LISA Forum Europe
22-26 October 2007
Kempinski Hotel Bristol
Berlin, Germany
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Project Management for Globalization Professionals

09:00 - 17:00 : Thursday, October 25 - Friday, October 26, 2007

Workshop Agenda

Day 1
09:00 - 09:30 Welcome and Introduction
  • Who's who?
  • Participant expectations
  • Workshop overview
09:30 - 10:15 Case Study, Part 1: the project as plan
This unit begins analysis of a case study from the standpoint of the project as planned. Analysis centers around the familiar triple constraints of:
  • Scope
  • Schedule
  • Budget
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00 Case Study, Part 2: the project as reality
This unit continues analysis of the case study from the standpoint of impacts to plan by external and internal challenges. The triple constraints continue to shape the study.
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 15:00 Case Study, Part 3: Lessons through induction
This unit recaps the case study using the inductive analysis to extract key lessons learned.
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:30 Case Study, Part 4: Lessons through induction, Cont’d
This unit continues the inductive analysis of key lessons learned from the case study
16:30 - 17:00 Wrap-up, Day One
Day 2
09:00 - 09:15 Recap Case Study + Lessons Learned
09:15 - 10:15 Basic Project Management Disciplines, Part 1
This unit begins a high-level study of selected project management disciplines:
  • Expectation management
  • Communication management
  • Scope management
  • Defining deliverables
  • Realistic milestones
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00 Basic Project Management Disciplines, Part 2
This unit continues the study of selected project management disciplines:
  • Change management
  • Risk management
  • Earned Value Analysis
  • Lessons Learned
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 15:00 Team exercises, Part 1
This unit divides workshop participants into teams, each with an assigned project management problem in which they apply many of the disciplines and principles learned. The activity will conclude with a report by each team followed by group discussion.
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:30 Team exercises, Part 2
This unit continues the team approach to practical problem-solving application begun in Part 1.
16:30 - 16:45 Project Management Certification, an overview
16:45 - 17:00 Wrap-up, Workshop

 
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