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This PM Lecture™ enables you to successfully resolve the challenging issues facing you when leading (or preparing to lead) large, complex projects because Stan Levanduski, PMP, gives you the means to understand, plan for and then manage these challenges.

Don't be stuck in a career leading small projects. Let Stan Levanduski, PMP introduce you to a philosophy and process of successfully leading large and complex projects.

Stan lays the foundation by first showing you what the difference is between managing and leading a project and then moves on to analyzing what complexity really is and how it is created. It gets really interesting, when he moves on to discuss the Chaos Theory and Complexity Science and delivers an incredibly captivating lecture on how these seemingly unrelated domains relate to how you need to lead complex projects.

Once you have understood this foundation Stan takes you step by step through the process of preparing for and planning a complex project. He discusses the increased importance of communication on complex projects and gives you the tools to respond to this need. And he also helps you to create an environment on your complex project that will lead to success.

As with all PM Lectures, you receive a number of worksheets to help you translate this knowledge onto your projects today.

• The 10 steps to planning a complex project
• The 7 steps of creating an environment for success
• Identification of complexity factors
• Application of non-linear planning on complex projects
• How complexity science and chaos theory apply to complex projects and how you as a project leader can use them to bring your projects to success
• How to properly navigate your project between equilibrium and disequilibrium in order to challenge your team

Stan and Cornelius will show you how to increase your project leadership skills on complex projects by looking at the following topics:

• Module 01: Project Leadership in a Complex World (29:29 Min.)
• Module 02: The Project Continuum: Simple to Complex (45:04 Min.)
• Module 03: Equilibrium to the Edge of Chaos (46:44 Min.)
• Module 04: Planning the Complex Project Framework (48:07 Min.)
• Module 05: Communications on Complex Projects (45:25 Min.)
• Module 06: Creating an Environment for Success (43:19 Min.)
• Module 07: Leading the Complex Project Implementation (29:38 Min.)

All of the following are included in the package:

• 7 video lecture modules (4.5 hours / 4.5 PDUs)
• 6 worksheets to be applied on your projects tomorrow that will translate the theory into practice for you
• Free Email Course "The Knowing-Doing Gap" to help you implement what you know into practice.
• MP3 audio of all presentations to play on your MP3 player
• Presentation transcript (available January 31st 2009)

This Lecture is a must for everyone who wants to move from simply managing a project to leading complex projects. Differentiate yourself from your competition!