How to Design Project Management Training that Deliver Value
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This document provides tips for designing effective project management training. It recommends understanding the industry and organization's processes and maturity level. Training should be customized for different industries, like IT versus construction. The organization's current project management processes and maturity should be assessed to deliver the right level of training, whether basic or advanced. Rather than relying on one standard, the training should provide a complete solution tailored to the specific needs of the client organization.
How to Design Project Management Training that Deliver Value
- 1. How to Design Project Management Training that delivers value By: Dr Madhu Fernando
- 2. Organizations lose faith on training when they don’t deliver the expected value. Project Management is the best strategy and tool to ensure organizational strategies are effectively implemented. I like to share few key points with you to ensure your training will create the expected value.
- 3. Understand the Industry Requirements Same training cannot be delivered to organizations from different industries even though Project Management Standards are said to be ‘Universal’. As an example: Project Management in IT industry differs from Project Management in the Construction industry. Appreciate the difference and customize the training as required.
- 4. Understand the Environment and the Processes unique to each Organization Understand the environment projects are being managed and the industry and organizational specific trends, standards and the processes. Don’t teach them what you know, teach them what they need to know. In a public training where more than one industry is present, ensure you always keep the balance.
- 5. Start by Assessing the Level of Project Management Maturity Some organizations are very much project driven. Some are new to project management concepts. Assess the level of organizational project management maturity before developing the training. As an example, an organization which shows the characteristics of a ‘managed’ level of maturity will not benefit by taking its teams through the basic project management training, where an organization in a ‘initial’ stage will not benefit by advanced process improvement training.
- 6. Don’t rely on One Global Standard or a process framework Ensure you provide the complete solution that a company needs. Do not be a master of one global standard. PMI, IPMA, AIPM, PRINCE2 introduce some of the most common standards. One set of standard might be good for planning, another to provide a good governance, and another for tracking. Know your subject well and deliver the specific requirement of the client.
- 7. Useful web sites : http://www.pmi.org/ http://ipma.ch/ https://www.aipm.com.au/ https://www.prince2.com/
- 8. Further Information: Dr Madhu Fernando can be contacted on madhu.fernando@innovastrategies.com +94 714 447 447 Dr Madhu Fernando is the CEO of Innova Strategies Pvt Ltd. Chairman of Global Institute of Project Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka Director of Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Colombo, Sri Lanka She is a senior (visiting) lecturer at MBA and Master degree programs at: University of Wales MBA and Degree Programs 2009-2011 Coventry University UK, 2013 to present University of Moratuwa, 2006-present Commonwealth Executive MBA at Open University Sri Lanka, 2011-present MBA and MPM Program – University of Southern Queensland USQ, 2011-present MBA Program – Rajarata University Sri Lanka, 2011-present Some of he qualifications: PMP, PMI USA Certified Project Management Professional. DBA, Doctor of Business Administration (Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia) PMI USA Organizational Project Management Maturity Model Development Project Team Member https://lk.linkedin.com/in/madhufernando www.innovastrategies.com