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Project management: People skills
Start date:
Location:
05 Nov 08
London
14 Jan 09
London
18 Feb 09
London
22 Apr 09
London
Price:
£899.00
Duration: 2 days
Course
ref:
BLPR6
OverviewThis course aims to provide participants with a framework for understanding the people involved in projects and equip them with the skills and knowledge to work most effectively with others. Without these key people skills project managers often fail.
Learning
objectives
- Identify and build on personal strengths to achieve greater success on projects
- Find new ways to motivate project participants
- Maintain control of project progress through influencing and negotiation
- Achieve greater collaboration and avoid unnecessary conflicts
- Handle conflict constructively and professionally.
Who is it for?For managers and project leaders who are involved in projects. Participants should already have some awareness of project working and its challenges.
Note: This course does not cover project planning tools and techniques and it does not assume any knowledge of these. These are covered in depth on the course effective project management: tools and techniques.
Course content
- Recognising the key people issues and challenges associated with projects
- Building relationships with your stakeholders - understanding and listening; communicating and selling the project to them
- Understanding your own personal strengths and their impact on success - using the Strength Deployment Inventory
- Enthusing project participants and maintaining their motivation
- Team dynamics and the key factors for project team success
- Strategies and tactics for managing conflict
- Negotiating 'win-win' outcomes
- Influencing and persuading key people on your project.
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