Overview:
Let's face it - we are all managing projects every day! They may be simple or more complex, but undoubtedly you are managing projects within your role. You don't need to be a project manager to learn how to manage your projects effectively and efficiently. This interactive presentation will provide the basics of managing projects - regardless of their size or complexity. Webinar attendees will be provided a variety of tools, techniques and best practices to enable them to more effectively manage the projects they are assigned and the projects they want to undertake, including how to socialize initiatives to get buy-in from others.
This webinar will provide a simple step-by-step process for managing your projects. Attendees will learn how to use a variety of documents - scopestatements, communication plans, risk management plans, risk registers and change management plans - in order to better manage their initiatives. Additionally, the importance of socializing initiatives as well as managing stakeholders to ensure commitment to initiatives and support needed to achieve goals will be discussed.
Challenges in managing projects will be covered as well as how to best address those challenges to keep your project moving forward. Other topics covered in this webinar to enable for increased effectiveness in managing projects and meeting project goals include: developing the project business case, effective project planning with the team, five stages of team development, driving decision making from stakeholders and facilitating effective team meetings.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Project scope statements
- Developing the business case for your own projects
- Socializing projects to get commitment from others and keep them engaged
- Identifying and managing stakeholders
- Developing your project plan
- Developing the Work Breakdown Structure and activity list
- Communications planning
- Identifying, planning for and managing project risks
- Managing changes to the project
Who Will Benefit:
- HR Professionals (Managers, Administrators, Learning & Development Staff, etc.)
- Business Line Managers
- Individual Contributors
- Anyone who is interested in learning how to better manage their workloads
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