Practical Project Management

For new project managers, with opportunities for those more experienced to share and network.

• Create a project charter.
• Analyze stakeholders.
• Determine project priorities.
• Create a work breakdown structure.
• Conduct a risk analysis.
• Identify project team.
• Estimate time.
• Chart a project schedule.
• Monitor the project.
• Write project status reports.
• Conduct effective meetings.
• Resolve conflict.
• Finalize deliverables.
• Hand off deliverables.
• Document lessons learned.
• Close the project.

Session 1

• The key variables to define in every project.
• 4 key things to do at the start of a project.
• The 14 most important items to inquire about from the beginning.
• How to identify and prioritize all stakeholders.
• The 9 criteria needed to determine project priorities.
• How to create a work breakdown structure.
• An easy-to-use risk analysis process.
• Ways to prevent and respond to problems in projects.

Session 2

• Tips for selecting a project team.
• A worksheet that makes it easy to assign work to staff.
• 6 different ways to estimate project task time.
• How to chart a solid project schedule.
• Multiple ways to handle project task dependencies.
• 8 ways to build a cohesive project team.
• Tips for assessing project status and monitoring a project team.
• The best way to keep stakeholders informed.
• 41 tricks for running effective meetings.

Session 3

• The 6 phases of resolving conflict between team members.
• 5 essential parts of finalizing deliverables.
• How to hand off deliverables in a meaningful way.
• The 4 phases of documenting lessons learned.
• 20 things to do when closing a project.

• All the worksheets, checklists, and forms in Microsoft® Word template format. Simply download them from your personal MyLangevin website.
• 90-day access to all recorded online sessions.
• Free 1-year feedback service. Receive detailed feedback on your materials to help improve your projects.
• One-time, free refresher training. Brush up on your skills by attending the same workshop a second time. (Note: attendee must be the same person, from the same company, as the original paid booking.)

Over 3 consecutive days, you will explore every task involved in successfully managing a project, with many opportunities to reflect, ask questions, and address the real work issues you face back on the job. Expect to spend an extra 30 minutes each day for pre-course and intersession work.

Maximum Class Size: 15 participants (We limit class size to ensure maximum value and participation for our clients.)

• Log in to the Adobe Connect platform using the link that will be sent prior to your workshop. 
• Expect an engaging, highly interactive, hands-on workshop with plenty of practice opportunities using breakout rooms, chat, polls, whiteboard annotation tools, etc.
• Review recordings of each session for up to 3 months after the workshop ends.