 Managing
Projects Well
The Behavioral Science of Project Management and Leadership
 Well known around the world for its pragmatic, interactive approach, this seminar
is a favorite for seasoned project managers and
team members alike, as well as those just starting the journey
because it hits the Big 3: Managing Projects, People,
and
Time.
Steve's research over a 10-year period found technical
factors were listed rarely out of hundreds of reasons. All other
times, people and behavioral factors were the principal cause of
failure.
Since 90% of a project manager's job is
communication, 90% of our attention is placed
on wrangling people, projects, and time. The most
common causes of project failures do not appear to
be failures caused by technical matters, but of
non-technical matters, i.e., people matters.
What's unique about this program is that it
emphasizes the following essential items:
- Human elements of why projects fail and related solutions
- Behavioral
exercises
- Techniques to rapidly change your
own methods and behaviors putting you in
charge
- Methods to involve team members as well as project
managers
- The
technologies of human interaction, the
exchange of information, and how to compel others to
achieve more in the contexts of projects, gathering
requirements and negotiations
- How to improve the way managers view human
interactions for leadership to anticipate
surprises and problems, forecast schedules
delays or budget problems, and prepare team
members
- How to gain flexibility in how information
gets communicated to make for improved leadership,
more compelling arguments, greater influence of
project sponsors and functional manager
- How to change unproductive behaviors at
work to eliminate interruptions, reduce waste and
rework, manage scope creep, and clarify
objectives early
Includes
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Detailed surveying
and optional interviewing of participants for course tailoring |
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Five day seminar |
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Evening program on
project scheduling, working with contractors, and project risk
(public seminar only) |
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Evening program on
handling conflict and convincing strategies (public seminar
only) |
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Substantial morning,
daytime, noon, and evening individual Navigating The Obstacle Course Coaching© |
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Detailed seminar
workbook |
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A copy of the
author's book, Managing Projects Well |
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Free audio CD: Stress
Prevention Technique |
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Free digital CD: All
PowerPoint slides plus full audio transcript from prior
seminars, or if in-house, a recording of your own seminar |
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Global web log
website access for information sharing among past participants |
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Follow-on WEBinars to
integrate performance on the job |
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Airport
transportation and transit to evening recreational events |
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High quality lodging
in seminar hotel with 3 gourmet buffet meals daily |
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