Project Planning For Executives

Course Overview

Project Planning for Executives is a strategic course designed to equip senior leaders with the skills required to provide effective oversight and strategic direction during project planning. The course focuses on strategic alignment, project prioritization, investment decisions, resource allocation, risk oversight, governance, stakeholder engagement, and performance monitoring.

Target Participants

  • Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)
  • Managing Directors and Executive Directors
  • Directors and senior executives
  • Board members and project sponsors
  • Senior managers
  • Programme and portfolio managers
  • Government and public-sector executives
  • NGO and development-sector executives
  • Entrepreneurs and business leaders

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Align project plans with organizational strategy and priorities.
  • Evaluate and prioritize projects based on strategic value.
  • Assess project feasibility and business cases.
  • Provide effective project governance and executive oversight.
  • Make informed project investment and resource allocation decisions.
  • Identify and oversee strategic project risks.
  • Establish appropriate project performance measures and reporting systems.
  • Strengthen stakeholder engagement and executive communication.
  • Evaluate project benefits, outcomes, and organizational impact.
  • Support sustainable and successful project implementation.

Course Outline

1. Strategic Project Planning for Executives

  • Executive role in project planning
  • Project, programme, and portfolio management
  • Strategic project planning principles
  • Project value and organizational performance
  • Executive accountability

2. Strategic Project Selection and Prioritization

  • Identifying strategic projects
  • Project evaluation criteria
  • Feasibility assessment
  • Business case analysis
  • Project prioritization

3. Project Governance and Oversight

  • Project governance structures
  • Executive sponsorship
  • Steering committees
  • Decision-making and escalation
  • Accountability and assurance

4. Strategic Scope and Objectives

  • Defining strategic objectives
  • Project outcomes and deliverables
  • Scope management
  • Success criteria
  • Strategic alignment

5. Financial and Resource Planning

  • Project investment decisions
  • Budget planning and approval
  • Resource allocation
  • Cost management
  • Resource optimization

6. Strategic Risk Planning

  • Identifying strategic risks
  • Risk assessment and prioritization
  • Risk appetite and tolerance
  • Mitigation strategies
  • Contingency planning

7. Stakeholder and Communication Planning

  • Stakeholder identification and influence
  • Executive communication
  • Stakeholder engagement strategies
  • Managing expectations
  • Negotiation and conflict management

8. Project Schedule and Performance Planning

  • Key milestones and dependencies
  • Strategic project timelines
  • Project KPIs
  • Performance dashboards
  • Executive reporting

9. Change and Benefits Planning

  • Change management
  • Managing organizational resistance
  • Benefits identification
  • Benefits realization planning
  • Sustainability considerations

 

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