Foundations of Multi-Project Management
Session 1:
Project Management Overview
- Projects, Programs, and Portfolios
– definitions and differences
- What is Project Management?
- Roles and responsibilities
Session 2:
Life Cycles and Process Groups
- Project and program life cycles
- Project, Program, and Portfolio
processes
Session 3:
Project and Program Selection & Justification
- Defining and aligning portfolios
with strategy
- Selecting and prioritizing projects
- Feasibility studies and
justification
Session 4:
Financial Evaluation of Projects
- Payback period
- Discounted cash flow techniques
(NPV & IRR)
- Exercise: Evaluate and rank project
proposals
End of Day
Case Study
Initiation, Risk, and Planning Across Multiple Projects
Session 1:
Initiating Programs and Projects
- Initiating programs in alignment
with strategy
- Stakeholder identification and
prioritization
- Developing the project charter
Session 2:
Communication and Risk Management
- Communication planning for multiple
stakeholders
- Risk identification, analysis, and
response planning
- Portfolio-level risk management
Session 3:
Project and Program Planning – Scope and Scheduling
- Determining scope and defining
quality
- Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
- Project Network Diagrams
Session 4:
Multi-Project Resource and Schedule Planning
- Scheduling approaches across
multiple projects
- Managing shared resources
- Baselining and preparing for
execution
End of Day
Exercise
Control, Closure, and Benefits Realisation
Session 1:
Project and Program Control
- Monitoring and control processes
- Integrated reporting (time, cost,
scope, quality)
- Managing change
Session 2:
Closure and Handover
- Acceptance criteria and sign-off
- Project/program handover to
operations
- Capturing lessons learned
Session 3:
Benefits Realisation
- Linking benefits to strategy
- Tracking and measuring
post-delivery benefits
- Continuous improvement
Session 4:
Capstone Case Study
- End-to-end program simulation:
- Selecting projects
- Planning and risk assessment
- Monitoring and reporting
- Closing and realizing benefits
End of Day
Reflection: Action
planning for application in participants’ own organizations
