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Presentation On
Project Management
There has been
much written (some by the presenter!) about the essential skills and
practices of successful project managers. The Presentation on
Project Management literature provides detailed prescriptions for
project managers working in every major industry. But beneath all
the flow charts and guidelines and formulas is a set of core
principles that make up a vision of effective project management. In
Presentation on Project Management session, the presenter will
briefly provide definitions of basic PM terms and theory, quickly
review some essential PM skills and practices, then guide
participants through some exercises which employ the metaphors of
the scarecrow, the tin man, and the cowardly lion to help them
discover Key Principles for PM Success which lie within us all.
[This highly rated session was first presented as part of the
Masters Series for the annual ISPI Conference and
Expo.]
Objectives:
After attending Presentation On Project Management, participants
will be able to:
- List and
define some basic Project Management terms and principles.
- Describe the
five essential project management processes and how they are
applied to the Generic Project Life Cycle.
- List some
critical strategies, principles, and techniques for assuring
project success.
- List some
passions and convictions project managers must hold to be
successful.
- List some
daring acts of courage project managers must perform to assure
project success.
Today's
organizations are becoming leaner, eliminating middle managers and
organizing task specialists into ad-hoc teams to complete specific
projects. These teams are usually led by one of the team's task
specialist who excels at his or her specialty, but does not
necessarily have management experience. Typically, these leaders are
contributing members of the project team, burdened with a similar
work load as other team members, while performing project management
chores as an add-on duty. These "instant project managers" need
help. They need quick and simple training, they need coaching, and
they need on-the-job performance support. In this session, you will
take the first step toward providing support for your "instant"
project managers.
Through
Presentation On Project Management, discussion, and hands-on
activity you will learn some project management basics and key
characteristics of project management training. In addition, you
will conduct your own "quick and dirty" analysis of the skills,
knowledge, and performance support your "instant" project managers
need.
Note: This
Presentation On Project Management relates to project management as
it may be applied to any field. By any field, they mean that the
projects to be managed may produce results as diverse as a new
house, a marketing plan, the moving of an office from one place to
another, roll-out of a new product -- anything. Presentation On
Project Management Objectives:
After attending this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the
results of an informal survey regarding project management
training requirements and, given some of the survey questions,
compare their responses with those of the respondents and the
other attendees of the session.
- Describe the
Project Management Institute's PMBOK (project management body of
knowledge) and its role in standardizing project management terms
and concepts.
- Define and
distinguish among some basic project management terms and
concepts, including the essential PM processes and a Generic
Project Life Cycle that can be applied to any type of project, in
any industry.
- Describe 20
generic job performance skills that the new "instant project
managers" need to enable them to manage projects quickly,
effectively, and on a part-time basis.
- Using a
worksheet, analyze the generic list of PM performance skills to
identify tools, training, or other performance support needed by
their organization's "instant" project managers.
When
you, as a project manager, accept responsibility for a project, you
accept the schedule, timeline, deadlines, resources, and
expectations set out at the start. Now you can make sure you're
asking the right questions for each project by utilizing the tools,
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you can manage your risk project according to best practice
standards. You'll have the details and plans in place to handle
whatever arises during a project's duration—setting appropriate
expectations for timelines, milestones, and deliverables. And,
ensure success for each and every project with resources on:
- Ensuring you
have the necessary equipment and resources available
- Properly
documenting all project activities
- Identifying staff skills by roles needed
- Putting
quality controls in place
- Identifying
and estimating indirect costs
- Documenting
and prioritizing requirements
- And much more
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