Project Leadership

Target Group

This course is ideal for project leaders, team members and managers who already have some experience with project-based work and want to deepen and professionalise their approach.

It is aimed at professionals who:

• Regularly lead or coordinate projects within their organisation
• Want to evolve towards a uniform and strategically aligned project approach
• Are looking for practical tools and methodologies such as Prince2 and PMBoK to manage their projects more efficiently
• Want to gain more control over team dynamics, decision-making and change management within projects;
• Want to align their leadership style with the maturity of their project team.

The training course is particularly valuable for organisations that strive for project excellence and want to establish a stronger link between strategy and implementation through a professional PMO.

Our approach

• We combine theoretical concepts with real-world examples, case studies, and interactive activities to enhance the learning experience.
• This training consists of 3 training days, preferably divided 2+1. 
• Participants bring in their own cases. In between sessions, learnings can be applied to deepen the understanding of the theoretical techniques. 
• The training provides the opportunity for experience exchange with other participants.
• The learning experience is supported and enhanced by an online learning platform.
• A training certificate can be provided.

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What can you expect?

Understand the role of a project leader: 

• Explore the responsibilities, traits, and competencies of an effective project leader
• Learn how to adapt leadership styles based on project requirements and team dynamics

Learn strategies to create an effective team:

• Building high-performing project teams, fostering collaboration, and establishing open lines of communication to enhance productivity and engagement
• Motivating project team members, setting clear expectations, providing constructive feedback, and managing performance to maximise individual and team contributions
• Managing the difficulties of remote collaboration

Enhance effective communication skills:

• Stakeholder analysis and management throughout the project life cycle
• Creating commitment in and around project through good communication
• How to hold difficult conversations or handle conflict in and around the project

Programme

Project leadership:

• Leadership styles and situational adaptability
• Roles of a project leader

Managing a project team: 

• Clear roles and responsibilities in a project environment (social contract)
• Building a project team (FRY)
• Organising efficient project team meetings
• Managing evolution in a project team (Tuckman)
• Dealing with the different personalities in the project team (Belbin team roles - incl. certified assessment)

Managing project stakeholders:

• Stakeholder analysis
• Stakeholder management
• Creating commitment in and around projects
• Dealing with change in projects (incl. scope changes)
• Dealing with resistance in projects

Communication in and around projects:

• Conflict handling and resolution
• Leading virtual and remote project teams