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PM Skills workshop (2 day)
New skills and tools for leading collaborative projects
  
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This two day workshop will help you understand and use project management tools
and processes many of which form part of the Project Management Institute's (PMI) Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), as applied in their PMP (Project Management
Professional) certification .
It also introduces the dimension of horizontal project
leadership and teamwork that will help you and your team be more innovative and effective, particularly for projects that involve partnerships and alliances that bridge organisational boundaries.
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Who should attend:
It suits those who may be either new to Project Management
and looking for skills, or experienced people who want to put more structure
over their informal processes. A wide range of topics are covered in a
short time, so we recommend you attend with a colleague
as that will multiply your effectiveness when you return to your workplace. Read feedback from others
This workshop is run monthly in Devonport Auckland (see schedule) with a theme that best matches the needs of actual participants. An optional application day is normally scheduled after each workshop specifically to allow people from out of town to spend some dedicated time on their own projects with personal support and mentoring, including the more advanced use of Microsoft Project if appropriate
(For those involved in projects in organisations and communities that must work with other partners to deliver real outcomes in our world's somewhat chaotic environment, we recommend instead our Living Systems Thinking workshop)
Our View of Organisations and where Project Management fits in:
Our PMSkills workshops addresses five key project issues that many organisations
face:
- Organisations that can capture the collective wisdom of their teams thrive - even in times and places that others see as chaotic. On this workshop we try to allow allow people to experience a team to use all its diverse assets to innovate and co create - for many its for the first time in their life.
- Organisations need to be highly innovative and agile in our
fast changing and competitive world. The "Management by
Projects" approach of this workshop offers new forms of horizontal leadership
to plan projects and motivate others over whom they may not have direct
authority, build partnerships and alliances that bridge traditional organisational
and budgeting boundaries.
- Projects start with a need and finish with a satisfied customer
We investigate the nature of projects and the end to end project lifecycle
processes required. Participants learn how to take an idea, proactively
turn it into a project proposal and then implement it in a way that maximises the chance of good customer outcomes.
- Projects seldom exist in isolation. Processes for
managing single large projects are defined within the Project Management
Institute's Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). We extend this to provide new
processes for people from a wide range of technical, government, customer
or service orientated organisations that wish to better manage in complex multiple project, multiple partner environments
- Projects are often late, over budget or under perform. If we
don't know why, we just try to use our old processes over and over again getting the same results..
Learning Objectives:
On completion of this workshop attendees should be able to:
- Take a strategic (proactive) approach to initiating and leading
a project with innovation,
- Understand the issues and tools for managing projects in the real
world of complexity,
- Build and lead empowered teams that plan their projects up front,
- Use new tools, leadership, skills, behaviours and processes to help
plan and control projects.
- Promote organisational learning processes and capability for the
future.
- Continue this team learning experience with others in their workplaces.
- Understand the principles behind the Project Management Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK)
- Provide a base for study for the Project Management Professional
PMP Certification - (TM) PMI
Topics covered:
Day 1:
- Reflecting and sharing our experience. Questioning our past conventions about projects and learning.
- A project and its environment - change, customers, stakeholders,
organisational culture
- Understanding Customer Outcomes vs Project Outputs - living with and managing uncertainty.
- Successful teams - roles, leadership, team building, and communication
in a matrix project organisation.
- The-start-to-finish process - customer outcomes, :initiation, planning,
implementing, controlling and closing.
- How to initiate a project - outcomes, feasibility study, brainstorming,
project charter, deliverable outputs
Day 2
- Scoping a project and using team wisdom to create an up front roadmap before proceeding (Templates)
- Processes needed to make a project happen - templates, estimating,
risks, opportunity, time management
- How to produce a plan - research, brainstorm, work-plan, critical
path analysis, optimisation, baseline
- How to control and measure progress - milestones, costs, earned value,
variations, reporting
- How Microsoft Project software may help you as a tool - a quick tutorial
that covers key functions
- How to learn from actual project experiences and do better next time.
Enrol Now:,
Contact us now to discuss,. check scheduled workshop dates that suit, then download this enrolment form.
Prices $660 + GST = $759 per 2 day workshop including lunches. On completion, a framed certificate is provided.
Includes a comprehensive folder of notes including a disc of templates and forms
for future revision ans use.
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Step out of your workplace to enjoy learning in the tranquility of Devonport Relax over lunch in one of its restaurants
Contact us and we will run this in any other location around the country to suit your culture and practices |
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