Leading Project Teams

Profound project management knowledge is certainly helpful to manage project, but success is often related to good leadership and social competences of a project manager.

It’s about Leadership

The blended-learning course “Leading Project Teams” is targeted towards anyone who leads project teams. The course deals less with project management techniques but focuses on the skills needed to lead the team and end a project successfully.

Practical and exercise-driven

With the help of a variety of exercises and case studies, the project managers build up their leadership and communication skills and learn how to react in difficult situations.

Advantages

Alternation between theory and exchange of experiences

Promoting teamwork

Practical application with the help of exercises, case studies and group work

Interactive and tailor-made to the leadership practices of the company

Delivery

Languages

English

German

French

other languages on demand

Delivery Mode

In-company training courses – including a variety of learning approach (self-study, instructor-led training, coaching, etc.) – customization and integration of company specific practices possible
Classroom or virtual
Delivery on a global scale possible

Duration

2 or 3 days

Audience

This course is addressed to project managers who will lead a project team, who want to become more proficient in leadership and communication, or to representatives of Project Management Offices (PMOs).

Prerequisites

1

The foundations of project management

2

Profound knowledge of project management practices

The foundations of project management
Profound knowledge of project management practices

Learning objectives

At the end of the training, the participants will be able to:

Apply particular enhanced project management techniques and methods (such as performance report, EVM, project marketing, etc.)

Understand the importance of soft skill factors in project management (such as leadership, team development, motivation, delegation, etc.)

Know about the challenges, risks, and success factors of projects

React to difficult situations

Methodology

Many topics are designated for reviewing the participants’ own experiences in small groups. The exchange of experiences is always reflected against theory and guided by an experienced teacher who can provide the participants with a range of examples from different industries.

Kick-off meeting to launch the training and to introduce to the different phases and tools

Self-study phase with digital learning contents and accompanied by a distant coach

Workshop with practical examples, case studies, and exercises, or project management simulation “SimulTrain®”

e-Learning

SimulTrain®

The course covers the following topics:

Content

Teambuilding
Leadership, situational leadership, servant leader
Local, remote and virtual teams
Communication
Conflict management and problem solving
Project marketing
Motivation, delegation, teamwork
Reporting and decision making

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