Project Management for Managers

Project Managers focus on the skills required to lead and manage effective and successful projects.

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When you're in charge of managing a project there is a lot to do. Whether it's planning and tracking tasks and assignments, involving others in the right way, communicating to stakeholders or negotiating and decision-making. All of these skills must be used when you are responsible for the success of a project.

Whether this is your first or twentieth project, the Project Management for Managers courseware is for you. This courseware will strengthen existing skills and build new ones to help you successfully manage any project from start to finish.

This course bundle includes the following 18 bite sized mobile ready courses:

  1. Team Involvement in Planning
    Identify how you will involve the team in planning the project
  2. Brand and Promote Your Project
    Create a compelling and concise branding statement for your project
  3. Project Plan Updates
    Identify the individuals who must be informed and updated on the project plan
  4. Planning Tools and Resources
    Determine the tools and resources you will use to effectively plan your project
  5. Articulate the Attributes of Your Ideas
    Learn how to confidently articulate the positive attributes and benefits of your ideas
  6. Essential Project Plan Components
    Ensure your project plan has the key components required for success
  7. Status Reporting Expectations
    Set team expectations for reporting and sharing project and task status
  8. Sharing Essential Project Information
    Determine how quick and informative project information will be delivered from the team
  9. Sharing Problems Right Away
    Discuss with the team why problems and difficult information must be shared right away
  10. Monitor Project Status
    Actively monitor the current status of your project
  11. Objectively Evaluate Proposals
    Use objective criteria to evaluate proposed agreements
  12. Advocate for Interests
    Strengthen your ability to advocate for interests rather than positions
  13. Be Open to Different Solutions
    Stay open to various and creative solutions
  14. Focus on the Issues vs. Individuals
    Avoid getting personal by keeping the focus on issues, not individuals
  15. Negotiating with Difficult People
    Implement negotiation strategies to cope with difficult or unethical individuals
  16. The Likelihood of Project Risk
    Consider both the impact and likelihood project risks will materialize
  17. Responding to Project Risk
    Know how to respond to project risks appropriately
  18. Minimize the Consequences
    Minimize the consequences of adverse situations on the project

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Project Management
A Vado Learning Track
Vado Learning Tracks provide learners with recommended course bundles to be taken to together for an in-depth development experience. The Project Management Learning Track comprises the following bundles: Project Management for Managers (18 courses) Meeting Management (5 courses) Become a Contributi... read more
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Video Running Time (minutes)
180:00
Product Type
E-Learning
Course ID
VB-31

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1. Team Involvement in Planning
Project planning is an essential component of managing any project. As a project manager, you are ultimately responsible for the project plan and its success. As you know, the strength of your plan and your ability to manage its various components greatly impact the final outcome of any project. The... read more
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2. Brand and Promote Your Project
Individual excitement and optimism are an essential component to any project's success. When individuals are excited about a project, their dedication, commitment, and desire to work hard all increase. Of course as more team members are dedicated and committed to a project's success, that team stren... read more
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3. Project Plan Updates
Managing a project requires handling a number of different elements, typically all at the same time. On any given day you have people doing work, people wanting work done, and people who want to know about the work that is being done. Emails, phone calls, and face-to-face conversations are all in a ... read more
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4. Planning Tools and Resources
While there are a number of elements to planning a project, one area that may not get a lot of quality thinking is the type of tools and resources you'll use to plan and manage the project. Nowadays there are so many terrific tools available to plan, manage, track, and implement your project, there'... read more
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5. Articulate the Attributes of Your Ideas
If we struggle to communicate our thoughts and have trouble getting others to listen to and accept our ideas, our ability to succeed diminishes. To be truly successful in any role, we must be able to clearly and confidently express our opinions in a way that leads others to engage in our conversatio... read more
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6. Essential Project Plan Components
All successful project managers will tell you that planning is the key to your success. A good plan is the foundation for any project to build upon. Create a weak foundation and a project will struggle to succeed. Build a strong foundation and a project is in a better position to handle the unexpect... read more
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7. Status Reporting Expectations
As a project manager it is essential to create a culture that encourages and creates accountability for regular status updates. When updates are consistently given, you will always know what is going well, what obstacles may exist, or what may be falling behind. At the same time, team members have t... read more
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8. Sharing Essential Project Information
A successful project requires many things to happen, one of which is lots of communication. There must be consistent and clear communication from you to your team members, to stakeholders, and your customers just to name a few. Communication matters. Without it, team members don't have the informati... read more
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9. Sharing Problems Right Away
Working with your team to set expectations and discuss the importance of quickly sharing problems and challenging situations is critical. While it can be tough to talk about problems, especially if the person contributed to the situation, it's essential to build a team culture that encourages the di... read more
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10. Monitor Project Status
Any successful project manager will tell you it's critical to consistently monitor the status of your project's tasks. Lose sight of what's going on and you run the risk of more problems, incomplete work, and missed deadlines. Don't follow-up and individuals with work assignments may start to see yo... read more
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11. Objectively Evaluate Proposals
The goal of any negotiation event is to identify an agreeable solution for both parties. If the solution were simple or straightforward, mostly likely negotiation wouldn't be needed. So it can be safe to assume that if you're negotiating, you're most likely dealing with disagreements and conflicting... read more
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12. Advocate for Interests
A successful negotiation occurs when both parties have their interests or needs listened to and addressed. By taking the time to understand why something is desired, you open the doors for different solutions that can still meet everyone's needs--which is what you really want to achieve anyway. When... read more
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13. Be Open to Different Solutions
During the negotiation process we want to achieve the best possible outcome. While we certainly want a solution that is good for both parties, the reality is we all want to reach a solution that is beneficial for us individually. This is natural and to be expected. With that said, there are a number... read more
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14. Focus on the Issues vs. Individuals
Negotiating, among many things, is an emotion filled process. For some, just the word can evoke uncomfortable thoughts. In these situations, people want different things, and thus it's not uncommon for discussions to escalate or get uncomfortable. While you may experience a variety of feelings durin... read more
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15. Negotiating with Difficult People
There are times we have to negotiate with individuals who, for whatever reason, make things difficult. This situation can be challenging, as well as draining. With that said, learning a few strategies to manage these difficult situations can help. You will certainly find the more prepared you are to... read more
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16. The Likelihood of Project Risk
A best practice when it comes to planning for risk is not only identifying potential risks, but also estimating the probability a risk may happen. Knowing the probability a risk may occur can give you the information needed to know what time and energy should be put towards trying to minimize a risk... read more
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17. Responding to Project Risk
We all know that any project has risk. A risk that something unexpected will happen, a risk that planned resources or technology won't perform as expected, or a risk that changes within the organization dramatically impact the project timeline. Certainly any of these things are possible, and then so... read more
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18. Minimize the Consequences
Being good at risk mitigation takes creativity. Often times it involves seeing the situation in a different way, identifying a variety of possible solutions, and being willing to try something new or different. This at times can be a challenge. However, when it comes to mitigating project risk, bein... read more
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