The Human Project Manager - Leadership and Influencing

The Human Project Manager is designed to fill the gap between knowledge of mechanical techniques (e.g. project planning, networks, scheduling etc.) and the successful performance of the task of Project Management in practice. It is designed to enable delegates to gain a perspective on how they, and others, think and operate in the project environment.

It tackles the mind-set of project managers in order to enable to them to appreciate what is really important in achieving success. It is suitable for either newcomers to the discipline of project management, or more experienced project managers feel there is still room for improvement in performance.

The focus of the seminar will be for delegates to use their own experiences and projects to gain powerful insights into the way they can improve their project management skills. In this way, they will immediately apply the training to existing situations of importance to them.

Duration

2 days

Who Should Attend

Anyone wishing to improve their skill at communicating and influencing others to contribute to project outcomes. Applicable to all levels of staff who need focus resources on achieving time-limited objectives. The skills taught are useful for supervisors or managers, even if they have no formal projects.

Course Content

The course includes the following range of topics:

• What is a Project?
• An important part of being successful is knowing the nature of what is to be achieved
• Interdependency
• Project issues are not isolated; they all interact with each other directly.
• Outcomes
• No project can be successful unless the outcome is clearly defined and communicated with all involved. The project manager is central to this process.
• Resources
• Focusing resources onto project objectives is the major part of the project manager's job
• Influencing
• Many important resources do not report directly to the project manager. With limited formal authority, influencing skills are therefore essential to acquiring these resources at the right time and place. This section includes the important tools of rapport, effective communication, and teams.
• Risk
• Managing uncertainty is critical to project success. Yet it can be difficult to accept the possibility of things going wrong.
• Investment and Success
• Somehow, is easy to lose the final benefit in the wealth of project detail

Learning Outcomes

This course prepares you for:

• Developing compelling objectives
• Making maximum use our their Personal Potential to Focus Resources on achieving Beneficial Project Outcomes
• Being certain where their Project is going and make sure that the Benefits are visibly achieved

Course Dates

This course is available on demand as a public or private event
Please contact us to discuss availability

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