project leadership and teambuilding

Project Leadership and Teambuilding This course is designed to provide participants with a structural framework in which they can master the vital people and communications skills which are critical for managing projects in today's environments. The course places fundamental project management skills in the organizational and human resources contexts and teaches the complementary leadership and team-building skills crucial to the success of any project. Using individual and team case studies and exercises, combined with instructor-led lecture and classroom discussion, participants will be able to enhance and practice leadership skills . You will explore leadership styles to discover which style is best suited to your personality. You will learn how to use leadership and communication skills to manage and resolve conflict, and gain the confidence of your team within a project management framework. This course can be applied towards the Project Management Institute (PMI®) Project Management Professional (PMP®) Recertification. See the Certification Program section below for details. Who Should Take This Course Course participants will be project management professionals who need to improve their ability to elicit top performance from all members of a team, even when line authority is lacking. The project team is the project manager’s greatest asset and biggest responsibility. Prerequisites: None. Good Project Management experience is an advantage. What You Are Taught � Explain why leadership is necessary in a project environment � Be able to describe the benefits and difficulties of working in teams. � Be able to create a team environment that will allow team goals to be met. � Be able to put into practice techniques and processes that will enable their teams to

achieve high performance. � Have increased their perception of their own strengths, preferred roles and leadership

styles within a team, and how to make the most of them. � Apply breakthrough thinking methods to solve problems efficiently � Diagnose sources of conflict and use appropriate negotiations skills to resolve

interpersonal conflicts � Be able to describe the factors important to leadership � Better understand team members’ communication, decision-making, and problem-solving

styles � Describe the key characteristics of effective teams � Develop strategies to objectively handle the inevitable politics related to your project

Topics Include: �� Introduction to Project Leadership and Team Building � Welcome and Administration � Course Goals � Personal Introductions �� Leadership in a Project Environment � Definition of Leadership � Leadership in today’s business environment � Challenges of leading project teams � Interpersonal Skills � What is Psychological Type? � Myers Briggs Type Indicator � Using Type Preferences �� Building Project Teams � What is a Team? � Why Teams? � Characteristics of Effective Teams? � Stages of Team Development � Behaviors of Team Members � Team Player Styles � Cultural Influences � Virtual Teams �� Stakeholder Analysis � Evaluating Essential Stakeholders � Working with Essential Stakeholder Types � Determining the Strategy for Communicating �� Communications Planning � Definition of Communication � Why Managing Communications is Important � Determining Project Communications Requirements �� Managing Conflict and Agreement � What is Conflict? � Sources of conflict in project teams � Approaches to Conflict Management � The Abilene Paradox � Managing Agreement in a Project Team �� Decision-Making Processes � Methods of Team Decision-Making � A Problem-Solving Process � Application of MBTI® to Decision-Making and Problem-Solving �� Negotiating Solutions � Stages of Negotiation � Power Bases � Negotiation Hints � Preparing to Negotiate �� Leading Change � Why Change Fails � Strategies for Managing Change � Key Issues for Effective Change Management � �� Course Wrap-Up � Close Course

Certification Program This course can be applied towards the PMI® PMP® Recertification or the project management specific instruction required for the PMI® PMP® Certification: • Professional Development Unit (PDU) credit: 32.0 • Professional Development Activity Program Number: 1107-000N2651 • Professional Development Activity Program Title: Project Leadership and Team Building Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) areas covered: • Project Human Resource Management • Project Communications Management

Course Duration, date and Venue Duration: 4 days Date: November 12-15 Venue: Dubai, UAE For registration Please fill in the attached form or fill in our online form at www.gbm4ibm.com/education

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