Managing
Project Teams... Controlling the Key Variable
14 Instruction Hours (2 Days)
The selection and management of project teams is as important as effective project planning. For without a cohesive project team with the chemistry to work as a unit, project management becomes nothing more than an exercise in professional babysitting. Successful project managers utilize proven team management techniques in the selection, direction, and motivation of their project teams. The synergy possible from a high-performance project team is never left to chance. Like the project model, project teams are built around a solid foundation of management skills and technical skills. Every successful project manager realizes that his or her success rests on the shoulders of the project team and its individual managers.
"Managing a project is like managing a business." Both require the acceptance of responsibility for the output and results of the unit. No business executive or project manager can be successful in today's highly dynamic, complex projects alone. That is a given.
This insightful program offers project managers a comprehensive look at the tools, techniques, and methodologies utilized by project managers from a broad array of industries. The program focuses on:
·
Leadership responsibilities
· Team selection, motivation, and discipline
· Communication requirements
· Managing project limitations effectively
· Promoting creativity
· Maintaining momentum
· Keeping project teams involved and sharp
Who Should Attend:
This
hard-hitting program was designed for experienced and novice project managers
alike, from all fields, disciplines, and industries. If you are, or plan
to be in a project leadership position, then this program is a must for
you.
Program Benefits:
This course will:
·
Help you identify the common pitfalls that sink many projects…and
project managers
· Provide a mechanism to monitor team and individual progress toward
project goals
· Illustrate the tools and techniques used by successful project
managers and how you can immediately apply them in your own projects
· Show you how to address "problem" team members without
sacrificing team unity
· Provide the steps necessary to keep your project team focused,
sharp, and creative
· Demonstrate how to spread the workload among project team members
to free you, the project manager, to address strategic and tactical issues
· How to utilize constraints and problems to promote team creativity
versus frustration and inaction
If you are
consistently experiencing difficulties in getting results from your project
teams, then this is the course for you. Don't miss this opportunity to
learn these critical skills from a project management professional who
has built a successful career around these tools and techniques.
Course Agenda:
I. The Leadership
Role
· A personal commitment to success
· Traits of a good leader
· Personal assessment - is project management right for you?
· The importance of "walking the talk" - leadership versus
management
II. Project
Team Selection
· The critical linkage - matching individual skill sets to project
needs
· The importance of chemistry in building synergy
· The role of motivation and discipline - closed loop management
techniques
· Dealing with "pre-selected" project team members
· Handling the problem child - making the hard decisions
III. Communication…A
Vital Element In Project Leadership
· Setting expectations and goals - then getting buy-in
· Stretch goals - how to get the team to adopt them as their own
· The need to constantly market your project - to team members
and staff alike
· Recognizing the need to sell the project to peers and project
sponsors
· Accepting responsibility for communications as a priority
IV. Managing
Limitations
· Transforming project and business constraints into opportunities
for creative solutions
· Pushing the envelope for creativity
· Disciplined creativity - utilizing time as a factor
· Robust solutions - when the paradigms must be altered
· Building on the past to enhance the future
V. Keeping
Your Project Team Sharp
· Roles and responsibilities
· Building project ownership through assignments
· Maintaining momentum and focus
· Recognizing the "water line" of your project, and capitalizing
on it for effective decision-making at all levels
· Building confidence through failure - but controlling the downside
Study Materials:
Each
attendee will receive Managing Project Teams...
Controlling the Key Variable, a valuable reference manual
filled with techniques, helpful hints, tools, and strategies for implementing
world-class project management processes within your organization. The
manual provides you with the details of the course in a convenient format
that facilitates note taking, and serves as a handy reference guide for
later use. These professionally prepared materials make an excellent addition
to your library.
Your Instructor: Michael Termini, PMP
Michael J. Termini is a certified Project Management Professional and is President and CEO of The Consulting Alliance Group, LLC, a multinational consulting and training organisation specialising in the fields of strategic planning, strategic supply-side management, strategic project management, and numerous engineering and technical disciplines. An exceptionally talented author, consultant, lecturer, and senior executive, Mr. Termini has demonstrated an expansive, exemplary record of achievement in positions up to and including president and chief executive officer levels for both public and private sector corporations. A highly accomplished business executive and management consultant, Mr. Termini has successfully combined over 30 years of pragmatic business experience with a solid academic base of knowledge to formulate and implement effective operational strategies that have dynamically and profitably expanded each organisation under his leadership. An astute problem solver and decision maker with an innate talent for absorption and analysis of situational dynamics, Mr. Termini has consistently produced outstanding results for both his public and private sector clients. His extensive international experience and success in mergers, acquisitions, facility start-ups, and supply base development have led to his recognition as a conspicuous player in the European and Latin American markets.
An
internationally recognised lecturer and author, Mr. Termini conducts over
50 training classes annually for many of the major US universities and
trade associations, as well as for his client base of Fortune 500 organisations.
In addition, Mr. Termini conducts global satellite training through NTU
to sites in both the domestic and international venues on far ranging
topics such as strategic planning, strategic project management, organisational
transformation strategies, innovation, and management skills for technical
professionals, to name just a few.
Mr. Termini holds an MBA in marketing and finance, and a BS in aerospace engineering from the University of Missouri. He is an author of works on strategic planning, strategic supply-side management, administrative cycle time management, project and advanced project management techniques, risk management, concurrent engineering, agile manufacturing, and business process reengineering. His book, The New Manufacturing Engineer - Coming of Age in an Agile Environment, hit SME's bestseller's list shortly after its release in 1997. His book, Strategic Project Management - tools and techniques for planning, decision-making, and implementation, also reached SME’s bestseller’s list soon after its publication in June, 1999. His latest book, Management Skills for Engineers and Other Technical Professionals, is due for release this year. In addition, Mr. Termini is an active member of Who’s Who among America’s Executives.
Cost:
US$795... we accept Mastercard, VISA, and American Express
or Company Cheque in US or TT
Discounts:
Groups of 5 or more receive US$50 off per person; Returning Students receive
5% discount
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