Crash course in multi-project management

Basics of multi-project management: terms, elements, roles

• Clarification and differentiation of terms, disciplines, roles and processes as well as benefits in multi-project management (MPM).
• Trigger for the introduction of MPM.

Brief overview of standards and methods

• International project management standards and organizations.
• Agile frameworks and methods.

Project portfolio management - setting the right focus in the company

• Recognize the importance of the project landscape for the corporate strategy.
• portfolio process and the project pipeline.
• Select and prioritize projects.

Program management - setting up and managing strategic initiatives

• When and why do you need program management?
• Main tasks and tools of program management.

Templates, multi-project reports and project KPIs create stability and transparency for clear decisions

• Typical project reports and templates (e.g. project application, status report) and project key figures.

• Summarization of the data in a multi-project overview.

Focus on resource management: avoiding capacity bottlenecks

• Challenges in resource management.
• Creating transparency with pragmatic solutions.

Outlook - Project Management Office (PMO) or PPM - your control center for strategy and projects

• Optimization and control of the project landscape by the central control point PMO and/or PPM.
• Organizational affiliation, range of tasks and stakeholders and vision of the PMO - PPM.

Introducing and expanding multi-project management

• Which methods and standards suit you and your corporate culture.
• Reducing resistance: Proven steps on the road to successful multi-project management.

Software support in multi-project management

• Basic categories of multi-project management software.
• Tips for selection and introduction.
• Overview and trends on the market.