Projects in Action

Expanding your Foresight
Bob McGannon
Mindavation

Project management, for many people, is the "accidental profession." Becoming adept at project management however is far from accidental. The skillful project manager has learnt from repeated experiences to predict project issues and prevent them before they even occur, or before they adversely impact their organisation. They readily see what lies ahead, responding to prevent issues for their projects. In short, they keep themselves and their organisations from getting into trouble.

This course focuses on how to engage in better foresight and be a more "responsive" project manager by predicting where the problem areas may be hiding.

Objectives:
• Examine personal thinking and learning modes for information processing
• Review the Leadership Lens and understand how it can be used to position your project for successful organisational change
• Identify the sources and process for collecting information for the four lenses
• Capitalise on a decision making model to quickly make good sound decisions

Expected Learning Outcomes:
• Create better, more realistic and comprehensive scope statements for your projects
• Create project plans that are more complete, including actions that increase the probability for successful implementation of deliverables
• Anticipate a greater number of project issues BEFORE they occur

Workshop Style:
Instructor led with presentation slides and handouts, numerous exercises and technique discussions shared with the facilitator and other workshop participants. Templates, in softcopy, provided to all attendees.

Target Audience:
Project managers and senior business analysts with at least 3 years of practical experience