0172 - Project Management Essentials

Employee Training

Course Description

Project Management Essentials for the Unofficial Project Manager^®

Knowledge workers and leaders have quietly slipped into the role of the unofficial project manager. The lack of time management, poor persuasion skills, scope creep, and no formal project or process training – all combine to raise the probability of project failure costing organizations time, money, and employee morale. Project management isn’t just about managing logistics and hoping the project team is ready to play to win. The skills of “informal authority” are more important than ever before, so team members are inspired to contribute to the project's success.

FranklinCovey’s Project Management Essentials for the Unofficial Project Manager^® work session will help participants consistently complete projects on time, on budget, and with the highest quality. They will learn to implement a disciplined process to execute projects and to master informal authority to inspire the team.

PEOPLE + PROCESS = SUCCESS

The Project Management Essentials for the Unofficial Project Manager work session will provide participants with the mindset, skillset, and toolset that will consistently deliver successful projects to completion.

Please note, there will also be a 5 Week Report Session (2 hours) in addition to the one day work session.

Learner Outcomes

As a result of this work session, participants will learn:

Foundation

Understand that consistent project success depends on processes and people
Implement Four Foundational Behaviors that inspire their team members to execute with excellence

Initiate

Identify a project's stakeholders
Establish clear and measurable project outcomes
Create a well-defined project scope statement

Plan

Identify, assess, and manage project risks
Create a realistic and well-defined project schedule

Execute

Hold team members accountable to project plans
Conduct consistent team-accountability sessions

Monitor & Control

Create a clear communication plan around the project that includes regular project status reports and project changes

Close

Reward and recognize the contributions of project team members
Formally close projects by documenting lessons learned

Notes

Please note: This course requires a minimum of fifteen (15) participants to be registered to run the section. If the minimum is not met and the section is canceled, you will be notified via email.