Program Title: Project Management for Leaders

Program Duration: 5 days

Program Schedule: 23 - 27 Jan, 2011

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Program Overview

Etisalat Academy proudly presents a unique training program that brings you a practical, how-to-do-it approach to project management that leaders around the world have demanded.  Developed by Prof. Chris Brown of USB Business School, the program has been successfully completed by over 8000 participants from more than 110 organizations across the globe since 1992.

This is not just another off-the-shelf project management course, but a program that takes a unique approach by focusing on the perspective of leadership rather than functional management, presenting all key principles, processes, techniques and requirements for the focused and integrated management of projects. 

The course does not promote or endorse a specific project management methodology, but looks at managing projects and tasks by a specific team against planned targets of time and cost. Don't miss this unique event!

Prerequisites

This highly engaging and innovative program is an excellent stepping stone for middle to senior managers who need a new, more practical and leadership-centred way of managing projects. Recommended for participants with 3+ years of management experience.

Program Outlines

• Orientation to project management: a leader's perspective
• Organising for project management - people instead of processes
• Managing project complexity - the traditional vs leadership approach: planning, budgeting, organizing, staffing, controlling and problem solving vs setting direction, aligning people, motivating and inspiring
• Driving projects through change, innovation and invention
• Project risks - leadership vs management

Delivery Methods

This course utilises the following approaches:

• Practical sessions, case studies and an open clinic session for discussion of practical topics relevant to delegates’ specific organisations
• Practice feedback sessions with volunteers

Program Instructor

Martin Butler (MBA, MDP, B.Eng)

Mr. Butler is a senior lecturer with the University of Stellenbosch Business School, who has managed business and information systems projects for organisations such as JP Morgan, JCI, and the City of Cape Town among many others. Martin is also a Technology Research Associate with the Institute for Futures Research (IFR).

Certification

Upon successful completion of the program, participants will receive a certificate of participation from the University of Stellenbosch.

Participants are also eligible for 14 credits towards the present curriculum of the MBA degree, or 10 credits towards the MDevFin degree of the University of Stellenbosch.

Assessment

Program participants are assessed through an assignment that involves the development and submission of a project plan by a group of (maximum) 5 participants. Assignments must be submitted within 6 weeks of program completion.

Program Registration and Inquiries

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