COURSE F: ADVANCING PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN ORGANISATIONS

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1 COURSE F: ADVANCING PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN ORGANISATIONS FOCUS ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALISM Course vision Project management professionalism is growing globally and exponentially! With increasing complexity and the constant pressure of delivery within organisations, the public, private, academic and other sectors need to ensure that they have individuals that are leading and managing their project based organisation as efficiently and effectively as possible. To do so they need to have people that are professional in the way they handle clients, opportunities, and above all else, themselves what does your organisation have, gifted amateurs or professionals? Organisations need to make sure that professionals (at the appropriate level) are leading their projects and maximizing the probability of success. Without recognizing the need to identify the right individuals and harnessing their capability, an organisation will simply not survive. What mechanisms are available, therefore, to identify professionals? What are the tools professionals should be using to advance their standing and improve internal (and external) organisational structures? And how should organisations measure professionalism and champion a suitable professionalism agenda from within? Training methods The workshop is delivered through a combination of presentations, exercises and discussions enabling participants to participate and share knowledge and experience in a safe and open environment. The workshop is suitable for delegates who are responsible for leading others and/or involved in management/consulting on the topic of professionalism within organisations. It is also suitable for individuals seeking to develop their career, understand how professionalism might affect their own future careers and explore how they might champion/coach and mentor future professionals. Training objectives This course is designed to: Understand what is expected of a professional project manager today and consider what the dimensions of professionalism might or should be for your culture and working environment. Consider your role in professionalization, what skills have to be considered and how these can be developed and enhanced to benefit individual and organisational career paths. Contextualise and explore organisational issues and consider suitable responses that will improve the management of projects from within. Consider the organisational impact of professionalism and identify suitable implementation strategies. Champion the advancement of project management and a professionalism agenda for project organisations.

2 FACILITATORS and SPEAKERS Faculty Lead - Joseph F S Alba (JA) Joseph is a leader in the development of Programme and Project Management (PPM) Professionalism strategies within organisations. With over 23 years of practitioner experience, he is responsible for skills development and delivery of PPM professional standards across disciplines and stimulating Government Departments and Industry through strategic engagement. Joseph is a Registered Project Professional (APM RPP) in the UK and certified IPMA Projects Director (IPMA Level A) with a successful track record of delivering complex projects and programmes in a number of environments. He is a board Member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA), Has been Deputy Chairman of the Association for Project Management (APM), and is a BSI and ISO Expert Member in Project Management. Co-Lead - Ariane Moussault (AM) Ariane Moussault has been active in the field of project management as a project manager, coach, trainer and consultant since She has experience in a wide variety of projects both in the public and the private sector and has been a lecturer in project management at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) since In 2011 she published the book Wegwijzer voor Methoden bij Projectmanagement (Guide for methods in Project Management). A Dutch guide which compares 10 project management methods of international importance using the IPMA ICB Competence Framework used by the project management community. Ariane undertakes assessments of organisations within the IPMA Excellence programme and is a regular speaker at IPMA conferences. Guest speaker - Morten Fangel (MF) Morten Fangel is Managing Director and Chief Consultant in Fangel Consultants, Denmark. He has more than two decades of experience within project management consultancy specialising in the preparation and start-up of projects. Morten is a former President of the IPMA and has been Chairman of the IPMA Council. He is also the Director of Administration and Certification in the Association of Danish Project Management. Guest speaker - Gerard Geurtjens (GG) As Director of the Project Management Department of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Gerard is responsible for delivering projects to the whole of the Schiphol Group. The airport runs a complex project portfolio of hundreds of projects in the field of civil infrastructure, real estate, security, maintenance and so on. As a director of project management, Gerard has a broad experience in the field of project portfolio management in a number of companies, such as transavia.com (airline industry) and ABN AMRO (banking/finance). He has been chairman of the Dutch Association for Project Management (IPMA-NL) and has been a member of the board for several years.

3 Thursday 6 th March THE PM PROFESSIONAL OUTLINE PROGRAMME Day 1 09:00 10:00 Joint opening session - Welcome and Introductions 10:00 11:00 Course Sessions Introduction Introduction of instructors, participants, programme, working methods, time schedule, personal goals, etc. 11:00 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 13:00 Introduction to Project Management Professionalism Terminology What is professionalism and its value to Project Management Professional roles in Project Management 13:00 14:00 Lunch 14:00 15:30 A framework for professional Project Managers Exploring Skills (knowledge and experience) of individuals Introducing the IPMA ICB Understanding the dimensions of professionalism 15:30 16:00 Coffee Break 16:00 17:15 Professionals in organisations Measures of professionals in organisations Understanding the relationship between complexity and people Relationship of complexity and experience 17:15 17:30 Leg stretch 17:30 19:00 Guest Speaker (MF) 19:00 19:30 Free 19:30 End Day 1 and joint dinner

4 Day 2 Friday 7th March 2014 PROJECTS AND THE PM ORGANISATION 08:30 09:00 Wrap-up day 1 - Participants 09:00 10:00 Professionalism in projects (Part 1) Reasons for Project failure Understanding the complexity of projects in organisations Selection of project approach and methodology 10:00 10:30 Coffee Break 10: Professionalism in projects (part 2) Project management - an ISO perspective Introducing IPMA Excellence model Sharing of ideas Photos 12:00 14:00 Lunch and excursion 14:00 15:30 Projects in organisations Identifying the right projects in organisations Communication within organisations Monitoring and control of projects in organisations Benefit management and Benefit realisation 15:30 16:00 Coffee Break 16: A framework for professional organisations Best practice v Good practice (and bad practice) Benchmarking - the need to share good practice Organisational Codes of Practice Introducing IPMA Delta 17:15 17:30 Leg stretch 17:30 19:00 Guest Speaker (GG) 19:00 19:30 Free 19:30 End Day 2 and joint dinner

5 Day 3 Saturday 8th March PM PROFESSIONALS IN PM ORGANISATIONS 08:30 09:00 Visit to other courses Wrap-up day 2 - Participants Championing the profession of project management Contextualization Organisational constraints, Cultural differences, Barriers to success, etc Sharing of ideas (Discussion) 10:30 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 12:00 Championing the profession of project management (continued) The Champion The benefits to the individual and organisation Looking towards the future (Discussion) 12:00 12:30 Light lunch 12: Action planning Transformation diagram Planning for success Sharing of ideas (Discussion and Individual work) Summary and Evaluation of the course Close down and lessons learned Joint closing session, experience sharing from all courses Closing remarks 15:00 End Day 3 and Depart