Catalogue

Description

This course will be an overview of:

• What it means to lead people on a project.
• Why influence is a critical part of the PM leadership role, and how to develop and utilize influence with individuals.
• How to grow the PMs circle of influence and gain additional access for broader influence to achieve project goals.
• The PM role in leading critical project decision-making and tools that can help.
• How a leader communicates and comports themselves and why it matters.

After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

• Articulate the major components of project manager role for leading the people on a project.
• Create influence plans for individuals whose support is needed in some way on the project.
• Map their personal business relationships and use to gain access needed to execute their influence plans.
• Use influence and information tools to guide a group of individuals through challenging decisions.
• Communicate strongly with a leadership persona and in a way that engenders trust and support from others.