COURSE DESCRIPTION 
 
HR Managers are asked to juggle a wide variety of assignments and add on special ones as needed. In many companies, the people, who formerly performed specialized tasks, are gone, along with their expertise. The work still needs to be done and HR Managers are called on to take on this work as a 'project.' The 'project' is added to an already full schedule, major decisions have been made elsewhere, and you may have no team to carry out the work. Most HR folks are not trained as project managers and may struggle with getting everything done effectively and efficiently. The basics of project management are universal and many of the tools are easy to use. Get the results your organization expects applying these fundamental approaches to tackle special assignments and integrate all your assignments into a project you manage productively and systematically.
You are already good at getting different stakeholders to cooperate because of your excellent communication skills. Build on these and use more sophisticated tools to get project results. Continually improve your existing skills in project management, communication, understanding human nature, and working across organizational lines. As you lead more successful projects, you will have new challenges. Be ready to take a deeper dive into advanced project management standards and their application to your situation. This can be overwhelming on top of your many responsibilities and priorities. Develop a plan to integrate new skills and tools systematically and continuously.
In this practical seminar, you will learn to: plan, execute, and manage projects to get desired results on time, on budget, on target; prevent scope creep, stop firefighting, and put your effort into solving the problem; define potential risks and develop contingency plans; use simple tools to manage projects of any size; and provide stakeholders with the results they expect.
 
 
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 
 
As a result of this program, HR professionals will be able to

Recognize the “business problem” before the project begins
Organize tasks easily into logical groups of activities
Create a project plan to guide all your efforts
Hone organizational skills: Manage your project 'team'
even if there is none
Communicate even more effectively; Keep critical stakeholders involved
Avoid major project pitfalls; Track progress; Recognize slippage quickly
Anticipate and manage project risk
Lead effective project meetings
Meet project objectives; Demonstrate successful project completion
Bring in projects on time, on budget, and on target
Apply Lessons Learned to the next project.

REAL LIFE PRACTICAL APPLICATION EXERCISES
 
This program is highly interactive, with many workshops, activities, and a Case Study. In the Case Study you will apply all the tools and techniques and lock in your learning. You will leave with many resources and a plan to implement what you have learned back at work.
 
WHO WILL BENEFIT? 
 

Self-taught project managers seeking enrichment training and new skills
Project teams having trouble juggling their tasks and responsibilities

We recommend CFO’s, Senior Managers and any officer with a reporting team to attend the Seminar because they are the ones who get the request for time-off and how they manage these requests can often determine whether the company will be liable for discrimination, leave retaliation or leave interference.
 
DETAILED AGENDA   
 
Day 1, January 8, Wednesday, 2020 - (8:30 AM - 5:00 PM)
08:00 AM - 08:30AM - Meet and Greet - Breakfast
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Registration & Introductions. Expectations; objectives Individual Strengths & Challenges workshop
9:00 AM -  CHAPTER 1 -  INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT

What is a Project?
Your strategic initiatives; projects vs. operations
WORKSHOP: Where does project fit in organizational structure?
Project Lifecycle
WORKSHOP: Project strengths and challenges
Success factors and pitfalls discussion
Leadership and management

Wrap; Individual Learning Journal activity 
09:30 AM - CHAPTER 2 -  PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS

Introduction to Process Model; Chain of Process
SOPs
Introduction to Project Management/Process/Lifecycle
WORKSHOP: Why use project management

Wrap; Individual Learning Journal activity 
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM - Morning Break 
10:45 AM –  12:00 PM - CHAPTER 3 PROJECT INITIATION 

How do your projects arise?
Where does this project fit? What is the Business Problem?
Developing the Business Case
Calculations; ROI; Break even, Payback, Go/No Go
CASE STUDY: Stakeholders, Stakeholders Analysis

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM - Lunch Break
12:45 PM -  02:30 PM    

Conflict Management
Bridges Model of Conflict Resolution
Aligned Assertive Communication
Project Charter
CASE STUDY: Business Problem workshop; Business Charter

Wrap; Individual Learning Journal activity
02:30 PM - 02:45 PM - Afternoon Break
02:45 PM - 5:00 PM - CHAPTER 4 PLANNING & SCHEDULING 

Planning: What, Who, When, How
Virtual Team/Kick Off Agenda
Requirements elicitation communication
Listening Quiz; Active Listening
CASE STUDY: Applying communications skills to requirements
Scope, Constraints, Assumptions; Analysis tools

