Project Management

Participants will participate in a team problem solving simulation to assess/reinforce key concepts of teamwork and receive feedback on a particular stage of project planning.

Class Objectives

• Understand the components of effective project management and what it takes to be an effective project leader
• Understand the key duties of a project leader during implementation of the project plan
• Practice a basic process for effective project planning and management and know how to
• prepare for and respond to potential problems that may arise during project implementation

Applied Skills

• Attend to both the task and the people/team dimensions in a project and know what a project leader can/should do to help a team progress through normal team stages
• Solidify a project charter that clarifies the project scope, team's boundaries and expected team deliverables
• Apply influence strategies to gain team members' commitment to a project and get the project team working together
• Establish team ground rules to foster effective team interactions
• Create a project plan—understand the importance of having a team co-author the project plan
• Define the critical path of a project (the shortest time in which the project can be completed as currently resourced and planned)
• Construct a Gantt chart to graphically display the time relationship of the steps in a project and what else to prepare for a presentation for project approval
• Have options for what to do if the project starts to fall behind schedule or runs into other problems during implementation

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