Project Leadership, Management and Communications via E-Training
42 Days - Course No. ePM02E
Target AudiencE:
Project Managers
and Business Professionals who need to increase their leadership skills will
find this course extremely valuable.
Prerequisites:
None
Learn How To:
◦ Build high-performance project teams through more effective
communication
◦ Use the three "Ps"-power, politics, and personality-to
encourage productivity and cooperation
◦ Resolve conflicts quickly utilizing time-tested methods
◦ Apply creative problem solving techniques to any roadblock
◦ Utilize a powerful four-stage negotiation process to attain
consensus quickly
course Synopsis:
See how to put your fundamental project
management skills in their proper organizational context. As a course
participant, you'll master the vital leadership competencies critical to every
project's success.
During this course, you'll have the opportunity
to develop key problem-solving and decision-making skills. You'll learn how to
empower yourself and other team members through more effective negotiation.
You'll gain a clear understanding of why communication is so
important-regardless of how a project is organized. And you'll discover how
your individual leadership style and personality can influence the course a
project will take.
This ESI online course takes advantage of a new
learning methodology and Macromedia® Flash™ delivery
platform. Each lesson includes a realistic scenario and a problem related to
project management-similar to those project managers face every day-along with
the resources necessary to solve each problem.
Learning is both independent and interactive.
Lessons and individual assignments are self-paced. In addition, threaded
discussion questions enable participants to apply the lesson content to their
own work situations and interact with other participants. The instructor
provides personalized feedback to both the individual assignments and threaded
discussion answers, and is always available to answer participants' questions
about course concepts.
Project managers and business professionals who
need to increase their communication skills will find Project Leadership,
Management, and Communications to be extremely valuable as they master
important team-building skills to get the most from their most valuable project
management resource - their people!
course Topics:
Leadership and Management
◦ What is leadership?
◦ What is the difference between leadership and
management?
◦ What are the processes for establishing
direction, aligning people, and motivating people to follow your vision?
Valuing Difference
◦ How do individual differences affect your ability
to lead?
◦ What is the distinction between behavior and
motivation?
◦ How can an understanding of individual
differences help you manage conflict more effectively?
Building Inspired Teams
◦ What is a team?
◦ What are the stages of team development?
◦ How do you lead and maintain effective,
productive teams?
Negotiation
◦ What is the difference between competitive and
collaborative negotiation?
◦ What are the stages of conflict and
negotiation?
◦ How do you plan and conduct and effective
negotiation?
Leading Change
◦ What are stakeholders?
◦ How do you lead organizational change?
You as a Leader
◦ What is the role of ethics in leadership?
◦ How will you continue to enhance and build on
your leadership skills?
Other Information:
PMBOK® Guide Knowledge Areas:
◦ The Project Management Context
◦ Project Integration Management
◦ Project Human Resource Management
◦ Project Communications Management
◦ Project Procurement Management
“PMBOK” is a
trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc., which is registered in the
United States
and other nations.
Professional Development Units (PDUs): 28