This practical oriented 2 day training programme is designed to give participants an understanding of how best to lead and manage project terms and offers an experiential perspective to project managers with a focus on leadership and relationship management essentials.

For whom
 

• This course will be of interest to those individuals who wish to expand their knowledge and develop organisational / project leadership skills and competencies with emphasis on organisational culture, relationship management and performance management.

• Project managers who are responsible for managing and leading project teams and those looking to strengthen their communication and people management skills in a project context.

Aims and Objectives

On completion participants will:
 

• Learn how to develop leadership skills to build and sustain high performing project teams
• Appreciate how to foster and facilitate productive team communications throughout the project.
• Gain insights through experiential analysis to understand the challenges that project managers face in leading and managing project teams.
• Appreciate project leadership best practice through the application of reference-able frameworks throughout the programme.
   

Course Content

Day 1

• Introduction, definitions and review
• The soft skills catalogue
• Project leadership frameworks
• Team development frameworks
• The start up actions of effective project leadership
• Case study scenarios
• Project stakeholders and stakeholder management
• Roles and responsibilities
   

Day 2

• Project leadership styles
• Motivating project teams
• Power vs. influence ? 
• Building commitment and enhancing team performance
• Case study scenarios.
• Leading teams through difficult projects.
• Conflict management and negotiation
   

Training Dates:TBC
please register your interest at cpm@ul.ie

Venue: University of Limerick
Cost: €700
Cost: €350 (Students / Unemployed)
(Special rates available for UL Staff, please contact the CPM for details)