Managing Projects and Project Teams

A nuts-and-bolts overview of project management.

Managing people who are temporarily assigned to a project under your leadership differs from managing an on-going workgroup. Because it is “only a
project,” special challenges are commonly encountered. Project team leadership, political strategies and member motivation is different.

Bonus! You take home a copy of Project Management—Practical
Tools for Success [3rd Edition] with useful forms, questionnaires, guidelines, and checklists, as well as definitions of terminology.

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Date/Time/Location

Thursday & Friday, April 8 - 9, 2010
Sweetwaters Restaurant
1104 W. Clairemont Avenue
Eau Claire, WI


All programs are 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

 

Description

You will learn critical skills to make your projects run efficiently from inception to completion, such as how to:

  • assign tasks to team members based on natural talents
  • easily tailor your communications
  • use work break down structures to plan and track task completion
  • set up quality control tests at each milestone to eliminate rework
  • save thousands of dollars by establishing clear scope and goals at project start-up
  • speed up projects when falling behind critical milestones
  • conduct a careful project review analysis with 12 key questions

You will discover ways to keep project team members working together
efficiently and effectively. Discussion will cover:

  • How to pre-select key team members
  • How to enlist power brokers and underground contacts
  • Ways to run snappy, fun, efficient meetings
  • Techniques for individual and team reporting
  • Setting internal milestones to ensure project completion right from the start
    when writing the strategic plan
  • Projecting accurate timelines and budget estimates
  • How to manage a crisis using a ‘think tank’ approach
  • Tips for team and individual recognition

From long-range project planning, to political strategies for team building, to
bringing closure to the assignment, you will leave with tools needed to be an
exceptional project manager.

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Who Should Attend

Business people who work in project management settings:

  • Small business owners
  • Supervisors and managers
  • Production superintendents
  • Quality assurance, control, improvement coordinators
  • Team leaders and team members
  • Non-profit administrators

Presenter

Michael Kiefer

Michael Kiefer is a tactical leadership trainer who specializes in action-oriented
supervision, project management and accelerated learning. In addition to
addressing audiences throughout the United States, Michael has written best selling books. Some of his titles include The POWERMIND System, The Miracle Power of Goals, Millionaire Mindset, The Secret Power of Personal Journals, and Programming for Success.

Prior to becoming a full-time trainer and author, Michel headed up a high-output
multimillion dollar DNA fingerprinting lab for seven years, and was principal
investigator for the Powermind System Project for ten years. He holds BS and MS degrees in genetic engineering.

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Fee

  • Payment required with registration.
  • Registrations must be received together to qualify for discounts.
  • Fees are subject to change after December 31, 2009.

Individual Fee: $425 per person (includes refreshment, breaks, luncheons, materials and instruction)

Group Fee: $375 per person for three, four or five people from the same firm to register for the same session.

Refund Policy, Transfer Fees
You may cancel or transfer your registration up to 5 business days before a program’s start date.  If you cancel or transfer fewer than 5 business days prior to the program start date, a $50 administrative fee will be assessed.  If you cancel or fail to attend the day of the event, you are responsible for the full fee.  Full refunds are given if a program is cancelled or filled.  You may substitute another person for your registration at any time. Call the Continuing Education Office (715-836-5811 or 1-800-582-5182) for assistance.

Walk-ins are welcome—please call 24 hours ahead to ensure space availability.

Satisfaction Guaranteed
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Continuing Education offers excellence in lifelong learning. If you're not completely satisfied with your learning experience after attending our program we will refund your registration fee.

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CEUs/Contact Hours/Academic Credit

Supervisory Management Certificate Program

To earn the Supervisory Management Certificate, you must complete 6 two-day seminars from the approved sequence within five years. Of these, 3 two-day seminars are required:

These seminars provide an overview of management basics. They address the challenges you face as you make the transition into management, and they lay a foundation for the other seminars.

In addition, you select 3 two-day seminars based upon your job requirements and professional development needs from the below listing:

Each specialized seminar addresses a specific management concern. You may take the specialized seminars prior to, during the same time frame, or after completing the required seminars.

You may register for a Supervisory Management seminar without completing the Certificate requirements.



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