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Introduction

Projects are delivered by people and their attitudes and skills can make a massive difference to the success of project. The major difference between a project manager and a ‘Master’ project manager lies in the ability to understand that successful Project Management is about the effective utilization of both Hard Skills and Soft Skills. It goes without saying that ‘what’ you do as a project manager is important, but ‘how’ you do it is absolutely critical.

This seminar demonstrates the practice of project management hard and soft skills. It provides a range of tools and techniques that project managers can use to reduce risks and overcome interpersonal hurdles. The seminar presents a number of ‘critical’ habits related to how you manage projects through, and with, people. Issues such as time management, personality types, how to understand and develop your team members, developing your leadership skills, conflict management, negotiation skills, building and motivating your team are comprehensively covered.

This seminar presents insights into:

Preparing and executing a project plan
Identifying and analysing project risk
Selecting and leading project teams
Determining project health
Measuring and presenting results against initial goals

Objectives

Seminar attendees will fully understand:

What makes a person a ‘Master’ of Project Management
The importance of knowing your outcome before you start a project
The importance of planning and how to manage the Planning Process
The importance of and how to take massive action
How to keep the team focused on the delivery goal
How to set up and operate disciplines required to monitor and control projects

Training Methodology

The seminar is designed to be taught interactively with syndicate and personal exercises, facilitation of group discussions, training videos, and discussions of real life examples.

Organisational Impact

The organisation will benefit by:

Increase project managers’ personal effectiveness
Better production of project outcomes
Mastering project management soft skills
Alignment of project and corporate goals
Understanding Conflicts and resolving them
Development of robust project teams

Personal Impact

Attendees will gain by participation in this program through:

Mastering skills in managing project activities
Learning skills necessary for mastering the art of project management
Developing a more effective approach to interacting with project stakeholders
Learning Negotiation Tactics
Ways for building effective plans
Better overall management and control of projects

Who Should Attend?

This seminar is intended for project professional, team leaders and team members who are engaged in project work from simple to complex. Because of the universality of the principles and techniques covered, the seminar will also be of value to anyone managing or involved in projects regardless of their professional background or industry they operate within.

Programme Outline

Day 1 – Introduction to projects

What is a project?
Benefits of project management
Why some projects fail?
The 5 principles of project management
Using a project management ‘approach’
The business case – it’s importance and relevance
Roles in project management
Building the project management team

Day 2 – Scoping and laying the foundations

Developing a clear project scope and objectives
Leadership in projects – what does it mean to you?
Project paperwork – is it really necessary?
Stakeholder management – the first stage of risk assessment
Risk management – ensuring you practice prevention
Developing your project plan using a robust planning process Stage I

Day 3 – Organising for success and gaining & maintaining commitment

Developing your project plan using a robust planning process Stage II
Personal attitudes and human behaviours
The keys to effective influence and persuasion
Understanding interpersonal project team dynamics
Empowerment
Effective delegation

Day 4 – Monitoring and controlling projects

Tracking you are still delivering the project – data information
Managing the tensions
Further developing your people (soft) skills
Lessons learned and creating learning culture
Knowledge transfer
The Project Support Office

Day 5 – Staying focused, delivering and closing your project

Decision making for success
An introduction to creative thinking
Personal time management – the impact on projects
Meeting skills
Formally closing the project
Celebrating success

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Mastering Project Management

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