Marcus Glowasz

January 2024

Cohort 1

March 2024

Master the Decision Design Framework to stop reporting status - instead, become the strategic Project Leader your SteerCo trusts implicitly.

IT Project Director & Coach (25+ YoE) 

Credit Suisse

Deutsche Bank

Wipro

Capco

Project Management expert with 25+ years of experience in global projects.

As a Senior IT Project Manager, your biggest dilemma isn't project execution—it's securing decisions in the Steering Committee.Too often, project progress stalls because project data and facts aren't communicated effectively. Complex technical updates could create cognitive overload, leaving execs with more questions than actionable decisions.The Solution: Transition from a mere technical reporter to a Trusted Strategic Advisor.In this 5-week course, you will master the mechanics of delivering executive clarity to senior management. Through proper signal filtering, strategic narrative, and high-impact slide design, you will reposition yourself as a trusted partner who designs outcomes.You will learn to:<ul><li>Filter the Noise: Present only the signals that drive business impact</li><li>Guide the Narrative: Structure updates to secure faster decisions</li><li>Design for Clarity: Create slides that executives grasp in seconds</li><li>Secure Buy-in: Make complex trade-offs easy for the board to approve</li></ul>At the end of the course, you will be equipped with the tools and frameworks to command the SteerCo room, drive decision-making, and ensure your project - and your reputation as a leader - keeps moving forward.

Turn Updates into Decisive Action, High Impact, and Lasting SteerCo Trust.

Data Clarity: Present data your SteerCo actually wants to see

Decision Architecture: Structure your updates to get fast decisions

Information Design: Design executive-ready slides that demand attention

You should have a good grasp of risk, schedule, and budget management to filter for the specific info that is relevant to senior leaders.

Solid Project Management experience

Ideally, you have firsthand experience in SteerCos to effectively apply the decision-building strategies we cover in this course.

Previous Exposure to Steering Committees

You'll be working on your own project and slide deck. Hence, you need to be comfortable editing layouts and text on a slide.

Basic Skills in PowerPoint or Google Slides

Project Managers who lead complex initiatives but often struggle to present project updates clearly and persuasively to senior stakeholders.

Technical PMs who are comfortable with data and delivery but struggle to translate project insights into executive-ready formats.

PMO &amp; Governance Leads who want to elevate organizational project reporting from a mere status update to a trust-building strategic asset.

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Marcus Glowasz

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