The Business Side of Managing

A Survivor's Guide

Description:
The Business Side of Managing: A Survivor’s Guide: provides a basic foundation any new manager can leverage to get the job done. Throughout this 2-day program, participants receive tools that they can easily customize and apply immediately back on the job. The workshop introduces such fundamentals as:

• Defining the team objective
• Scheduling and basic project management
• Risk management
• Data analysis
• Budgeting and planning
• Pragmatic innovation

Participants work through case studies enabling them to make connections to similar situations that they face in the “real world”. We use a simulation that helps them to “put it all together,” giving them feedback and practice opportunities. By the end of the 2 days, managers compile a 90-day calendar, a Survivors’ Guide, to help them get through their first three months.

Learning Objectives:
Within the context of your organization, participants learn how to:

1. Fully identify their duties, roles, responsibilities, and competencies as new managers

2. Assess their new team, taking stock of what talent and resources they have: Current State; Immediate Issues; Future Goals

3. Define their new team’s business objective(s)

4. Develop an initial roadmap for the next 90 days and for the next 12 months

5. Apply scheduling and basic project management techniques to their initiatives in the areas of: Coordination and control; Metrics and milestones; Resource allocation

6. Perform basic risk management on at least one project, including a risk registry in the following areas: Operational risk; Strategic risk; Financial risk

7. Perform basic quantitative analysis of projects

8. Present status updates with appropriate levels of data analysis to the right audiences

9. Manage a budget, plan for expenses, and adjust as needed

10. Innovate, and support innovation practically

All exercises are customized using examples and case studies specific to your organization.

Target Audience:
New managers and managers who are interested in expanding their basic operations knowledge and business acumen

To speak with an LSA Expert to learn about the Business Side of Managing - A Survivor's Guide program customization and delivery options for your company, please contact us.