AMA On-Site-Only WorkshopsProject Management for the Team Member
About the Workshop: Seminar # 67718
Today, it is routine in most organizations to ask employees to work as members of project teams. However, very few—if any—of these employees have received formal training in the fundamentals of project management. Many management experts believe that this lack of training is the most important contributing factor to project failure. Fortunately, it’s among the easiest to fix. Once team members understand how to apply basic project management tools and techniques, project quality and performance improve quickly.
Product Description
In this one-day workshop, employees learn the necessary tools and techniques to become effective project team members. They gain a broad overview of the topic of project management and understand the specifics of how projects work. Through instructor-led training, group discussions, and individual and team activities, workshop participants get a real-world perspective on the basics of successful projects…and get practical knowledge on applying these fundamentals to their own current projects.
Who Should Attend
This workshop is designed for individual contributors who work as members of project teams, but who have no background or prior knowledge of project management.
Benefits
By the end of this workshop, participants will gain the tools to:
- Apply standard project management terminology
- Describe the project management process and identify the key project components
- Recognize why projects fail
- Satisfy project stakeholders
- Understand and apply project process tools, such as SMART tools and Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
- Provide accurate, reliable estimates for both project time and cost
- Improve project outcomes
- Become more productive members of their project teams
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Define key project management terms, master a new vocabulary and use it consistently
- Describe the project management process
- Identify project stakeholders and their relationships to each other
- Understand stakeholders’ needs, conflicts and issues
- Apply stakeholder information to recognize stakeholder issues within your organization
- Identify and apply critical project management process tools, communication tools and protocols
- Create a project charter
- Apply SMART tools
- Create a usable Work Breakdown Structure
- Successfully estimate project activity, level of effort, duration and cost
- Prioritize and schedule project activities using the Critical Path Method
- Communicate project issues between team members with clarity and efficiency
- Create a Personal Action Plan to implement learning on the job
Outline
Project Management Basics
- Define key project management terms so team members have a common language
- Understand the difference between projects and processes
Project Management Stakeholders
- Know the stakeholders and their needs so you can better predict their actions and reactions
- How leadership style can impact a project team
Project Management Tools
- Steps to creating a project charter
- How to accurately estimate project activities
- Types of dependencies in a project and how to apply the critical path method (CPM)
- Project management communication tools including Gantt Charts, status reports, key accomplishments, issues reporting and unmitigated risk reporting
Contact an AMA training specialist to learn how to bring this workshop on-site to your organization. Call today at
1-877-566-9441.