A 2 or 3 Day Hands-On Workshop

The workshop shows you how to firmly control any size project. It firmly focuses on practical, how-to aspects of managing your projects with real-world examples. The competencies addressed in this workshop are: Customer Service Orientation; Conceptual & Strategic Thinking; Judgment & Analytical Thinking; Flexibility; Initiative; Communication & Persuasion; Standards of Excellence & Efficiency; Use of Influence Strategies; Working through others; Entrepreneurial Achievement; Leadership; Group Management; and Organizational Awareness.

Subjects Covered in this workshop include:

2 Day Version

  • Mentoring and Leading the Project team
  • Defining and Initiating the Project
  • Successful Project Planning
  • How Does the Contractor Plan the Project?
  • Budgeting
  • Dealing With Change and Conflict—Procedures for Avoiding the Traps and Staying In Charge
  • Scheduling the Project
  • Managing the Project Scheduling Process
  • Informal and Better Approaches
  • Organizing the Project
  • Directing the Project
  • Evaluating and Adjusting Course

3 Day Version

Each of the above topics as well as:

  • Additional Hands-On Exercises
  • Effective Project Communication Techniques
  • Managing Project Priorities
  • Organizational and Personal Motivation
  • Confronting Poor Performance
  • Build a Project Plan in Class