Introduction
This hands-on workshop is based on your project.
Bringing together the Project Board and core
project team, with key business users, the workshop
will orientate the project, ensure understanding
and buy-in to all the roles, focus the project’s
objectives and start the process of planning,
risks and stakeholder management.
In short, it
is a kick-start! This is for a new Project
Board/Team focusing on getting things set
up and started on the right foot.
Note: this course
needs some initial preparation and participation
from user and IT personnel (usually ½ -
1 day) to understand the project, issues and the
clients way of working.
Objectives
1) to orientate and perform a formal start to your
project.
2) to a gree project roles and reponsibilities
and obtain buy-in.
3) to ensure the Project Board and key stakeholders
agree the objectives and vision of the project.
4) to allow the Project Team to understand the
stakeholder vision.
5) to identify key risks, issues and benefits of
the project.
On completion delegates will:
 Understand
the purpose and objectives for the project
Have
knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of
the whole team
Be
working together as a productive, multi-skilled
team
Have
real-world project deliverables
Content
An initial session with the Project Board and the
team ensures the Project Direction, roles and responsibilities
are understood by all. This may be followed by
a facilitated Risk, Benefits and/or Communications
workshop as agreed with the client. This varies,
depending on the project and client’s needs
and will be agreed during the preparation day.
However it is likely to include some of the following:
Envisioning
& objective setting
Benefits
Analysis techniques
Scoping
Risk
Identification
Stakeholder
analysis
Audience
The core project board (authorities) and
team – including key business users – for
the project in question. The aim is to focus on the
project, so it is usually not appropriate to mix
the audience across several projects.
It is essential
that the project sponsor, senior business and technical
managers are present along
with the Project Manager, key business users
and as much of the project team as is available.
Duration and Style
A facilitated workshop with an initial tutor led
briefing and will be very inter-active and require
some decision making on the day.
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Mike
Collins, who is a Director of Etude and Head of
Programme and Project Management as well as Training
and Education.