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Building & Leading
Project Teams (671)
Credits: 3
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Project management takes place in a dynamic, complex
and changing environment. Successful project management depends on the
technical and interpersonal skills of the project manager, the project team,
and the organization managers who support the project. These skills must be
integrated with the business and technical skills necessary to lead any
successful project or program and achieve the cost, schedule and quality
objectives with maximum customer satisfaction.
Course 671 deepens your understanding of management
processes, leadership styles, organizational structures and how project
management fits into an organizational culture. We also investigate the
relationship between organizational formats, authority and power, how to
construct teams and keep them going, techniques to motivate, coach and measure
performance.
Subjects covered include:
Project/Program Organization and Organizational
Structures
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Problem Solving and Managing Stress
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Project Authority
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Decision Making and Managing Change
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Management Principles and Stakeholders
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Managing People and Risk
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Understanding the Differences Between People
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Conflict Management
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Motivation
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Principles and Techniques of Negotiation
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Leadership and Followship
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Enhancing Project Performance and Productivity
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Project Teams and Project Structure
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Productive Meeting Management
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Introduction to Interpersonal Skills and Relationships
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Introduction to Managing Change
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Introduction to International Projects, People, and Cultural Diversity |
Communication |
Increase Your Understanding of |
. The dynamics of leadership
. Role of the project manager and project team
. Motivational techniques for individuals and groups
. Communication models
. The dynamics of "followership"
. Continuous improvement methods
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Improve Your Ability to |
. Define
responsibility and authority in projects
. Understand people's behavior
. Create a motivated, high performance
project team
. Develop leadership skills
. Solve problems and make decisions in
the project environment
. Communicate effectively
. Negotiate and manage conflict
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Professor:
Earl Sprague, M.S., M.B.A., PMP
Texts:
Building, Leading and Managing
Project Teams, AGU Press
Organizing Projects for
Success, Vijay K. Verma, Project Management Institute
Human Resource Skills
for the Project Manager, Vijay K. Verma, Project
Management Institute
Managing the Project
Team, Vijay K. Verma, Project Management Institute
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