Developing excellent managerial and interpersonal skills is critical to your success, the success of your projects and, ultimately, the success of your company. We offer a selection of PM-oriented courses that will improve the way that you deal with others and maximize the value that you bring to your organization. All programs are 2-day classroom or 12-hour live eLearning, except where noted. They are also available onsite at a location of your choice and can be tailored to meet your specific needs.
Effective Communication Skills for Project Managers
Blending Processes, Tools and Interpersonal Skills
Communication is the single most critical success factor in projects, providing the foundation to define and manage project objectives and scope, plan project performance, execute, control and close projects. This workshop gives project stakeholders at every level the performance edge to make their projects successful.
Managing and Leading Projects across Organizational Boundaries
Gain Support for Your Projects
This course is intended for all managers, leaders and/or technical/professionals who must reach across organizational or geographic boundaries (i.e., departments, functions, business units, etc.) for collaboration, resources or support where they have little or no formal authority. Participants will learn how to address typical cross-boundary challenges, such as: managing conflict, bridging cross-cultural differences, geographically-dispersed or virtual relationships.
Building High Performance Teams
Utilize Collaboration and Commitment Blending Processes
Enhance your leadership abilities with the powerful techniques introduced in this program. You will discover how to build 100% team participation, commitment and buy-in in to even the most complex project plans. You will also learn the secrets to selling your ideas and building action plans that drive quick implementation and sure results!
Conflict Resolution for Project Managers
Strengthen Your Leadership and Communication Skills
The human factor is a major challenge in every project. If conflicts and negative behavior are affecting your team's ability to work cooperatively toward its goal, then this program is a must for you!? You¡¯ll learn the skills to set the context for and diagnose specific conflict situations; then to evaluate and implement win/win solutions.
Effective Negotiation Skills for Project Managers
The Fast Track to Yes!
Become a master at dealing with unworkable differences - situations where there appears to be no acceptable compromise. This program shows you how to reach agreements where all parties are pleased with the outcome. Regardless of whether you bring your most challenging situations to this workshop or work through the compelling real-life class examples, you will enhance your personal and professional life with powerful new skills.
Effective Presentation Skills
Achieve Your Targeted Results
The ability to make successful and effective presentations comes naturally to some people, but for the vast majority it is a task often approached with a mixture of trepidation and dread. However, presenting information, for whatever purpose, is an important part of our working and personal lives and can have a direct impact on our ability to persuade, gain commitment or agreement and enhance understanding. This course will help you communicate your message and achieve desired results.
Stakeholder Relationship Skills for Project Managers
Improve Your Interpersonal Skills
This program is designed to provide project managers with the ability to: analyze the complexities of major stakeholder relationship categories, apply the most appropriate interpersonal relationship skills to the different categories of relationships, and align the dynamic needs of the stakeholders with a project¡¯s objective throughout the project life cycle.
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