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Running a project across multiple sites
A project spread across sites gains exactly what writing gives it: recorded decisions, progress visible to all, short and regular rituals. Distance then becomes an ordinary organisational constraint.
Writing replaces presence
On a single site, a decision travels down a corridor. Distributed, the project requires each decision to be recorded with its date, its author and its rationale. That effort brings an unexpected benefit: the project's history becomes consultable, which settles disagreements without an extra meeting. Rituals follow the same logic — short, regular, with an agenda published in advance and a decision record circulated immediately.
- A decision record per meeting, circulated the same day
- A shared progress board, visible from every site
- A maintained risk register, with an owner on every line
- A short, regular ritual, at a time that suits every time zone
- A single arbitration point, identified and reachable
The rhythm of a distributed project
- 01
The daily point, fifteen minutes
What moves, what blocks, what is decided. A short format is kept; a long one empties.
- 02
The weekly review
Progress is compared with the plan and the risk register is updated. Gaps are handled while they are small.
- 03
The monthly committee
The sponsor arbitrates scope, budget and priorities, on a document prepared and sent in advance.
- 04
The quarterly gathering
One in-person meeting per quarter consolidates the team and handles what needs a whiteboard.
The project management programmes
One full programme and two certificates for professionals in post. The columns let you choose according to available time and the responsibility you hold.
| Programme | Level | Duration | Credits and hours | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management and Project Management programme — Bac+5 level | Master's degree | 2 years | 120 credits · 1200 h | 6 500 000 GNF per year |
| Project Management Certificate | Professional certification | 6 months | 18 credits · 180 h | 2 900 000 GNF in total |
| Certificate in Leading Distributed Teams | Professional certification | 4 months | 12 credits · 120 h | 2 800 000 GNF in total |
Management questions
How do I steer a supplier remotely?
With a precise specification, delivery milestones and a formal acceptance at each stage. The block devoted to procurement and supplier steering covers contracting, execution follow-up and dispute handling.
Do agile methods suit a distributed project?
They bring cadence and a measure of delivered value, provided the progress board is genuinely shared. The programme devotes a block to iterative frameworks and their field of application.
Which certificate suits a multi-site supervisor?
The multi-site management certificate covers team leadership, appraisals, difficult situations and the legal frame of supervision, in 4 months at 12 hours a week.
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