Leading Project Teams
Leading Project Teams
Profound project management knowledge is certainly helpful to manage project, but success is often related to good leadership and social competences of a project manager.
It’s about Leadership
The blended-learning course “Leading Project Teams” is targeted towards anyone who leads project teams. The course deals less with project management techniques but focuses on the skills needed to lead the team and end a project successfully.
Practical and exercise-driven
With the help of a variety of exercises and case studies, the project managers build up their leadership and communication skills and learn how to react in difficult situations.
Advantages
Alternation between theory and exchange of experiences
Promoting teamwork
Practical application with the help of exercises, case studies and group work
Interactive and tailor-made to the leadership practices of the company
Delivery
Languages
English, German, French & more on demand
Delivery Mode
- In-company training courses – including a variety of learning approach (self-study, instructor-led training, coaching, etc.) – customization and integration of company specific practices possible
- Classroom or virtual
- Delivery on a global scale possible
Duration
2 or 3 days
Audience
This course is addressed to project managers who will lead a project team, who want to become more proficient in leadership and communication, or to representatives of Project Management Offices (PMOs).
Prerequisites
1
The foundations of project management
2
Profound knowledge of project management practices
- The foundations of project management
- Profound knowledge of project management practices
Learning objectives
At the end of the training, the participants will be able to:
Apply particular enhanced project management techniques and methods (such as performance report, EVM, project marketing, etc.)
Understand the importance of soft skill factors in project management (such as leadership, team development, motivation, delegation, etc.)
Know about the challenges, risks, and success factors of projects
React to difficult situations
Methodology
Many topics are designated for reviewing the participants’ own experiences in small groups. The exchange of experiences is always reflected against theory and guided by an experienced teacher who can provide the participants with a range of examples from different industries.
The course covers the following topics:
Content
- Teambuilding
- Leadership, situational leadership, servant leader
- Local, remote and virtual teams
- Communication
- Conflict management and problem solving
- Project marketing
- Motivation, delegation, teamwork
- Reporting and decision making
