With our extensive knowledge of the different software currently on the market, including all Microsoft and Adobe applications, ON-TRACK Corporate Training has a diverse and flexible schedule that can be customized to your needs.
Outline
Introduction
Roles and goals of the workshop; participant expectations
General concepts in Project Management
Project as a vehicle of change
Kinds of projects and their uses
Process management vs. traditional techniques of management
Characteristics of a project
Project structure
The system model
Role of the project manager
Terms used in project management
The Five-Step Process for Managing a Project
Initiation: the vision
Why are we doing it?
Who are the stakeholders and clients?
Development: Scoping out the project
What is the magnitude and complexity of this project?
When do we foresee completion?
In what environment and organizational culture will we work?
What is needed to ensure sponsor approval?
Analyzing the situation
Benefit/cost ratios
Choosing and using outside resources
Planning the project
What is the project’s purpose and what are the deliverables?
What are our key performance measures, actions, and controls?
Scheduling interrelated components
Responsibility charting: who does what, when?
Basic display tools: Gantt, PERT, and Logic Framework
Preparing cost projections and budgeting
Choosing methods to monitor and record progress
Choosing and training the project team
Completing the project charter
Implementation: Executing the project
Tracking software
Troubleshooting
Managing the white spaces: communication connections
Managing variances and slippage
Closure: Exiting the project
Follow-up to successful completion
Using data collected en route to prepare the report
Conducting post-completion audits
Writing the final project report
Sign-offs
Managing separation
Final closedown: project review checklist
Managing the Project Team
Choosing the team leader
What to look for in the project team leader
Situational leadership
Negotiating terms with the project leader
Managing without full authority
Selecting and training the project team
Assessing available resources
Criteria for member involvement
Defining roles, authorities and accountability
Determining skill requirements
Methods of increasing member skills
Gaining members’ commitment to the project, its purpose and goals
Group Dynamics
Stages of group development
Preventing and reducing dysfunction
Handling conflict
Specific Project Team Management Techniques
Facilitating problem solving meetings
Building consensus
Managing expectations
Dealing with procrastination
Negotiating personal milestones and reporting methods
Managing unexpected changes
Celebrating success
Managing team separation
Personal Action Plan
With our extensive knowledge of the different software currently on the market, including all Microsoft and Adobe applications, ON-TRACK Corporate Training has a diverse and flexible schedule that can be customized to your needs.
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