Leading Successful Projects
Acquiring skills for project management
Welcome to the new world of management work. It's no longer about "sweating the small stuff" because most of the small stuff is no longer a manager's responsibility. Those day-to-day tasks have been replaced with project work that takes weeks or months to complete. Managers now lead, or are part of, project teams that are responsible for projects with a direct and significant connection to the bottom line. Unfortunately, many managers are not really prepared to lead project teams. As a result deadlines, budgets, and deliverables are all at risk.
Leading Successful Projects is a project management training program that enables managers to identify and work with the key variables that impact how projects are defined, planned, and implemented. The program focuses on the interpersonal skills managers must use to win and maintain the commitment, enthusiasm, and support of the project team.
Program Description
Leading Successful Projects enables managers to identify and work with the key variables that impact how projects are defined, planned and implemented. The program also focuses on the interpersonal skills managers must use to win and maintain the commitment, enthusiasm and support of the project team.
Objectives
Participants completing Leading Successful Projects will be able to:
- Determine the impact of a project on the organization and its stakeholders.
- Build and retain stakeholder commitment to the project deliverables.
- Understand and use the project life cycle concept.
- Determine project documentation needs.
- Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and create work packages.
- Estimate the resources required to complete the project.
- Assign project roles plus responsibility for each task.
- Schedule the tasks to determine when each task will start and stop.
- Identify and assess project risk and take the appropriate actions to avoid and/or mitigate the risk.
- Lock in project resources to ensure that they are available when required.
- Monitor and control the project (scope, time, and cost).
- Evaluate project performance to determine what has been learned.
Solution: Mastering a structured process for project management.
Leading Successful Projects is designed as a 2-day workshop, divided into 4 modules, for 6–18 participants, and includes the following:
- Getting Started - the big picture, success factors, and goals.
- Getting Ready - defining resources, roles, and responsibilities.
- Building an Action Plan - aligning resources, roles, and responsibilities.
- Executing and Closing - monitoring, control, andcompletion.
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Administrator's Kit
The comprehensive Administrator's Kit includes everything you need to facilitate this course. Each facilitator guide includes a Facilitator Resource CD that contains forms, a PowerPoint, a Pre- and Post-Test, as well as additional materials to help instruct the programs and enable users to have a more powerful learning experience.
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Participant Workbooks
Participant workbooks include a wealth of help and a complete record of the program. One book is required for each participant. This workbook is designed to be used with the classroom or online course.
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Training Support
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