Learn how to lead projects successfully using the DIRECT project leadership framework—define, investigate, resolve, execute, change, and transition.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Project management simplified
- How to structure a project team
- Who really leads a project?
- The DIRECT project leadership framework
- Case study: A new distribution center
- Define the vision
- Root cause analysis
- How to use the five whys
- How to use the fishbone diagram
- How to use brainstorming
- How to use affinity diagrams
- Document scope with a project charter
- Investigate the options
- How to conduct a SWOT strategic analysis
- Engage contractors and consultants
- Request for proposal (RFP)
- Map process flows
- Financial analysis of projects
- Resolve to a course of action
- Types of project managers
- Project management office (PMO)
- Team building, trust, and transparency
- Project communications
- Identify and escalate issues
- Create project plans
- Manage project plans
- Project metrics
- Execute the project plan
- Manage scope change
- Project kickoff
- Manage project risks
- Manage project slack
- Action items and issue resolution
- Project scorecards and status meetings
- Change the processes
- User acceptance testing (UAT)
- Punch lists and project close out
- Go live or startup plan
- Transition the people
- Communication plan for transition
- Project lessons learned
- Apply DIRECT
Taught by
Daniel Stanton
