Managing People in Projects Training Course

A two-day in-company training course2 Days - On Request

This course is one of our standard in-company programmes and can be delivered to your people at a venue and date of your choice. If it is not exactly what you want then we can either create a tailored course based on our extensive library of standard course materials or produce a fully bespoke training course for you.



Course Overview:This course is about the people side of project management. It will provide delegates with an understanding of the key people issues in the project environment and equip delegates with the management skills necessary that lead to successful project outcomes.

Programme Contents

The role of the project manager
- Your 2 roles
- Project leadership skills
Teams and Teamworking
- Why work as a team?
- The 6 characteristics of high performing teams
Putting the team together
- Understanding team roles
- Your preferred role
- Building on strengths
Project Communication
- Why we need to communicate
- Preferred modes and communication
Visionary Thinking
- Understanding project outcomes
- Use of vision statements
Creative thinking
- Left/right brain thinking
- Phases of creative problem solving
- Improving your creativity
- Encouraging group creativity
Different People Different Motivations
- Understanding Motivation
- Motivating preferred modes
- Signs and symptoms of demotivation
Project Meetings
- Running project meetings
- Team orientation meetings
- Ad-hoc meetings
Managing the Mavericks
- Why people become mavericks
- Assertiveness
- Managing conflict