Scope, Deliverables, Time, Resources, Risks, Costs, Earned Value and Change
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this intensive workshop are to provide you with the competencies, best practices,
proven techniques and tools to set realistic goals and deliverables, allocate scarce resources;
estimate time and costs (budget, commitment and cash-flow); select review milestones based on risk
and context rather than a chronological control frequency. You will hone your skills to integrate
the plan and validate current performance with earned-value management (EVM). Thus, you can prudently
predict the trend and firmly control progress by recognizing early warning signs of delays and cost
overruns, exploring corrective actions, managing change and delivering excellent results (final
deliverables’ quality, time, cost, net value, team commitment, client trust) or seeking a
graceful exit, when it is in the client's best interest.
WHY IS THIS WORKSHOP UNIQUE?
This workshop is practical by virtue of three unique features:
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Project management is a team endeavor, the more competencies in the art and science of project management
within a team, the higher the synergy and the competitive advantage for the organization.
That is why the greatest project managers empower their team with the proven skills and best
practices in project management. We, therefore garantee, that project leaders and every member of your project team,
including functional managers, client representatives and executive assistants,
can immensely benefit from this hands-on workshop.
Participants come from business, trade associations, foundations and governments. Candidates seeking the Project-Management Professional’s certification or already possess a PMP designation will discover new ways to improve their planning and progress-control performance. Guaranteed!
WORKSHOP OUTLINE (2 CEU)
1. Project-Scope Definition: Project Charter
2. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
3. Who Is Doing What: Harvard® Responsibility-Accountability Chart
4. The Complete Risk-Management Cycle
5. Scheduling, Budgeting and Resource Allocation
6. Implementation: 360° Tools and Best Practices
7. Synthesis and Conclusion: Exemplary project leadership
WORKSHOP LEADER: Alain Paul MARTIN
A Harvard Fellow (Advanced Leadership) educated in the science and practice of strategy,
negotiation and team leadership (Harvard Business and Law Schools, Concordia, MIT),
Alain Martin is a multilingual professional speaker on exemplary leadership, negotiation and
skills to boost innovation quality, capacity, velocity and usability.
A board member in the USA, Canada, Europe and Japan, Alain works mostly behind the scene coaching executives, team leaders, scientists, negotiators, marketers, lawyers, intelligence analysts and executive assistants. An inventor who held patents (USA, Canada, Japan), Alain is the Chief Architect of Harvard University Global System™ (HUGS), the innovative framework and practical toolkit applied in strategy formulation, principled negotiation, risk and project management, personal time management, team productivity and product/service incubation, design, prototyping, development, production, value extraction and client retention.
A current member of Harvard Faculty Club,
Alain graduated in Commerce (Quantitative Methods) from
Concordia University and is a Harvard Business School’s
alumnus in entrepreneurship (OPM, 1997-1999). He fine-tuned
his skills in management of change and social psychology
at MIT and the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. He is also
certified to teach negotiation in the corporation by Harvard
Law School where he was privileged to learn from Robert Mnookin,
Lawrence Suskind, Bill Ury, Bruce Patten and the late Roger Fisher.
Alain’s pro-bono work focuses on funding and providing advice to advance health, education and poverty reduction. He is a founding sponsor of Roger Fisher House, a conflict-resolution catalyst that is now part of Mercy Corps. He is an Advisory Board Member of both Social Hearts (Japan) and New York’s Build Academy for global education in architecture, engineering and construction. Inspired by Drs. Jim Kim and Paul Farmer, Alain led the creation of Partners in Health Canada by mobilizing resources to (a) incorporate PIH as a charitable organization; (b) link PIH to strategic allies and philanthropies; (c) host funding events and (d) manufacture and deliver a fuel truck for PIH clinics in Haiti. He led funding projects for the victims of Haiti’s earthquake, Japan’s Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and Hurricane Sandy (with the support of French Embassy in Washington). He also orchestrated initiatives for CHEO Children’s Hospital, Food Banks, Canada Without Poverty and led three times Harvard’s Global Month of Service.
