Module 1 – Project Management Fundamentals

• Defining a project and project management
• How projects can benefit you and your organization
• Project life cycles
• Selling your own project ideas
• Role & skills of the project manager
• Creating a vision
• Setting project goals
• Project planning worksheets
• The statement of work

Module 2 – Project Management Training

• What a project is
• Project management basics
• How projects can help you
• A project’s life cycle
• Selling and preparing a project
• The role of a project manager
• Project goals
• Laying out a project
• Project risks and contingency planning
• The work breakdown structure
• Planning tools and budgets
• Teamwork and development
• Communication
• Closing out a project
• Team meetings
• Project presentations

Module 3 – Intermediate Project Management

• What really needs to be done?
• Scheduling your project
• The Work Breakdown Structure and other planning tools
• Budgeting
• Project risks
• Schedule and budget compression
• Change control process
• Closing out a project

Module 4 – Effective Planning & Scheduling

• Projects and schedules
• The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Estimating activity durations
• Identifying task dependencies
• Aligning resources with activities
• Project planning
• Scheduling software
• Uncertainty and risk management
• Communication
• Creating a viable schedule
• Updating and monitoring the schedule

Module 5 – Advanced Project Management

• Choosing the Project Team
• Scheduling Your Project
• Building a Winning Team
• Team meetings
• Nine Easy Ways to Reward Your Team
• Developing a Communication Plan
• Communicating with Sponsors and Executives
• Dealing with Problem Team Members

Module 6 – Team Building

• Types of teams
• The TORI model
• The Team Player Survey
• Organizations Today
• The Stages of Team Development
• Communication Skills
• Shared Leadership
• DeBono’s Thinking Hats
• Managing Team Conflict
• The Trust/Relationship Model
• Obtaining Consensus
• Team-Shaping Factors
• Team Problem-Solving
• SWOT Analysis

Module 7 – Building Better Teams

• Defining teams
• Establishing team norms
• Working as a team
• Your team player type
• Building team trust
• The stages of team development
• Team building with TORI
• Communication
• Becoming a good team player

Module 8 – Risk Management

• Understanding risk
• Risk management activities
• Assessing risk
• Responding to risks
• Resourcing controls
• Reaction planning
• Reporting and monitoring
• Communication
• Reviewing and evaluating the framework

Module 9 – Crisis Management

• What is crisis management?
• Training leaders and staff
• Conducting the crisis audit
• Performing a risk level analysis
• Developing a response process
• Consulting with the experts
• Incident management techniques
• Working through the issues
• Establishing an emergency operations center
• Building business continuity and recovery
• Recovering and moving on
• Plenty of case studies

Module 10 – Time Management

• The Power of a Change
• Changing Our Perspective
• Setting Goals
• Planning Tips and Tricks
• Setting a Routine
• Doing it Right
• Putting an End to Procrastination
• Getting Organized
• Organizing Your Files
• Managing Your Workload

Module 11 – Leadership Skills

• Managing your time and energy
• What makes a good leader?
• Communication as a leadership tool
• The commitment curve
• Employee development models
• Dealing with conflict and difficult issues
• What successful leaders do

Module 12 – Self-Leadership

• What is self-leadership?
• Knowing who you are
• Change management
• Knowing what you do
• Motivation for optimists
• Using what you know

Module 13 – Communication Strategies

• Creating positive relationships
• Growing our self-awareness
• Communication basics and barriers
• Asking questions and listening skills
• Body language
• Communication styles
• Creating a positive self-image
• Frame of reference
• Techniques for the workplace
• Assertiveness
   

Module 14 – Knowledge Management

• Definitions of knowledge management, tacit knowledge, explicit knowledge, and KMBOK
• The business case for knowledge management
• (WBS)
• The knowledge management mix
• The knowledge management framework
• Knowledge management models
• The knowledge management toolkit
• Implementing knowledge management initiatives
• Designing a chief knowledge officer position
• Case studies and success stories