Leading Major Projects

If you are looking to transition from your role as a project manager to becoming a project leader and want to develop your understanding of managing major, complex projects that make a real-world impact, you will find the knowledge and insights you are looking for on this course.

From learning to design insight-led strategies, to identifying early warning signs of potential problems and pitfalls, you will learn how to step into the role of a project leader with confidence.

Course topics

By reflecting on and developing your own leadership capabilities, this course will equip you with the knowledge, abilities and confidence to lead major projects within your own organisation and across your collaborating organisations. 

Day one

• An introduction to the principles of the Alliance Manchester Business School Three Domains Model

• Understand the value and relevance of projecting for sustainability transition

• Explore the Alliance Manchester Business School Project Leadership Model and the abilities of a leader in a project setting

• Undergo a self-assessment to reflect on your own abilities as a leader

• Discover the responsibilities of the investor/owner/operator in the Three Domains Model at the front end and in benefits realisation

• Identify the key skills required to lead major projects successfully 

Day two

• Understand the role of the supplier in the Three Domains Model

• Explore the role and responsibilities of project-based firms (PBFs)

• Recognise the challenges of different supplier configurations

• Identify the importance of project resilience and leading throughout the project lifecycle 

Day three

• Explore strategy implementation and key aspects of governing major projects

• Consider the perspective of both owner and supplier in a commercial context

• Examine the tensions between different forms of project governance

• Identify the value of commercial strategies from a buyer and a supplier perspective

• Learn to evaluate alternative commercial strategies 

Day four

• Understand and apply the principles of designing project delivery organisations

• Discover the role of project ecologies, digital resources, and technology readiness levels

• Explore the challenges and opportunities of leading major projects alongside your peers through class discussions

• Integrate the learnings from the course and identify areas for self-development in a personal and professional capacity. 

There will be a networking drinks reception on evening one?where you will get to know your course colleagues. There will also be a course dinner on evening three, in an iconic Manchester venue, offering the opportunity for your class to come together with a wider cohort of short-course learners to expand your networking opportunities.