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Strategy
Begin with organizational purpose, business value and the priorities that projects are intended to advance.
Linking Strategy and Project Management →Area 01
Project Management
A practical body of work on managing information-systems projects: risk, planning, structure, estimating, scheduling and leadership.
A recurring professional focus
The archived Information Systems Project Management material opens with a distinction between routine work and project work, then develops a structured approach to risk, planning, life cycles, work breakdown structures, estimating and scheduling.
That material reflects a central theme throughout Scudder's teaching and seminars: software is not a substitute for project-management judgment. Successful projects depend on understanding objectives, risk, structure, people and control.
Key topics
Project riskProject life cyclesPlanningWork breakdown structuresEstimatingSchedulingProject leadershipProject controls
Strategic project management
From strategy to results
The course treats project management as an integrated management system: organizational purpose shapes the portfolio, project teams turn priorities into plans, measurement provides feedback, and risk management supports better decisions throughout execution.
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Portfolio
Select, balance and govern projects as a portfolio, supported by consistent PMO processes and standards.
PMOs and Portfolios →
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Planning & estimating
Translate strategic intent into realistic scope, work, staffing, schedules and estimates through team-based planning.
Project Estimation →
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Measurement
Use meaningful measures, metrics and indicators to understand current performance and provide early warning for corrective action.
Measures, Metrics, and Indicators →
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Risk
Plan for risk, identify and analyze it, choose responses, and continue monitoring as projects and conditions change.
Risk Management Process →
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Results & learning
Report results, learn from performance, and feed what worked—and what did not—back into future projects and portfolio decisions.
Risk Management and Reporting →Practical application
Workbook and course collection
The companion workbook turns the course into usable organizational exercises: project and portfolio maturity, estimating, scope management, balanced scorecards and risk methodology.