Course Name: Results Without Authority

Area of Study: Project Management Leadership

Classroom Hours: 7

Tuition per Student: $325

Description:

This course outlines how to tackle the challenge of getting everyone on board—and keeping them there—when you as the project leader lack clear-cut authority. This is an essential course for getting the best results from your team. It’s tricky enough to spearhead a big project when you’re the boss. But when you’re the leader of a team of people who don’t report to you, the obstacles are even greater.

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Concepts covered:

• Agile methods and evolving project management tools

• Strategies for working with virtual teams

• Analytical versus “blink” decision processes

• The use (and misuse) of social media in project environments

• The myth of multitasking

Students enrolled for this course should have the following:

This course is intended for project managers looking to establish credibility and control.

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

Control and coordinate a start-to-finish sytem for getting successful project results from cross-functional, outsourced, and other types of teams.