Training Catalog 0710

Olivier Lazar, MSc., MBA, PMP®, PRINCE2®, IPMA-D Organizational & Operational Consulting

Project & Program Management Training & Coaching

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Copyright Olivier Lazar & Valense Ltd. 2010

Olivier Lazar, PMP®, is a freelance Project & Program Management consultant, coach and trainer, based in Geneva, Switzerland.

He’s graduate with MSc and MBA in Strategy, Project and Program Management from the Lille Graduate School of Management (now Skema Graduate School).

Among other activities, he’s visiting professor of Project Management at the Geneva School of Business Administration (HEG Genève).

With more than 12 years of Project and Program Management experience, both on the operational and consulting perspective, Oliver has developed various skills and competences in a large scope of industries, from Corporate Finance to Aerospace, from E-business to Pharmaceutical as consultant, coach and trainer mainly involved in the implementation of Project Oriented Organizations.

With a demonstrated expertise in Earned Value Management, Risk Management and Strategy, Olivier has developed the "Project Driven Strategic Chain©" concept which covers the full organizational scope, from the Strategic Vision to the Project operational level, developing a complete Governance approach for each organizational level and overall Strategic execution. As complementary to the "Project Driven Strategic Chain©“, the “Project Management Office Life Cycle©” model proposes a new evolving approach of the roles and definitions of a PMO, adapting itself to the level of Organizational Maturity of an organization.

Olivier has also been published in professional press and has presented in several conferences around the world, including PMI Global Congresses.

An active Member of the Project Management Institute, Olivier is Director Education & Certification at the PMI Switzerland Chapter and member of the Event Organization Committee. Olivier is also Senior Associate at Valense, worldwide Organizational Consulting network represented in Europe, USA, Australia, India and Abu Dhabi.

In addition, as an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today; he’s reporting news about projects and project management in Switzerland and across Europe.

Olivier's leitmotiv lies in his conviction that sharing Knowledge is a major factor for global performance and common development, organizational and personal.

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Project Management ◦ Project Management Basics: General Awareness

◦ PMI® Certification Educational Requirements (In collaboration with Valense Ltd. PMI® Global Registered Education Provider) Project Management Fundamentals: The PMI® Framework (education requirements for PMP® candidates)

Project Management Awareness: The PMI® Framework (education requirements for CAPM® candidates)

◦ Operational Project Risk Management

◦ Earned Value Management

Project Based Governance ◦ The Project Driven Strategic Chain©

◦ The Project Management Office Life Cycle©, Definition and Implementation Practice of a PMO

All seminars are available in English and French.

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Objectives/ Proposed achievements ◦ As Project Management becomes more and more a central competence in the global business world, what ever is the country or

industry, we propose to give with this training seminar a large overview of essential Project Management knowledge, methods and techniques, covering the entire Project Lifecycle and all aspects of a day-to-day Project Management experience.

Learning Objectives ◦ Understand the overall Project Management Framework

◦ Embrace Organizational issues

◦ Understand the Project Lifecycle

◦ Understand and apply Project Management techniques for:

Initiating

Planning

Executing

Controlling

Closing

Target group ◦ The seminar is aimed at all project team members, as well as all subject matter experts, sponsors, managers who need to

understand project management


Objectives/ Proposed achievements

◦ This 23-hour seminar is based on PMI®’s “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge” 4th Ed. (an ANSI Standard) and

constitutes the minimal education requirements for the "Certified Associate Project Manager" certification (CAPM®) issued by the

PMI® but is not specifically designed as a CAPM® Exam Preparation Course. It covers the project management context, the

development of the 9 PMI® project management knowledge areas (integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resource,

communication, risk, procurement) and the 5 PMI® project management process groups (initiation, planning, executing, control,

closing).Participants will be awarded a Certificate of attendance in accordance with the PMI® Registered Education Program and

the Professional Development Program.

Learning Objectives (from CAPM® Role Delineation Study)

◦ Develop and enhance the contributions you make to your organization by being able to:

Demonstrate understanding of the fundamental knowledge, processes, and terminology as defined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of

Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), the standard of project management’s good practices

Comprehend the contribution required to a project team as a subject matter expert and may also serve as a sponsor, facilitator, liaison, or coordinator

Understand how to assume full or partial responsibility for individual project tasks in their areas of expertise (e.g., finance, marketing, legal), which may

not be industry-specific, but relevant across many functional areas and industries.

Target group

◦ People willing to apply for the CAPM® credential examination

◦ The seminar is aimed at all project team members, as well as all subject matter experts, sponsors, managers who need to

understand project management.

Specific remarks This course is a Valense seminar, participants will be awarded a Certificate of attendance in accordance with the PMI® Registered

Education Program and the Professional Development Program.

“PMI” and “CAPM” are registered trade and service marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc



◦ This 35-hour seminar is based on PMI®’s “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge” 4th Ed. (an ANSI Standard) and

constitutes the minimal education requirements for the “Project Management Professional" certification (PMP®) issued by the PMI® but

is not specifically designed as a PMP® Exam Preparation Course. It covers the project management context, the development of the 9

PMI® project management knowledge areas (integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resource, communication, risk, procurement)

and the 5 PMI® project management process groups (initiation, planning, executing, control, closing).Participants will be awarded a

Certificate of attendance in accordance with the PMI® Registered Education Program and the Professional Development Program.

Learning Objectives (from PMP® Role Delineation Study)

◦ Develop and enhance the contributions you make to your organization by being able to:

Demonstrate understanding of the knowledge and skills to lead and direct project teams to deliver results within the constraints of schedule, budget, and

resources

Understand how to ensure that all of the aspects of the project plan are executed and that progress and variances are properly addressed and

communicated.

