PMP Training: Resume Session 2

On Sunday 26.05.2024 was the session 2 of the PMP Training with the group.

At the beginning of the session, we started with a recap of what we’ve seen in session 1, then I introduced the content of session.

Chapter 1: Business Environment

Section 1.3: Overview of Waterfall and Agile

This is the third section of Chapter 1 in which we help the training participants have an orientation and an overview of the shape and key characteristics of the Waterfall (Predictive) Project Management and Agile (Adaptive) Project Management.

The Waterfall which is also called: Traditional, Classical, Predictive, Plan-Based, Linear, etc. has got the following 3 main characteristics:

• Full project plan from the beginning (fixed scope, no uncertainties).
• Changes are neither easy nor very welcome (thourough and lengthy change process). 
• Delivery of deliverables at the end of the project.

We went through a summary of the process groups and then key processes and tools that are used in Traditional projects such as Project Charter and Kickoff meeting, Project Management Plan, WBS, GANTT, Budget, etc.

Then, we moved to an overview of the Agile Project Management which is also known as: Change-Driven, Iteration-Based, Adaptive, etc. and its 3 main characteristics:

• A plan for each iteration. 
• Changes are very welcome. 
• Delivery of value throughout the project. 

We dived into the Agile Manifesto and Agile Mindset, as well as had a quick look at some of the most famous Agile frameworks most notably Scrum, Kanban, ScrumBan, etc.

Chapter 2: Stakeholder

Then we moved to the People Domain and we started with the Stakeholders which has got 2 sections:

Section 2.1: Identifying Stakeholders

In this chapter we discussed different tools on how to identify the project stakeholders whether through input from the sponsor, other stakeholders, business documents, OPA/PMO, etc.

We defined the project sponsor, the customer, the Steering Committee, the partners, suppliers, vendors, management, CCB, government, etc.

All the details about the stakeholders, their expectations and communication preferences are then recorded in the Stakeholders Register which should be updated regularly. 

Section 2.2: Managing Stakeholders Engagement

In this section we went through the stakeholders engagement process and studied different tools and techniques for managing the engagement such as the stakeholders engagement assessment matrix and the following data representation tools:

• Power/interest grid
• Power/influence grid
• Influence/impact grid
• Stakeholder cube
• Salience model (Power, Legitimacy, Urgency)
• Directions of influence: upwards (senior management), downwards (team or specialists), outwards (external), sidewards (project manager’s peers)
• Mood chart (for measuring customer satisfaction)
• Net Promoter Score (for measuring customer satisfaction)

At the end of the session we shared some exercises and Chapter Test that the participants can take as part of their homework to reinforce their knowledge and skills.