Empowering Project Teams: Facilitating Collaboration - Online - School of Continuing Education, University Of Wisconsin

	Empowering Project Teams: Facilitating Collaboration

	In the fast-paced world of project management, teams that can communicate, collaborate and cooperate provide the foundation of successful project and product delivery. This course provides core tools and techniques to ensure the timely delivery of information to stakeholders, the ability to collaborate and influence without authority, creating a positive work environment and leveraging roles and responsibilities. Through case studies and hands-on practice, you gain a portfolio of tools, processes and templates that can be used immediately at work. Value to You • Develop templates to expedite the planning - execution - monitoring and controlling process • Develop and communicate roles and responsibilities to project stakeholders • Create information dashboards for communicating with the project stakeholders • Communicate the right information to the right person for the right decision Prerequisites: Project Management Foundations
More ▼ Course Outline An Introduction to Managing High Performance Project Teams Establish the language What is a project? What is project management? What is the difference between project management and routine work? Discuss a Communication Management Plan What does it mean? - to be a team member - to be a manager - to be a sponsor What is your role? - Leader - Manager - Administrator - Facilitator - Follower - Persuader What is the agenda of the players? Identifying the project stakeholders Identifying the project sponsor Building a relationship with the project sponsor Identifying the core team members Developing relationships, what will the project structure look like Defining Roles and Responsibilities Defining roles and responsibilities Establishing the core team Review communication and collaboration tools Review PMIS solutions Laying the framework for success Creating / evaluating The Project Charter Costs ,Time, Quality, Scope, Risks Can you say 'No'? Communicating the Vision in 10 words or less Developing Guiding Principles and managing Conflict Confirm and communicate Roles, Responsibilities, Accountabilities and Authority - for team members - for stakeholders Conducting a skills assessment What skills are available? What skills are needed? How to get what you need without a large training budget? Transitioning team members onto the team Kicking off the project Where does it fit? What is the impact? Strategies to manage competing requirements Picking the Stages / Phases Team Interaction in the Critical Stages - Planning, Executing, and Controlling the Work Confronting the real world - deal with the tough stuff Defining the Product Scope Selling the Project Scope Authorizing Work - When to say 'yes' - When to say 'no' - When to say 'wait' Managing competing schedule and cost requirements Dealing with the interference of business requirements Monitoring and controlling Dealing with the underperforming team member, vendor or stakeholder Dealing with contract violations Developing a transition strategy for team members Developing an integrated team Close ▲
	This program can be applied toward the: Project Management Certificate
	Notes Required and Optional Texts (Purchased by Participant) Required "Building Team Power" by Thomas Kayser and "You Can't Lead With Your Feet on the Desk" by Ed Fuller. Optional "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide )-Fourth Edition"



	Dates and locations to be announced. Fee: $845 CEUs: 1.4, PDUs: 14

	Email us with your interest, contact:
		Business & Management General Information, sce-bus@uwm.edu, 414-227-3220 Maribeth Sacho, Program Associate, msacho@uwm.edu, 414-227-3337 Anne O'Meara, Program Director, aomeara@uwm.edu, 414-227-3311

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