Managing Multiple Projects Training in Kraków, Poland

This program provides participants with the knowledge, tools, and techniques to manage multiple projects effectively. It covers the foundations of project, program, and portfolio management, project selection and justification, planning and execution, risk management, monitoring and control, and benefits realization. Through a mix of case studies, exercises, and discussions, participants will learn how to align projects with organizational strategy, optimize resources, and deliver measurable value.

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