Comprehend responsibilities for all aspects of the project for the life of the project to not only lead and direct the project, but also oversee project team

members.

Target group

◦ People willing to apply for the PMP® credential examination

◦ The seminar is aimed at project managers and all those who manage projects or project team members, as well as all managers who

need to understand project management.

Specific remarks This course is a Valense seminar, participants will be awarded a Certificate of attendance in accordance with the PMI® Registered Education

Program and the Professional Development Program.




◦ Risk Management is one of the major processes at stake in Project Management. This course will show to the participants how to deal with Risks, taken from the dual perspective of threats and opportunities. How to prepare a solid Risk Management plan, and how to integrate Risks with the other Project Management Processes, such as Planning, Budgeting and Scope Management. During this course, participants will be provided with a set of tools and techniques immediately applicable in their own professional context. The content of this course is not specifically linked to a particular Project Management standard or method, and can be integrated with any of them.

Learning Objectives

◦ Understand Risks and Risk Management in the context of Project Management

◦ Gain a clear perspective over Threats and Opportunities

◦ Understand how to identify and assess Risks

◦ Understand and apply tools and techniques to deal with Risks

Weighting

Mitigations

Risk profiling

Risk controlling

◦ Understand and apply tools and techniques to integrate Risks with Scope, Budget and Planning

The Risk Mitigation Structure

◦ Develop risk profiles for individual projects and consolidated Portfolios

◦ Understand how to link Risk Management and Project Closure

Target group

◦ The seminar is aimed at project managers and all those who manage projects or project team members, as well as all managers who

need to understand project management and risk management specific issues

◦ Project managers, portfolio managers, program managers or PMO managers who need a practical set of tools and techniques to manage

risks on their projects.


Objectives/ Proposed achievements ◦ As some regulatory and legal constraints arise for project reporting, Earned Value Management (EVM) is becoming the essential

tool for project monitoring and control. This course will cover the principles of EVM, as well as practical aspects of integration with other Project Management processes such as Planning, Budgeting, Scope and Risk Management, and of course Cost and Time controlling.

Learning Objectives ◦ Understand the overall Earned Value Management concept

◦ Understand and being familiar with EVM metrics and S-Curve representation

◦ Integrate EVM metrics with project Planning, Budgeting and Scope

◦ Understand and apply EVM techniques to:

Monitor project status

Make financial and planning forecast

Define corrective actions

Construct Project Status reports for various stakeholder

◦ Understand concepts and techniques of Earned Schedule

◦ Understand and apprehend constraints and limitations of EVM

Target group

◦ The seminar is aimed at project managers and all those who manage projects or project team members, as well as all managers

who need to understand project management and earned value management specific issues

◦ Project managers, portfolio managers, program managers or PMO managers who need a practical set of tools and techniques to

monitor their projects and be able to consolidate the data for reporting and forecasting purposes.


Objectives/ Proposed achievements ◦ Strategic Management aims to be an integrated process,

from the top Strategic level to the bottom supporting and operational level. Nowadays, most of the organizations are basing the execution of their strategy on projects and programs. This seminar will tend to provide an overview of the Strategic Chain, showing the importance of managing the interactions between its different levels and layers. We will provide the participants with solid tools and operational techniques, based on a systemic approach, to manage the different levels and the interactions between them, allowing them to monitor and control the Strategic Alignment of the different components of the Strategic Chain.

Learning Objectives ◦ Understand the overall Project Driven Strategic Chain

©

concept

◦ Understand concept and be able to formulate

Strategic Vision

Strategy

Governance

◦ Apprehend the different Strategic Layers and their specificities

Strategic Layer, Program / Portfolio Layer, Project Layer, Operational Layer

◦ Understand and apply advanced EVM and Risk Management tools and techniques to:

Monitor Strategic Chain status

Make financial and planning forecast

Define corrective actions

Construct Strategic Status reports for various stakeholder

Target group

◦ The seminar is aimed at:

Executives who need practical tools and techniques to formulate and deploy efficiently their Strategic Vision through the organization

Portfolio and program managers who need to built the execution of a Strategy and monitor the strategic fit and alignment of the various

components of their portfolios and programs

Project managers, portfolio managers, program managers or PMO managers who need a practical set of tools and techniques to monitor

their projects and be able to consolidate the data for reporting and forecasting purposes.


Objectives/ Proposed achievements Many organizations and companies have or used to have one or more Project Management Offices. These PMOs can assume different shapes and structures, different roles and rules and take different positions in the organizational chart, by being a function by their own or being attached to another department, usually the IT, Finance or Global Operations department. If a company does not already have one, it has the project to implement one. However, studies that show PMO as delivering Value to the organization and being a key function show that the life expectancy of a PMO is less than 3 years. To ensure its “Sustainability” the PMO has to find a new model, both structural and operational.

This model is called the Project Management Office Life Cycle©. It defines 4 phases in the life cycle of a PMO, corresponding to different

stages in the increase of maturity of the organization and then to different related needs and expectations.

Learning Objectives ◦ Understand the roles and responsibilities of a PMO

◦ Embrace Organizational and Strategic issues

◦ Define the targeted Benefits of a PMO

◦ Get an awareness of the required skills and competences for the different roles of the PMO

◦ Understand the Project Management Office Life Cycle© and select the appropriate stage

◦ Define an Implementation and Deployment Strategy

◦ Set-up the appropriate Balanced ScoreCard and monitor achievements and performance

◦ Understand and manage the transition path between the different stages of Project Management Office Life Cycle©

Target group ◦ The seminar is aimed at:

Executives willing to understand and implement a PMO in their organization

PMO Executives who need to find new efficiency models for their PMO

PMO Officers willing to find opportunities to create additional Value for their organization

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