Improve the way your project team accomplishes tasks, and enhance their interpersonal and problem-solving skills. Identify operating stereotypes and other obstacles to communication. Learn different cultures' approaches to work, relationships, time, and exchange of information and how this affects attitudes and performance on the job. Topics include: • creating and maintaining an environment that enables…

Stakeholder Management is one of the most critical factors of project success. This course provides the project manager with an understanding of stakeholder management processes using proven tools and techniques for managing the stakeholders during the various phases of a project.In this course, you will learn to: • Prepare a communications plan and put it…

In this course, you will learn to: • Build high-performance project teams through effective leadership and team communication • Use power, politics and influence to motivate your team • Resolve conflicts using proven techniques • Implement effective and creative problem-solving and brainstorming processes • Select the right team members and balance resources between projects •…

Balance the conflicting resource and priority demands of multiple cross-functional projects, while maintaining the strategic values of your organizationIn this course, you will learn to: • Define success criteria for each project• Manage resources through project prioritization • Evaluate and select projects based on strategic importance to the organization • Learn to apply a filter…

In this course, you will learn to: • Establish a baseline from which to measure results • Develop contingencies for “unknowns” which may affect your project • Control the project scope and take measures to avoid “scope creep” • Implement a simple change management process • Apply techniques for shortening project duration • Track cost,…

Running a successful project is more than just aligning your project team to project goals. It also requires a clear and conscious focus on aligning corollary team participants, contractors and subcontractors through contract management and administration. In this course, you will learn: Drafting RFP’s and bid documents Analyzing and evaluating responses Fundamentals of contracting Identifying…

Meeting cost and time constraints within a project often compromises quality. This course explores how to maintain your quality standards through a balanced approach to quality time and cost. The focus is on developing and applying a quality framework that works for your own projects.In this course, you will learn: • Defining quality • The…

Effective initiation processes are key to launching effective projects. This course explores specific tips and strategies you can implement during the preparation and start up phases.In this course, you will learn: • an overview of approaches, methods, and instruments for the initiation. • selecting methods and instruments that fit your project • actively involving others…