COURSE MATERIALS OF LASTING VALUE
A total attention to quality is featured in the versatile course materials from
the pre-readings, the exercises and case studies to the most practical toolkit and complexity-reduction
Harvard® road maps. The following is a list of the course materials and practical
instruments that facilitate learning and mastering project-management skills.
TUITION FEES
Fees include books, hand-outs, road maps and other course materials of lasting value (see above), and a daily
continental breakfast plus hot and soft drinks during the morning and afternoon pauses, but exclude hotel
accommodation (if required).
REGISTRATION AND CANCELLATION PROCEDURES
To register, please contact us by email at rsvp@eharvard.org
or call us toll free in the USA and Canada: 1-800-HARVARD; international: +1 819-772-7777.
We are open Mondays through Thursdays (9 AM - 4:00 PM EDT); voicemail: 24/7.
Please pay in advance by credit card.
Cancellation Policy Participants registering as a group must send substitutes in lieu of canceling. For other clients, cancellations are accepted if made at least 10 working days prior to the course, and are subject to a $150 service charge per person. Full fees are payable by anyone who fails to attend or cancels less than 10 working days prior to the session. One substitution or transfer to a later course of the same duration is accepted.
WORKSHOP LOCATIONS AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
BRING THIS WORKSHOP TO YOUR ORGANIZATION
We deliver in-house versions of this workshop worldwide to business and governments, NGOs and bar
associations and other societies. We would be delighted to work together with your team anywhere. Ask us
for a proposal based on the number of participants, the seminar duration and a selection of cutting-edge
course materials and case studies most applicable to your environment.
Our fees are reasonable. The travel expenses, if any, for seminar leaders are on cost-recovery basis. If applicable in your jurisdiction, sales and value-added taxes (HST and PST or VAT) are extra. The client is responsible for the conference room and audio-visual materials.
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"Alain Paul Martin has a long and valued association with Teck Metals Ltd™; We believe that Alain's teachings go far beyond the typical project management focus on scope, schedule, cost, and, sometimes, quality. Alain delves into topics that project managers working with complex topics or program managers dealing with multiple complex and often inter-related projects need to know about and must become skilled at to be successful. These teachings are supported by tools that we and our teams use on a regular basis to move ideas and concepts into well-defined projects that can be managed with conventional project-management tools." Rob Stephens, PhD Director, Applied Research & Technology Teck Metals Ltd. "Alain delivered, over a 4-year period, “Advanced Project and Risk-Management” workshops to our nuclear project managers and executives at Ontario Power Generation (OPG) ... These sessions covered the complete project management cycle from project and risk incubation to stakeholder analysis and strategy formulation to operational planning including estimating, resource allocation, budgeting, earned-value planning and progress control. Including myself, the sessions were taken by approximately 200 OPG Project Managers, Sr. Engineers and Executives. Feedback from all sessions were excellent. Course materials and instruction exceeded all of the requirements established by OPG." Mark Arnone Vice-President, Nuclear Refurbishment Ontario Power Generation (OPG) "I found the course content, your presentation and the group-interaction discussions stimulating real-life cases very enlightening. The learning of a new material surprised me because I have 28 years of industrial experience and held a corporate position for 8 years... Your course, because of its thorough analysis of the issues, will be useful to researchers considering entrepreneurship." Noel P. Mailvaganam Principal Research Officer National Research Council "Companies like PDI... set the highest standards of quality in product and services. I am sure I speak for others at Boeing when I say it is good to have you as an ally." Don Mallory Boeing "Alain Paul Martin is a true authority on the subject of risk, complexity reduction and the transfer of universal skills. At some of the “darkest hours” in leading complex projects and managing global risks, I turn to Alain’s methodologies clearly laid out in his seminal book Harnessing the Power of Intelligence, Counter-Intelligence & Surprise Events. It is like the Physician’s Desk Reference for strategists and practitioners alike. Alain is a masterful public speaker and he captivated an audience of fellow HBS alumni and guests when I hosted him at the French Embassy in Washington. Alain receives my highest praise." Dante A. Disparte Founder and CEO at Risk Cooperative Co-Author Global Risk Agility and Decision Making President Harvard Business School Club, Washington (DC) "I enjoyed acquiring new ideas in strategy formulation, negotiation skills and leadership. The exercises and simulations gave a good hands-on practice." Savi Sachdev Director General, Space Systems Canadian Space Agency Note: Mr. Sachdev took Strategy, Negotiation, Leadership and 4 out of the 5-day Advanced Project-Management Workshop "The tools and strategies provided by this course will be of practical use in all aspects of my work! Powerful tools delivered by a leading-edge instructor! Many thanks!" Carl Finniss, Project Manager Customs & Revenue Agency "I found this to be a content-rich course with a real-world focus. It has changed the way I approach strategic thinking and has significantly added to my risk and negotiation tool chest." Mark Maltais, Manager Risk Assessment, CDIC "Excellent value for a senior manager." Col. Tom Lawson Department of National Defence "Alain Martin's real-life examples and experience add so much value to the learning experience that it made the learning material much easier to understand." Michel Firlotte IT Project Manager Health Canada "Project Management was the first seminar I took with Alain Martin. I have since participated in five workshops led by Alain who has, for over 10 years in two companies I have presided (Desjardins and SAAQ), delivered excellent in-house executive-development seminars applying Harvard University Global System™ tools in risk and project management, strategy formulation, principled-negotiation skills, management of change and exemplary leadership. Our senior executives and their teams have acquired invaluable competitive skills and instruments for project leadership, planning, progress control and impact evaluation. I strongly recommend Alain's workshops. Because of their immediate relevance to the real world, Alain's in-house sessions were a resounding success." John Harbour President, Desjardins and SAAQ (ret'd) "Very focused seminar on practical and innovative tools that are of great value and are uniquely delivered." Wassim Labaki, President & Chief Engineer Advanced Manufacturing Processes Robotic Systems "The most thought-provoking and insightful sessions on management issues I have seen in 25 years of military and public service experience." Alan Stewart Sr. Project Manager Aircraft Certification, Transport Canada "As a new supervisor, this workshop gave me more practical tools to achieve my mission." Louis Dufresne Supervisor, Technical Training Bombardier Transportation "Very interesting and fast paced! Not a dull moment." Rick Leach Team Leader, Financial Planning, EDC "All managers should take this seminar. Everything we touched on will be great help to me." Roger Provost, Ice Services Specialist Weather and Environmental Prediction Services "An extremely unique and valuable course with great new tools that can be broadly applied." Derek Potts Chief, NHQ Computing Facilities, CIC "Excellent program; good use of examples. Alain uses his very diverse knowledge base to focus the principles of this risk and project-management seminar." Dr. Keith Garel Senior Project Manager Nuclear Feeder Integrity Project Ontario Power Generation "Mr. Martin tirelessly invests his energy to leverage his successes and networks into solutions that have a direct, positive impact on the poor… Mr. Martin’s management background and extensive experience in advising global leaders, alongside his motivation to eradicate poverty and its ill effects, qualify him to make a uniquely valuable contribution to addressing inequity on a societal level. With demonstrated skills in entrepreneurship, negotiation, and issue analysis, he is precisely the sort of thoughtful, versatile leader we need to advocate on behalf of the poor and underserved." Prof. Paul E. Farmer, MD, PhD Chair, Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School Chief, Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Co-founder, Partners In Health "I was privileged to work with Alain Paul Martin at Harvard University, attend his lectures and provide technical support for his research on complexity reduction. Alain cares deeply about the students he mentors, Harvard staff and his Advanced Leadership colleagues. He is passionate about social justice. His compassion for the less privileged is genuine. Candid to share his mistakes, he welcomes critical scrutiny of his work, listens, validates and acts on suggestions. A model leader and educator with a touch of humility and captivating public speaker!" Cochise Pearson, M.Ed. President, Ivy Scholars Success Senior Consultant, Harvard University |
Alain has advised two prime ministers of Canada (4 years), the UNESCO’s
Director General, the CEOs of biotechnology firms (BiokPlus), APOC’s CEO, Desjardins
(the world's second strongest bank according to Bloomberg) for 10 years. He held risk- and
IT-management positions at Du Pont, Bombardier, Domtar and
CBC-SRC. He was twice a faculty member at the University of Quebec
where he taught negotiation and change management
in the M.Sc. and MGP Project-Management programs.
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