The Annual LISA Forum Europe

Building Global Teams Locally

Outsourcing, European Integration and Globalization

Project Management for Globalization Professionals

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

Workshop Program

[DAY ONE]

Welcome and Introduction

• Who's who?
  • Presenters
  • Participants
• Participant expectations
• Workshop overview
  • Goals
  • Outline
  • Methodology

Case Study, Part 1: the project as a plan

• Scope
• Schedule
• Budget

Case Study, Part 2: the project as reality

• External vs. Internal Challenges
  • Scope
  • Schedule
  • Budget

Case Study, Part 3: Lessons Learned by induction

• Recap case study project
  • Lesson 1 (Lessons 1-5)
    • Project Management principle No. 1
    • Application
  • Lesson 2 -> and so through Lesson 10

Wrap-up, Day One

[DAY TWO]

Recap Case Study + Lessons Learned

Basic Project Management Disciplines, Part 1:

• Expectation management
• Communication management
• Scope management
• Defining deliverables
• Realistic milestones

Basic Project Management Disciplines, Part 2:

• Change management
• Risk management
• Earned Value Analysis
• Lessons Learned

Team exercises, Part 1:

• Assignments
• Team activity
• Team report
• Group Discussion

Team exercises, Part 2:

• Assignments
• Team activity
• Team report
• Group Discussion

Project Management Certification, an overview

Wrap-up, Workshop