This 3-day project management program focuses on understanding project management and business process improvement.  It is specifically recommended for “seasoned” supervisors or managers who are expected to fulfill their supervisory duties of “getting work done through the efforts of others” as well as work on innovative projects that focus on improvement opportunities.  They are expected to add value based on their in-depth understanding of their organization, their industry and their resources.
 

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Project Management Training: Understanding Project Management Overview

What participants will learn:
At the conclusion of this workshop, you should feel more comfortable in the following areas:

• Understand just what is meant by a “project”
• Develop the skills a project manager must have
• Develop methods for keeping the team focused and motivated and the customer satisfied.
•  Identify simple techniques and tools for planning and tracking your project
• Recognize what steps must be taken to complete projects on time and on budget
• Enhance ability to sell ideas to the sponsor, the customer and the team through meetings and presentations
• Understand ways to add value to your organization

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Course Outline

Day 1
	Introductions, Learning Objectives and Agenda
	A large group introduction and a discussion of the types of reports and proposals the participants do, followed by an exercise/icebreaker to put people at ease and learn personal objectives of participants
	Pre-assignment
	Discuss general preparation for workshop and type of report/proposal each participant will be working with
	What is a “project”?
	How “projects” fit into the 21st century workplace
	Project Evaluation
	Recognize when projects add value to the organization and when you have the time, commitment, and resources to do them
	Selling your project
	The stakeholder roles
	Your Role as a Project Manager
	The three types of project manager
	The four stages of a project
	The relationship with your project sponsor
	Understanding the scope of the project
	Dealing with dual responsibilities
	Your leadership role
	Your interpersonal role
	Your informational role
	Your decision making role
	The Seven Traits of a Good Project Manager
	Enthusiasm
	Ability to manage change
	Tolerant of ambiguity
	Team builder/negotiator
	Customer service orientation
	Understand priorities
	Knowledge of the industry
	Project Assignment
	Assignment-participants are given further directions for developing their own project for a presentation on day three
Day 2
v	Identify Project Activities
	Participants work in teams to identify project activities, determine their order, how long each activity would take, and then prepare a work breakdown structure
	Working With Teams
	Choosing your team and defining roles
	Meeting preparation: information gathering and agenda planning
	During meetings: goals, completion dates, budgets
	After meetings: follow up and follow through
	Resolving Conflict
	Group discussion of case studies
	Planning Tools
	Cost benefit analysis
	Dependency chart
	Milestones and Gantt Charts
	Critical path
	Other tools
	Charts, Costs and other Puzzles
	Tracking tasks
	Coping with delays
	Making adjustments
	Finding and fixing mistakes
	Communication
	With the sponsor
	With the team
	Controlling Costs
	Building a budget
	Budget control
	Monitoring and controlling the budget
Day 3
	Exiting a Project
	Inclusion
	Integration
	Extinction
	Presentation Skills
	The Assessment Process
	Discussion of the project: what went well and what flopped
	Your Next Project
	Benchmarking
	Best practices
	Critical evaluations
	Individual/team Presentations
	Review: the weak link in project management
	Personal action plan
	Project Presentations
	Review
	Evaluation
	Suggested Reading List