The Course Content
Day One: Identifying Development Opportunities
Project definition, selection, focus and concentration of effort
Aligning projects with main strategic programmes
Contemporary best practice guidelines in project management
Evaluating and establishing priorities to achieve agreed goals
Project planning and agreeing the review processes
Case example or case study on today’s topics
Day Two: Project Definition, Management and Control
Effective project definition techniques
Setting project scope and terms of reference
Internal and external negotiation and agreement
Project execution – including collaboration and outsourcing
Keeping projects under effective control
Case example or case study on today’s topics
Day Three: Leadership that Delivers Results
Team leadership, review, adjustment and control
Leading and managing internal/external/hybrid team structures
Creating vision, mission and values for the future
Understanding and managing internal and external expectations
Project leadership as a continuous development process
Case example or case study on today’s topics
Day Four: Entrepreneurship in Business Development
Building an entrepreneurial culture in your teams
Team-based models of business development
Financial and non-financial aspects of entrepreneurial activities
Balancing and managing risk and reward in business development
Retaining an entrepreneurial culture as an organisation grows and matures
Case example or case study on today’s topics
Day Five: The Quest for Continuous Innovation
Innovation – the most significant part of business development
The difference between a sustaining and a disruptive innovation
Balancing sustaining and disruptive innovations in business strategy
Managing the life-cycles of products, services and strategies
Case example or case study to synthesise the whole course
Discussion – delegates’ plans for follow-up action