlašování možné od 28.3.2014 do 2.4.2014Můžete nám také zanechat vzkaz, my se Vám ozveme, jakmile vypíšeme další termín kurzu.
Organizátoři akce
Vedoucí kanceláře ACSA
Telefon: +420541145255
E-mail: kormanovskaya@acsa.cz
