Onsite Programs - Project Leadership
and Project Management
Exercising Influence in Project Management
Project management requires a complex and
interactive set of skills in planning, leading and delivering
results. Project leaders and key contributors need to be able to
influence others to contribute and/or to buy in to their vision
of project success, results and scope.
They need to negotiate
for the right resources, including people, money and other
tangible resources as well as less tangible ones like priority
and support. Later they will negotiate schedules, milestones and
responsibilities within and outside of the project team. They
need to learn how to build and maintain a project team that is
self-motivated, interdependent and aligned toward results.
The project leader is a classic example of
the individual who leads through influence rather than direct
power. A solid set of behavioral influence skills as well as the
ability to apply those skills to the processes of negotiation
and coaching are needed for success in project leadership.
In this project management influence workshop participants learn an
influence model and practice applying it to real-world project
situations. Building on their current influence behaviors, they
identify areas for development and plan for formal and informal
influence situations using both a strategic and tactical
approach. The course includes a pre-session survey.
- A behavioral model and skill set for
influencing others
- How the skills of influence can help them to
achieve successful results more quickly and efficiently when
managing or leading a project
- How to use influence skills in the everyday
activities of managing and leading projects
- Where in the process those skills can be most
effectively applied
- How to use influence in a targeted way to gain
resources and support, improve teamwork and achieve milestones
Anyone responsible for delivering results
on projects.
To speak with an LSA Expert and learn about program customization and delivery options onsite at your company, please contact us.
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