Course Descriptions (continued)

21. Power, Influence, and Politics

in Project Management
(4-day version)
Category: People and Leadership Skills
Instructor: Vijay K. Verma, MBA, PE, PMP
Level: Intermediate/Advanced

4-Day Seminar
CEUs
PDUs

2.5

25

PMI Member
Early Rate

PMI Member
Regular Rate

Nonmember
Rate

$2,380.00 (US)

$2,499.00 (US)

$3,025.00 (US)

Gain the power you need to influence others and get the job done!
Ignoring the external and internal politics surrounding your project can be hazardous
to your projects health. Successful project managers understand the importance
of managing stakeholders through leadership and influence. This course will help
you analyze the political context in your organization and convert your adversaries
and opponents into your allies. The techniques and reminders covered in this highly
interactive and engaging workshop will give you many practical tips that you can
immediately use to understand and manage politics in your own organization. You will
evaluate, improve and refine your project management and leadership skills and learn
practical strategies to increase your total power.
Who should attend?
This workshop is appropriate for anyoneat any experience levelswho needs to
lead projects, manage stakeholders, build relationships, negotiate successfully and
work with others to achieve results while minimizing unwanted surprises.

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What will my seminar experience cover?

Power and Influence: Sources of power; characteristics and outcomes of

power; project manager and power; and techniques to increase your

total power.

Politics in Project Management: Analysis of political behaviors of project
stakeholders and political context in your organization; strategies to
convert your adversaries and opponents into your allies; and managing

politics at the project level and at the upper management level.

Project Leadership: Leader versus manager; leadership and the project

life cycle.
How will I benefit?
Develop and enhance the contributions you make to your organization by being able to:

Recognize the importance of human factors in project management ;

Understand the importance and dynamics of power and politics;

Identify eight sources of power and evaluate strategies to increase total power;

Identify political behaviors and analyze the political context in your organization;

Develop strategies to convert your adversaries and opponents into your allies;

Manage power and politics at the project level and at the upper management level;

Recognize the role of leader versus manager and how leadership is related to the

project life cycle;

Evaluate your leadership level and learn strategies to improve your leadership skills;

Analyze impact of culture on leadership, communications and negotiation techniques;

Develop negotiating strategies that focus on interests instead of positions.
Scheduled Locations:

23-26 June Orlando, Florida, USA

22. Portfolio Management: Aligning Your Projects

to Strategic Objectives
Category: Strategic Application
Instructor: Denis Couture
Level: Intermediate

2-Day Seminar
CEUs
PDUs

1.4

14

PMI Member
Early Rate

PMI Member
Regular Rate

Nonmember
Rate

$1,180.00 (US)

$1,299.00 (US)

$1,525.00 (US)

Project management is moving into a new realm. Never before has this discipline
encompassed the area of strategic and business objectives. This presentation will
focus on the business case for portfolio management and the basis for an organizations
desire to bridge the gap between its strategic objectives and the discipline of project
management. The presentation will address practical processes and tools that are being
used to help organizations align their projects to their strategic objectives. An in-depth
case study is used as a group exercise to demonstrate the concepts, techniques and
software that can be applied to organizations desiring to develop a project portfolio that
is directly tied to their corporate objectives. Concepts and information obtained in this
seminar will be useful in helping you lay a strategy for the future of your organization.
Who should attend?
Portfolio directors, directors of project management, CIOs and others involved in setting
the strategic direction of organizations. Individuals involved in executing the processes
for developing the project portfolio will also benefit from this seminar.
How would you benefit?
Develop and enhance the contributions you make to your organization by being able to:

Better align projects to key business objectives;

Identify and apply key metrics for prioritizing projects;

Recognize the need to balance projects in order to minimize risk

Increase the value to your organization;

Learn to describe the value of PM in terms of the business enterprise and

corporate strategy;

Achieve the optimal project portfolio;

Apply the portfolio management methodology to your organization.
Your seminar experience will cover:

1. Define common strategic business objectives;

2. Define the criteria for making sound decisions about which projects to work on

3. Identify the key processes required for developing a strategically aligned

project portfolio

4. Categorize projects by portfolio types

5. Compare and rank business objectives against each other

6. Score and prioritize projects

7. Demonstrate how the value of the project portfolio is maximized
Scheduled Locations:

23-24 June Orlando, Florida, USA

16-17 July San Antonio, Texas, USA

10-11 November Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

8-9 December San Diego, California, USA