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Strategic Project Management

Program Overview

Projects are the vehicles through which strategy is executed, yet many organisations still judge them only by time and budget. This course equips project leaders to think and act strategically: translating strategy into a project portfolio, building business cases that demonstrate value, aligning project objectives with OKRs and the balanced scorecard, managing benefits rather than outputs, and adapting project direction when strategy shifts. Case studies include strategy delivery offices and national vision realisation programmes in the GCC, where project success is measured by outcomes for citizens and the economy.

Learning Outcomes

✓Translate strategic objectives into a set of candidate initiatives using strategy maps.
✓Build a business case that quantifies value, cost, risk and strategic fit.
✓Align project objectives with organisational OKRs or balanced scorecard measures.
✓Define outcome-based success criteria and a benefits realisation plan for a project.
✓Reassess and redirect a project when strategic priorities change.

Target Audience

Senior project and programme managers
Strategy office and performance management staff
Department heads sponsoring strategic initiatives
Portfolio and PMO managers

Detailed Program Modules

01Projects as Strategy Execution

From strategy formulation to execution
Why strategic initiatives fail
Strategy delivery offices in GCC entities

02Translating Strategy into Initiatives

Strategy maps and objective cascades
Generating and screening initiatives
Portfolio alignment and prioritisation

03Business Cases and Value

Value, cost and risk quantification
Investment appraisal techniques
Strategic fit and option analysis

04Alignment with Performance Systems

OKRs and the balanced scorecard
Linking project KPIs to organisational KPIs
Executive sponsorship and accountability

05Benefits and Outcomes

Outcome-based success criteria
Benefits mapping and ownership
Measuring outcomes after delivery

06Strategic Agility

Monitoring the strategic environment
Reprioritising and redirecting projects
Learning loops between projects and strategy

Training Methodology

Interactive expert-led sessions grounded in workplace examples

Case studies and practical exercises drawn from the region

Group workshops with peer review of decisions and deliverables

Formative feedback against clear performance criteria

Applied Project & Assessment

Applied Project

Participants take one strategic objective of their organisation and produce a strategy-to-project map, a business case for the leading initiative, an OKR alignment sheet and a benefits realisation plan with outcome measures.

Assessment

Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.

University Certificate & International Accreditation

Professional Certificate accredited by Alzette University in Strategic Project Management

International accreditation: Global Leadership Organization (GLO)