Situational Project Management
Strengthen you leadership, team, conflict and negotiation skills
Are you satisfied with the progress of your project? Many project managers are not. The reason is: They know the basic project management methods and tools, but at the same time they feel that these are far from sufficient for the success of a project. The question is: What might be the reason for that? Which skills should you be working on - besides the methodic side?
Seminar Objectives
Methods and techniques are the basis for successful project work. As a project manager in today’s complex business environment, you have to deal with diverse situations and various people who do not stick to your plans. Then your abilities to handle the „soft“ factors in your project are crucial for your success. These are exactly the issues our modular course series deals with. It was designed to strengthen and foster your leadership, team-, conflict and negotiation skills. This way, you will increase your abilities and expand your leeways to act professionally in difficult situations.
You don’t have to acquire new methods for that. You will learn to tackle problems where they have originated: in 80% of all cases it’s not about technical or financial aspects, but
- within the project team itself
- with sponsors and management
- with customers and users.
Your Benefit
Valid for all our contents: Just little theory, but a lot of practice contributed by your own project. We always work with real-life practical examples, no case studies. So, participants learn and deepen their experiences by means of existing problems. This approach enables an immediate transfer to every day work life.
This seminar series consists of three 2-day modules with "stages of practice" between the different modules. Each module has a main topical focus plus feedback units. This approach means that you go back "into the project" where you can test the things you have learnt. During the next module you can discuss and improve your solution approach by help of the consultant and all participants. This continuity enables a maximum learning success.
Another advantage of a course in several modules: During the course the group grows together and builds up a Project Manager Network, in which colleagues assist each other, even after the end of the course.
Seminar Topics
Module 1: Leadership Skills for Project Managers
- The leadership triangle – own leadership focuses and development areas
- How do I receive power as a project manager?
- Leadership styles and situational leadership
- Motives according to Reiss
- Chances and limitations of team member motivation
- Recognising individual drivers
- Peer consulting
- Mirroring exercise
Module 3: Conflict Resolution and Negotiation
- Differentiating types of conflicts
- Recognising own conflict strategies
- Creating and fostering rapport
- Negotiation model for win-win results
- Preparing, conducting and reflecting an extensive negotiation
- Giving feedback constructively
- Working on inner conflicts with the inner team
- Peer consulting
- Mirroring exercise
Module 2: Developing Project Teams
- Characteristics of a successful team
- Social team roles according to Belbin
- Phases of team development – diagnosis and chances to control
- Leadership strength in meetings
- Developing visions
- Leading through visions
- Alternative actions in critical team situations
- Peer consulting
- Mirroring exercise
Further Details
- Target Group
If you intend to take full advantage of this course, you should have at least one year of experience in managing projects. Furthermore, you should be familiar with the basic project management methods and techniques. The course "Project Management Fundamentals" provides you with these techniques. - Group Size
Maximum of 12 participants. This way, we wish to make sure that the seminar is highly efficient and guarantee the highest possible benefit for you. - Language
Our open enrolment courses are in German only. As an in-house seminar we can deliver this course also in English. - Duration
6 days (3x2) - Notice
In English, we normally conduct this course only as an inhouse-seminar. Please contact us for further details. If you are interested in open enrolment courses in German, please visit our German language site.
(48 PDUs)
