Course Overview

Project management is one of the most well-researched topics in the modern era where timely and adequate project deliveries define the company’s set to output and goal realisation.

Although, a true project manager may not be able to fulfil the expectation until he/she has not mastered the specific leadership skills required for project leadership. As per recent studies, approximately 50% of projects fail to be delivered as per the defined scope, time and cost.

What is generally missed by the organisations and its project managers? The most commonly missed action is that the true project lifecycle management may not be simply tracking the project deliverables but includes more details around communication, stakeholder management, ethical practices, risk controls, timely negotiations (and not leading into compromises) are inherent for managing projects.

The Zoe training course will help you unlock your true potential as a project manager and transform you to practice project leadership. After attending this training, you will see a change on how you start managing your projects which not only focusses on key deliverables but also your thought leadership, implementation of the best practices and efficient risk management.

Participants shall be deemed as the go-to project managers for managing the most critical and important projects in the organisation. The course aims to change the tactical Project Management process into a Project Leadership practice.

Course Objectives

Upon completing this “Project Leadership Course”, participants will be able to:

• Understand various Project Management and corresponding leadership methodologies
• Comprehend Project management framework critical for leadership
• Understand how to align your project deliverables with the organisation’s goals and vision
• Get a competitive edge over your peers for the next leadership role
• Master the people management skills enabling effective communication and collaborating
• How to set-up high performing project teams that are resilient
• Effectively manage project cost, risk and quality
• Identify stakeholders and know how to manage them
• Open up the communication platform for timely updates and control
• Become a project leader who works with the highest level of integrity and facilitate ethical practices

Training Methodology

This Project Leadership course focused for Project Managers shall comprise of the following training methods:

• Interactive Sessions and Lectures
• Presentations
• Group Discussions / Role Plays
• Case Studies & Functional Exercises
• Peer Learning

This course similar to all Zoe training courses will also follow the ‘Do-Review-Learn-Apply’ model.

Organisational Benefits

Employees taking up the Project Leadership Course will benefit the organisation in various ways like:

• Tap the true potential of the project managers in the company
• Prepare future organisation leaders
• Embed the project managers with specific project leadership skills
• Increased productivity and employee satisfaction
• See a transformation in your project deliveries
• Embrace the agility in project management
• Implement best practices in your projects
• Create an environment for budding leaders to explore and achieve more
• The better transition from a project manager role to a leadership role
• Be a learning organisation

Personal Benefits

Individuals who attend the Project Leadership Course will benefit in the following ways:

• Identify, assess and enhance your project management and leadership skills
• Get a competitive advantage with the latest project management theories and frameworks
• Improve overall productivity
• Devise a communication plan that works for you
• Learn one of the most important skills of stakeholder management
• Influence with confidence and courage in the project and stakeholder groups
• Practice ethical project management and build integrity for a long-lasting career span
• Be able to see beyond a single project and transition from a manager to a leader for all your projects
• Be the go-to person for managing critical projects in your organisation

Who Should Attend?

• Project Managers
• Team Leads
• Potential Project Managers
• Supervisors
• Line Managers
• Middle-level executives
• Those aspiring to be Project Managers
• Start-up founders
• Government executives
• Those looking for better opportunities with added responsibilities

Course Outline

Module 1: Role of a Project Manager with Leadership Skills

• Defining who is a project manager
• Mapping your leadership skills to your project management role
• Understanding leadership and different leadership styles
• Importance of Integrity in leading a project
• Moulding your project leadership avatar as per the company’s culture and vision

Module 2: Understanding the Project Management Framework

• Understanding Project, Program and Portfolio
• Understand who all are the internal and external stakeholders
• Importance of Project management process
• Project vs Product Lifecycle
• What is a Project Scope and how to manage it?
• Overview of project resources and how to manage them

Module 3: Project Cost and Quality Management

• Drivers of project cost and how to control them
• Drivers of project quality and how to control them
• How to avoid and manage conflict of Project Cost vs Project Quality
• EVM – Earned Value Management
• Learn specific tools and methods to track project quality

Module 4: Importance of Interaction and achieving Interactive leadership

• Understand the role and importance of Active listening and embed in your role
• Understand why project leadership demands facilitation in a project management role?
• Designing and asking result and output-oriented questions
• Importance of critical thinking required for interactive leadership
• How to master the change management process?

Module 5: Effective Communication

• What can be termed as project communication?
• Choosing the right audience for your communication
• Choosing the right delivery mechanism
• Importance of informal communication to gain valuable insights
• Understanding different types of communication and its importance
• How to manage crucial conversations with confidence and courage?

Module 6: Stakeholder Management

• Understand the framework to clearly define your project stakeholders
• How to introduce yourself to the key stakeholders?
• Learn the people skills important for managing stakeholders
• Map your influence on each stakeholder group and know-how to improve it?
• Handling conflicts and managing them for project delivery
• Understanding the importance of Negotiation

Module 7: Project Risk Management

• What can be termed and defined as a ‘Project Risk’?
• The managerial concept of ‘Measure->Assess-> Evaluate-> Manage’
• How to plan for project risk management?
• Learn how to perform both quantitative and qualitative risk analysis
• Learn how to control and manage risks in your projects
• Importance of Documentation in risk responses and management

Module 8: Project Management with a Vision

• Understand where your project deliverables fit into your organisation’s different goals/strategy?
• How to avoid negotiations leading into compromises?
• Focus on developing a high performing and resilient project teams
• Practice Trust building in your teams
• Assigning accountability
• How to set an example to motivate?
• Overview of ‘Agile Methodologies’
• Learn to bring in ‘consistency in change’
• Importance of technology in project leadership
• Design a collaborative work environment for project deliveries