Leading Projects & Leading People Knowledge Village, Dubai
International Institute for Learning, Inc
- Duration / Course length: 2 Days
- Timings: Flexible
Course details
This practical project management course integrates essential project management fundamentals with effective leadership principles. Focused on enhancing quality engagement performance, this course teaches participants how to achieve results through structured planning and control while emphasizing the importance of collaboration and effective communication among cross-functional teams. Learners will analyze and apply strategies to initiate, estimate, and control projects with a systems-oriented approach, honing skills to build trust and maintain accountability across teams.
Participants will develop critical skills in relationship management within a performance-focused setting that encourages interaction, innovation, and hands-on learning.
Benefits of Attending:
- Mastery of project and people management skills to drive project success
- Practical tools and techniques for improving decision-making, team engagement, and project tracking
- Enhanced ability to manage stakeholders, anticipate challenges, and align project goals with organizational objectives
Course Syllabus:
Day 1: Leading Projects
Introduction to Project Management
- Orientation, goals, and objectives
- Small Group Discussion: Exploring project effectiveness, challenges, and solutions
Project Management Fundamentals
- Concepts of project life cycles, knowledge areas, and competing demands
- Small Group Exercise: Identifying project lifecycles and aligning tools
Scope Management
- Prioritizing and defining project scope and stakeholder expectations
- Small Group Exercise: Creating scope documents and assessing stakeholder needs
Deliverable Definition, Scheduling, and Tracking
- Using Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Responsibility Assignment Matrices (RAM)
- Exercise: Building an engagement WBS and mapping roles
Monitoring and Controlling Projects
- Action Planning Discussion: Best practices for improved project effectiveness
Day 2: Leading People
Effective Leadership Skills
- Team roles and characteristics of successful leaders
- Exercise: Exploring leadership styles and team-building activities
Team Development and High-Performance Models
- Building team culture, trust, accountability, and diversity
- Exercise: Contrasting characteristics of high-performing vs. dysfunctional teams
Core Communication Skills
- Enhancing communication through models and practical exercises
- Exercise: Practicing effective conversation skills for better team dynamics
Influencing and Engaging Others
- Techniques for building rapport, understanding perspectives, and networking
- Exercise: Power of Recognition and building rapport strategies
Delegation and Escalation Techniques
- Methods for effective delegation and escalation to optimize project flow
- Exercise: Role-playing scenarios for delegation and communication
Recap and Closing
- Workshop Force Field Analysis
- Reflection: Personal growth and development insights
Eligibility / Requirements
This course is designed for professionals involved in project management or those aiming to develop skills in leading cross-functional teams.
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About International Institute for Learning, Inc
About International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL)
With a wholly-owned network of operating companies all over the world and clients in more than 150 countries, IIL is a global leader in training and certification, coaching and mentoring, consulting and customized course development. Our core competencies include: Project, Program and Portfolio Management; Business Analysis; Lean Six Sigma and Process Excellence; Agile; ITIL ; Leadership and Interpersonal Skills.
Using our proprietary Many Methods of Learning™, IIL delivers innovative, effective and consistent training solutions through a variety of learning approaches: Virtual, Traditional Classroom, On-Demand, Mobile, Video and Simulation. As a PMI Global Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.); a member of PMI's Global Executive Council; an APMG Accredited Training Organization (ATO) for PRINCE2 , ITIL , and others; a Microsoft Partner (with a Microsoft Gold Project and Portfolio Management competency); and an IIBA Endorsed Education Provider (EEP™), IIL is the training solution partner of choice for many top global companies.
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