Building and Managing Effective Project Teams

Course Description:

The management gurus say, 'It's always a people problem.' This course is about people - people as individuals, in project teams, and as project managers.

The SOMOS course Building and Managing Effective Project Teams was developed for the specialist or senior technical staff who is new to the role of management. It introduces them to the concepts and analytical framework of managing people, by studying peoples' differences, similarities, and behaviours.

Through a combination of lectures, videos, exercises, and case studies, participants examine work and project environments and the behaviours of individuals at work. Attendees learn the factors that influence individual and team performance, and take away practical tools and techniques to get the best performance from a team in a real project environment.

Objectives:

After completing the SOMOS Building and Managing Effective Project Teams course, participants will have analytical techniques and decision support tools to help them analyze, understand, and manage people in project teams.

This course also prepares participants to write the Human Resource Management component of the Project Management Professional (PMP®) examination from the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Attendees earn 14 Professional Development Units (PDUs) for their PMP® Certification.

Duration:

2 days

Course Outline:

Day 1

Introduction

Overview and Reference to PMBOKÂ®

Individuals

Personal Temperament Frameworks

Individual Performance

Organizations

Alternative Organizational Structures

Organizational Objectives

Project Tools and Adaptation

Day 2

Analyzing Your Project Situation

Teams

Team Dynamics

Team Performance Model

Improving Team Performance

Managing Teams

Class Size:

SOMOS experience has shown the optimal class size is between 14 and 20 students for best interaction between the participants and the instructor.

Course Materials:

Course notes
Exercise booklet

Target Audience:

Intermediate and senior technical personnel
Technical team leaders, managers
Entry level project managers
Personnel preparing for the PMPÂ® examination
PMs seeking advanced training or PDUs

Prerequisites:

Managing Projects Across the Organization, or
Introduction to Management for Technical Professionals, or
Other introductory project management training, or
Equivalent work experience

Registration Information:

This course is offered to groups of 15 or more.

If you would like to discuss your organization's management development needs with a SOMOS account executive, please click here or call 613-592-5050 x229.

Refer to course code 2EPT00 - Building and Managing Effective Project Teams.