Course Name: No Drama Project Management - Avoiding Predictable Problems
Area of Study: Project Management Leadership
Classroom Hours: 7
Tuition per Student: $325
 
Description:

This course is an exploration of the preventable problems that cause project failures and how to steer clear of them. It covers far more than simple rookie mistakes like trying to please the wrong stakeholder or misunderstanding your role on the team. Those who have been around the block a few times will also find tips and insights that can help them reignite a stalled or meandering career. The sections on managing change adroitly or handling truly unexpected challenges, for example, can get veteran project managers back on track. It is about the art of project management. It contains methods and techniques that’ll help project managers shine and become promotable.

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
 
• Describe the common obstacles that all projects face, and how to defuse or avoid them
• Explain how project managers can hold a mirror to their own  performance and improve it
• Shows project managers how to become masters at expecting the expected and thereby ratcheting up their success rates

Students enrolled for this course should have the following:

This course is intended for project managers who have had projects go awry in the past and don’t understand why. It is intended for the project manager who wants to think like a program manager and keep from making the kinds of mistakes that will get them in hot water. It is also intended for program or portfolio managers who need to help train project managers to keep projects on track by managing the “known unknowns.” Finally, this course is intended for project managers who are ready to think beyond their current projects and look ahead to a job as a program or portfolio manager.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Understand the problems that every project faces, and how to avoid them
• Adjust their management style if it causes problems for their projects
• Determine just what their program manager is thinking, and what he or she wants from you
• Make sure, if their projects fail, that they do so in interesting and educational ways, not mundane ones
• Ensure that their projects run smoother, with less focus on the mistakes and more on the challenges
• Become a top project manager in their company, their field, the world