05:00 PM - Day One Ends.
Write up all Lessons Learned for beginning of Day 2

Day 2, January 9, Thursday, 2020 - (8:30 AM - 5:00 PM)
08:00 AM – 08:30 AM - Breakfast 
08:30 AM - 08:45 AM –  Most Interesting lessons learned/insights from Day 1
08:45 AM – 10:30 AM

Project Planning
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
CASE STUDY: Develop WBS
Sequencing; Logic Diagram; Relation among WBS tasks
CASE STUDY: Develop Logic Diagram
Estimating activity duration
Creating a PERT diagram based on estimates and logic diagram
CASE STUDY: Develop PERT
Define Resources – People
Defining roles: responsibility accountability, consultation & information – RACI
CASE STUDY: Develop Stakeholder RACI

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM - Morning Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM  

Critical Path Method to develop project schedule
CASE STUDY: Develop CPM
Developing Schedule Calculations; Human behavior
Effective Project Presentations

Sample Project Checklist
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM - Lunch Break
12:45 PM - 2:30 PM - CASE STUDY: Develop Schedule
Wrap; Individual Learning Journal activity 
CHAPTER 5 RISK MANAGEMENT 

What is Risk management?
WORKSHOP: HR projects typical risks 

Risk identification techniques: Brainstorming; SWOT ; Impact matrix calculation
02:30 PM - 02:45 PM - Afternoon Break
02:45 PM – 05:00 PM 

Risk management and decision making
CASE STUDY: SWOT; Develop Impact Matrix
Qualitative, Quantitative analysis
CASE STUDY: Develop Risk Analysis
Risk strategies; risk register; risk management
CASE STUDY: Add risk tasks and time to WBS
WORSHOP: Delivering risk related messages and bad news

05:00 PM – Wrap; Individual Learning Journal activity Day Two Ends
Write up Lessons Learned for beginning of Day 3
 
Day 3, January 10, Friday, 2020 - (8:30 AM - 3:30 PM)   
08:00 AM - 08:30 AM – Breakfast
08:30 AM - 08:45 AM – Most interesting lessons learned/insights from days 1 & 2
08:45 AM – 10:30 AM - CHAPTER 6 HUMAN RESOURCES PLANNING 

Human resources Planning
Staff and team management
Communication plan
CASE STUDY: Develop Communication Plan
Training planning
WORKSHOP: Calculating communication complexity 

Wrap; Individual Learning Journal activity 
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM - Morning Break 
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM - CHAPTER 7 PROJECT EXECUTION

Managing all project processes, people, issues

Wrap; Individual Learning Journal activity
CHAPTER 8 MONITORING AND CONTROLLING

WORKSHOP: What can go wrong
What to monitor; checklist
Measuring Actuals: Scope, Schedule, Cost; Quality Control

Wrap; Individual Learning Journal activity
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM - Lunch Break
12:45 PM - 02:00 PM - CHAPTER 9 CLOSURE

How to close the project
WORKSHOP: Influence Strategies
Problem solving

Wrap; Individual Learning Journal activity 
02:00 PM – 02:15 PM - Afternoon Break 
02:15 PM - 03:15 PM  

WORKSHOP: What have you learned about project management?
Final WORKSHOP: Apply everything you learned; what do I do 'Monday morning?’

03:15 PM - 03:30 PM - Evaluations
03:30 PM -  How to Run Productive Meetings - Q&A and Program Wrap Up
PROGRAM ENDS
 
INSTRUCTOR PROFILE 
Rebecca Staton-Reinstein Ph.D., and President of Advantage Leadership, Inc. is an: Experienced project manager: Rebecca has managed projects ofall kinds from automating the Section 8 Housing system for a major housing authority to developing a heart/lung machine.
Program Development: She develops and delivers project management programs for her clients, University of Miami, and training companies around the world, including the American Management Association. She is a featured speaker at conferences for "non-project managers" in project management and taking on more leadership-oriented roles.
Local Project Management Institute involvement: Rebecca has presented programs for her local PMI chapter at meetings and conferences. She consulted to the chapter on creating a strategic plan, which became a model for other chapters.
Internationally recognized strategic planning and leadership expert: Rebecca is president of Advantage Leadership, Inc., has a Ph.D. in organizational development, and is the author of several strategic leadership books. 
Clients get bottom- and top-line results from her coaching: She emphasizes all aspects of strategic planning and leadership, management, and team development.
 
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