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Description

Multi-Project Management: Setting Priorities, Levelling Resources and Meeting Milestones

Two days to stop chasing six projects at once and regain control of your schedule

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Running several projects in parallel is not simply doing project management several times over. The same people are called upon everywhere. Every sponsor considers their own project to be the priority. Days fill up with interruptions and substantive work slips back week after week.

These 14 hours are designed for professionals who personally carry a set of projects, rather than for enterprise portfolio governance. Participants build a single consolidated view of their commitments, identify resource conflicts and equip themselves with workable arbitration rules. A weekly review rhythm is put in place during the session.

Learning objectives

  • List all of your projects within a single readable view
  • Rank projects against explicit criteria of business stake and urgency
  • Identify resource conflicts before they block progress
  • Arbitrate a new request by making clear what it pushes back
  • Establish a common review rhythm across all your projects

What makes this programme different

Each participant builds their own multi-project dashboard during the session
Arbitration rules written down and tested on real competing requests
A personal workload plan measured against genuinely available time

Programme

1Overall View of Commitments

Knowing what you are really carrying

  • Inventory of projects and recurring tasks
  • Useful level of detail for a shared review
  • Structuring milestones of each project
  • Building a single consolidated view

2Prioritisation and Arbitration

Choosing rather than enduring

  • Criteria of business stake, deadline and dependency
  • Distinguishing perceived urgency from real urgency
  • Negotiating a postponement with a sponsor
  • Keeping a record of arbitration decisions

3Shared Resources and Workload Planning

One person on several fronts

  • Estimating workload by project and by period
  • Detecting peaks and allocation conflicts
  • Levelling and rescheduling work
  • Dialogue with the line managers of contributors

4Steering Rhythm and Interruptions

Sustaining the pace over time

  • Weekly review across all projects
  • Handling unplanned incoming requests
  • Warning signals that require escalation
  • Personal organisation and protected time slots

Who is it for

Project managers, activity owners and technical leads who run several projects simultaneously.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.