Skilled project managers know that it‘s not just tools and techniques but the people who perform the project work that leads to project success. Managing them is as critical to successful project delivery as are the other project management components. It can often be the case that human issues sidetrack projects. This course is designed to prepare project managers for the complete picture of resource management and to help them become well-rounded for what project life can bring.

Prerequisites

• A foundation-level of knowledge of project management tools and techniques

Learning Objectives

At the end of this class, participants will be able to:

• Understand the relationship between resource management, and organizational and project success

• Explain project management roles and definitions

• Plan for resources from both organizational and project perspectives

• Understand key elements of resource managing

• Recognize what it takes to manage resources well

• Differentiate between leadership and management

• Build high performance teams

Who Should Attend

• Project managers and team members that manage and work on projects

• Managers that manage project managers and provide input to resolving project issues

Course Outline

• Project management roles and definitions

• The organizational context for managing resources

• Resource planning at the organizational and project levels

• Resource management

• Leadership and resources

• Team building

• What does it take?

The class contains numerous exercises

Class Length

• One Day (8 PDUs)