People skills for Project Managers

This course is an excellent way to understand and deal with the way people react in a project environment. Useful for both the experienced and inexperienced project manager.

This course is only available on a contract basis. Contact us for a quote.

What is this course?

People working in a project environment have different needs brought on by

• The temporary nature of the work
• The tight deadlines
• New reporting structures
• High stress environment

This two day course visits some of the people skills required by Project Managers. While other courses may cover some of the same skills, this course presents them in the context of Project Management.

• Stress. How a project manager can recognise and deal with stress.
• Listening and communicating. Practical advice and examples.
• Motivating. Practical advice on motivating individuals and teams.
• Conflict Management. Different approaches to conflict management.
• Stakeholders. Some techniques for formal identification and analysis.
• Negotiation skills. Practical advice and techniques for negotiating.

The course was written jointly by an experienced Project Manager and an experienced workplace counselor who is also the current president of c.a.p.a.v (Counselors and Psychotherapists Association of Victoria). Both are also experienced trainers.

Why do this course?

• Projects need people to succeed. Process is not enough.
• Participants will be shown theory and techniques to help improve project team performance.
• Participants will be shown theory and techniques to help identify stakeholders and recognise their needs.
• Project delivery will benefit from a lower stress environment and a more thoughtful approach to the needs of the parties involved.

Who should attend?

• Anyone who would like to understand better the dynamics of people in the project environment.
• Anyone who would like to improve their project management skills.
• Anyone making the move into the project environment and wanting to prepare for it.

 

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