University of New South Wales
Project Governance for Leaders
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Intermediate
- Duration: 2 days
- Course Type: Short Course
- Total Price: $3,950
Empower you with the essential skills and strategies to effectively govern and oversee projects of varying scales and complexities.
Course overview
From incremental tactical changes to major strategic initiatives, project management has become an indispensable skill set for modern leaders. Through interactive lectures, case studies, practical exercises and guest speaker sessions, participants will gain invaluable insights into project governance best practices and learn how to drive successful project outcomes within their organisations.
Key facts
What you will learn
Through this very practical course, you will:
- Understand the role of project governance in organisational success.
- Learn how to establish and maintain project governance structures.
- Develop skills in strategic project selection and prioritisation.
- Gain insights into project portfolio management and optimisation.
- Explore techniques for effective project oversight and performance measurement.
- Master decision-making strategies for resolving project issues and risks.
- Understand the importance of stakeholder engagement and communication.
- Learn how to foster a culture of project management excellence within the organisation.
How will you learn
This is a two-day face-to-face course at the UNSW Sydney CBD Campus. It is designed to be highly interactive, involving extensive group discussion, activities and a simulation.
The first day of the course covers what it means to be a leader of projects and establish project governance around the project within the organisation, focusing on governance and steering committee principles.
On the second day of the course, participants will work together in a team-based simulation where critical judgements need to be made, to keep the project alive, in several key areas including:
- Clarifying and keeping focus on commercial outcomes
- Scope definition and changes
- Contract and procurement strategy
- Resourcing
- Scheduling
- Risk
- Stakeholder management
Due to its containment within a single day and its absence of risks to livelihoods, financial stability, or employment status, this simulation presents an ideal environment for learning. Despite its intensity, the enduring impressions will primarily be those of the lessons learned rather than any negative consequences. Lessons you can embed into your project governance structures in your organisations.
Who should attend
This course is for managers and leaders who have to oversee the delivery of projects in a managerial or sponsorship and could include job roles such as:
- C-Suite
- Project Governance Directors
- Portfolio Managers
- Project Management Directors