People Skills of Project Management training course

Benefits

• Learn to manage people for project success
• Practice negotiation, delegation and leadership inside the classroom
• Develop an influencing style to gain co-operation from others
• Enhance your CV and boost your career prospects

Who should attend?

• Anybody who has project responsibilities (including but not restricted to team managers, project managers and programme managers)
• Individuals who need to develop people-management skills for a project environment

Objectives

• Learn how to manage people and teams effectively
• Gain skills in negotiation, influencing people and communication

*Delegates are invited to define three learning goals prior to the course, to ensure a measurable goal and achievement

Course includes

• Course notes, delegate pack
• Lunch, tea & coffee refreshments

Pre-requisites

• No formal qualifications required
• Some awareness of how people skills are important within the student’s own context will be useful

Duration

• 1 day

Course content

Subject Areas Covered

• Identify the people-management skills required in projects
• What are the responsibilities of the line/project manager for managing people?
• The leadership styles; which is the ‘best fit’ within the project cycle?
• Identify the differences between a project team and a work team
• Stages if team development
• Setting objectives for project team members
• Responsibility and accountability in projects
• Delegation – the right way to do it!
• Motivating the project team
• Communicating difficult/sensitive messages; keeping conflict at bay
• Develop an influencing style which will gain cooperation from others
• How to effectively manage difficult situations and people for project success
• Negotiating with different management elements associated with your project