Define the leader’s role in each phase of the project life cycle
Outline reasons for project successes and failures
Use key performance indicators to monitor ongoing project progress
Support project managers and project teams through coaching, mentoring and rewarding success
Select the tools and techniques of project management that will help your organisation be successful
Course Synopsis
As organisational hierarchies give way to dynamic, cross-functional project teams, senior managers find themselves challenged with adopting a “new economy” approach to managing project managers. The leader of project managers must bring order and rationality to a chaotic environment, identify opportunities to influence the direction of projects and provide the means for project managers to succeed. In addition, the leader of project managers must be skilled at managing project portfolios, allocating resources, reviewing projects and communicating appropriately. Above all, the manager of project managers must know the right questions to ask!
In this highly facilitated course, you will learn soft and hard skills and approaches that lead to organisational success in the “management by projects” environment. You will also get expert perspectives and review best practices on issues critical to those who lead project managers. You’ll enjoy lively debate and stimulating conversation that reinforces what you know and what you have learned.
This course provides you with a new way of thinking about the best way to lead people in conjunction with the underlying process of project management. It is a “must-have” for anyone responsible for leading and managing project managers.
Reminder: Participants should have a basic understanding of project management before taking this course. It is assumed that attendees currently or will soon lead project managers, with or without a direct reporting relationship.
