Overview
It’s easy to forget the “manager” part of your “project manager” title among the other range of activities you are responsible for. However, your management skills are an important part of your success as a project manager, so it is crucial that you grow both of those skill sets. There are also some advanced project management techniques that you can master to help bring your projects to successful completion.
This course presumes that you have a thorough understanding of project management, including topics such as preparing a statement of work, setting project goals, scheduling, budgeting, managing project risks, and executing a project.
Learning Outcomes
After you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Think critically when choosing a project team
- Make the best of an assigned project team
- Help teams move through various stages to become a high-functioning unit
- Maximize productivity at team meetings
- Reward and motivate your team
- Develop and execute a communication plan
- Communicate with sponsors and executives more effectively
- Identify strategies for working with problem team members
Course Outline
- 2.1: Choosing the Team
- 2.2: Pre-Assignment Review
- 2.3: Four Issues to Address with Project Teams
- 3.1: Why is Teamwork Important?
- 3.2: The Stages of Team Development
- 4.1: Starting on the Right Foot
- 4.2: Making Committees Work
- 4.3: Making Connections
- 6.1: The Five Components
- 6.2: Case Study
- 7.1: Communication Excellence
- 7.2: Making Connections
- 8.1: Developing Understanding
- 8.2: When to Walk Away
- 8.3: When Things Don’t Work
