Many of us who lead projects, earned the responsibility by being high performers in our “regular jobs”. Yet, we all know somebody who was a great technician or great worker but did not make the best project manager/leader. Those folks, however, are not always at fault. They were probably never trained in the core competencies of Project Management or given the tools needed to lead a project and its staff.
Beyond the ‘normal’ leadership issues, in projects, we need to deal with the additional stresses of team members who don’t report to the project manager (for their “regular jobs”), team members who come from different departments, divisions or locations (near and far!), team members with priorities that do not align with those of the project and many more. Leading a matrix or cross-functional task force is much different than leading a fixed team. The practical tools, techniques and concepts provided here are reinforced and practiced with real-world project situations, exercises, and checklists. A major goal of this workshop is to have participants able to readily apply key leadership and management concepts in their projects, in order to succeed even with limited formal authority.
The workshop follows and reinforces the PMI® (Project Management Institute) related knowledge areas. Upon completion of the program, participants involved with PMI® and the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional – PMP program earn 8 PDUs or “Contact hours”.
In addition to specialized discussions about Project Management, participants are exposed to some foundational management, supervisory and leadership concepts, and techniques. Instructional methods for this full day course are lecture, discussion, individual and case study exercises, specialized individual testing, critique, and action plans.