LEADING PROJECT-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS Creating successful project teams through project management tools and leadership 3-day International Executive Program February 2-4, 2015 Madrid, Spain
LEADING PROJECT-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS Creating successful project teams through project management tools and leadership Location: IE Business School Campus in Madrid, Spain Duration: 3 days, 9am to 6pm Investment: 3.900 INTRODUCTION In today s increasingly complex business environment, executives face more and more challenges in leading projects. They find more difficulty in aligning project portfolios with their organizations strategic objectives, juggling simultaneous and competing projects, managing progressively scarcer resources, and handling diverse, global and virtual teams. Leading Project-Driven Organizations is an international executive program that aims to develop the project leaders skills in strategy and project selection, prioritization and execution; effectiveness in working with teams; and ability to innovate and go beyond current practices in order to stay ahead of the game. 2
Finance International Programs Leading Project-Driven Organizations Program objectives The course will help executives to: Get a firm grasp of project management methodologies Align projects to the organization s strategic goals Allocate resources more effectively Recognize that leading projects begins with having the right mindset Influence their teams to take personal ownership of projects Learn that influence in a project environment is gained with their understanding of themselves first Discover ways to create the environment for performance Manage globally distributed projects Innovate practices through project analytics Apply the learnings in real-life case studies Form an action plan to carry out the lessons learned in their organizations Participant profile This program has been designed for executives who must bring complex projects to completion with the minimum investment in time and resources. The program is then particularly targeted at, but not limited to: CEOs Managing Directors General Managers Divisional and Functional Managers responsible for change management and project sponsorship Chief Project Officers/Program Managers/Project Managers and Project Team Members Consultants and experts in project management and organizational change Human Resource Directors 3
Content & structure DAY 1: Project Management Methods Introduction to Project Management Understanding the value of Project Management Link between Strategy Execution and Project Management Project Portfolio Management Project Selection and Prioritization Resource allocation Project Management Office Project Management Fundamentals Project Management methodologies (PMI vs. Prince 2) Common pitfalls when implementing a Project Management methodology Project Management Methodology Overview The project management cycle: Initiation, Planning, Executing, Monitoring, Closing Theory and Practice Project Management tools 4 DAY 2: Project Leadership Leadership focus Defining success Consistency and having a shared target Getting your people to take ownership of the outcomes and not just the activities Personal mindset leading oneself first Key aspects The importance of character Keeping your perspective Adapting your communication Developing your influence with others Growing more leaders Cultural awareness - how the culture of your project team and organization drives the leader you need to be Performance environment Creating an environment where everyone is encouraged to work together and support each other Driving both teamwork and performance Case study Developing faster: 3 habits that help you grow your leadership skills at a faster pace DAY 3: Global Project Management & Innovation Organizing for Globally Distributed Projects Corporate standard vs local adaptation Systems & incentives Standardization of work practices Managing Globally Distributed Projects Networked Project Tendering Informal networks and project staffing Innovation: Better Project Management through Project Analytics Business analytics building blocks Project analytics principles Examples of Project Analytics Managing the project analytics cycle Creating a project analytics competence Key takeaways & action plan
FACULTY Fabrizio Salvador Program Director Professor of Operations Management at IE, Scientific Advisor at IE Foundation Visiting Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); founding member, MIT Smart Customization Group; Adjunct Professor, MIT-Zaragoza Logistics Program Faculty Research Associate, Arizona State University (2001-3) Consulting and coaching with multinational companies including AstraZeneca, DHL, IBM, John Deere, Nokia, Oracle, Permasteelisa, Tetrapack, ThyssenKrupp Elevators, and Xerox. Award-winning research published in the MIT Sloan Management Review, Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, and Decision Sciences Journal Expert in how organizations can create structures, processes and work practices that foster flexibility and adaptability Antonio Nieto RodrÍguez Currently Head of Portfolio Management at BNP Paribas Fortis Director, Global Board of Directors of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as Global Lead for Project and Change Management International keynote speaker specialized in Strategy Execution, Project and Portfolio Management, Post Merger Integrations Project Management Professor at Solvay Business School (Brussels), Ecole National des Ponts (Paris), Nyenrode (Amsterdam) Author of the book The Focused Organization 5 Mark Fritz International Leadership Speaker and Consultant Worked in various areas of business (IT, Customer Services, Distribution and Quality), led Pan-European Organizations, and was part of Pan-European Business Model Developments during his time with the Eastman Kodak Company Author of Lead & Influence: Get More Ownership, Commitment & Achievement from your Team, Time to Get Started, and The Truth About Getting Things Done Visiting Professor at IE, HEC (France), Ashridge College (UK), Rotterdam School of Management (The Netherlands), and Stockholm School of Economics IFL (Sweden) Guest speakers Key speakers will be invited from renowned multinational companies that are successful in project management. (List of speakers and their companies to be announced soon)
Details REGISTRATION You may register online by going to our website: www.ie.edu/ internationalprograms, proceeding to the program s webpage, and clicking on the Register now button on the right-hand side. Once your registration is received, you will be contacted by IE staff to confirm your inscription. FEES The program investment is 3,900, which covers tuition, course materials, and all coffee breaks and lunches for all three days of the program. Special Concessions Concessions are available for IE alumni, groups of executives attending from the same organization, participants registering for more than one program, early-bird inscriptions, and other cases. CONTACT 6 Karolina Cintron International Executive Programs Manager karolina.cintron@ie.edu Tel.: +34 91 568 96 69
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INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS Program Portfolio (List is subject to change) 8 SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Innovative Leadership Leading Project Driven Organizations Executive Negotiation Workshop Communication Skills and Public Speaking Workshop FINANCE Corporate Finance Venture Capital Private Equity Venture Capital Asset Management Islamic Finance INNOVATION & STRATEGY Leading Change & Innovation Gamechangers Frugal Innovation SPECIALIZED MANAGEMENT Management Fundamentals for Scientists and Researchers Effective Management for Security Professionals The Digital Tourism Business Big Data in Business China: An Inside View Contacts Visit our website where you can also download the program brochures: www.ie.edu/internationalprograms Follow us on: IE BusinessSchool Executive Education @IEExecEducation Or contact our International Executive Program Managers: Barbara Zubillaga Krysta Martinez Karolina Cintron Barbara.Zubillaga@ie.edu Krysta.Martinez@ie.edu Karolina.Cintron@ie.edu +34 91 568 97 58 +34 91 568 95 70 +34 91 568 96 69 IE Business School Executive Education IE Executive Education IE Business School Executive Education Pinar 18. 28006 Madrid. Spain. EU Tel.: +34 91 568 96 00 Fax: +34 91 568 96 18 www.ie.edu/internationalprograms