Project Management - Managing Teams & Stakeholders

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for delegates who have attended our Project Management - Framework & Processes course and would like to take a deeper look at the communication, project leadership, project politics and requirements gathering elements of project management.

Benefits

This workshop targets an often-neglected element of the practice of Project Management; the people. It breaks down key communication skills needed when dealing with a wide range of stakeholders and enables participants to adapt their style appropriately. Delegates will develop their leadership skills and learn how to overcome the challenges presenting by project politics and change. They will also have the opportunity to practise and progress their communication and leadership skills in practical sessions during the workshop.

Project Leadership

Managing the project team
Developing the project team
Managing change and problems

Communication

Managing your project's communications
Adapting communication style to stakeholder needs
Creating a Communications Plan
Updates to the Project Team
Updates to the Project Board and other stakeholders

Project Politics

Working with external contractors
Managing politics within your organisation/partnerships
Stakeholder mapping
Managing stakeholders

Requirements and Creating Specifications

Getting people to tell you what they need
Creating a specification to guide the project
Quality Management

Face-to-face training

Training is held in our modern, comfortable, air-conditioned suites.

Lunch, breaks and timing

A hot lunch is provided at local restaurants near our venues:

• Bloomsbury
• Limehouse

Courses start at 9:30am.

Please aim to be with us for 9:15am.

Browse the sample menus and view joining information (how to get to our venues).

Refreshments

Available throughout the day:

• Hot beverages
• Clean, filtered water
• Biscuits

Online training

Regular breaks throughout the day.

Learning tools

In-course handbook

Contains unit objectives, exercises and space to write notes

24 months access to trainers

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