Creating High Performance Project Teams

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Description

One of the major challenges facing organizations today is restructuring the workforce into project teams.  Many organizations have undergone periods of downsizing, thinned out of middle management positions have employees who are more geographically dispersed and created many areas of specialization. The traditional project team who works on a project from beginning to end under tight control of a project manager is a relic of the past.

Today’s project teams require employees who are empowered to operate freely, think and respond creatively, and contribute in their own way.

Through lecture, discussion, learning instruments and extensive role-playing exercises, participants will be introduced to the differences between a traditional project team and a contemporary team arrangement. They will also gain experience in forming and directing team efforts and learn skills to make the team effective.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Organize employee teams
• Create team “ground rules”
• Describe qualities of strong leaders
• Develop team consensus
• Delegate tasks effectively
• Communicate a shared vision, goals and metrics
• Identify personality types
• Adjust communications based on known personality types
• Conduct effective meetings
• Apply problem solving techniques
• Implement a recognition and reward system
• Analyze team productivity and assure quality

Audience

Those responsible for creating teams in the workplace as well as those wanting to make a contribution to a team.

Prerequisites

Some management experience is preferred, but not required.

Schedule

2 days    8:30 am – 4:30 pm.

Price

$995 (discounts are available - click here for more information)

Location

UMBC Training Centers, South Campus, 1442 S. Rolling Road, Baltimore, MD 21227

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Contact Information

E-mail Heith Hart or call (443) 692-6599 if you have any questions about this course or if you would like to be added to the interest list.