Project Management for Trainers

For all training professionals who want a structured method for managing training projects.

• Identify the project scope.
• Define the project objective.
• Determine the project priorities.
• Identify project tasks.
• Estimate time required to complete the project.
• Identify staff skills and availability.
• Assign staff to project tasks.
• Chart a project schedule.
• Select outside vendors for appropriate tasks.
• Supervise development of the project.
• Write project status reports.
• Organize effective meetings.
• Resolve differences between project team members.
• Document lessons learned.

Define Project

• 6 key elements of a training project.
• How to organize and manage the project’s infrastructure.
• The right questions to ask when launching a new project.
• How to define and verify the objective.
• How to get and keep the support of top management.
• Tips for brokering support from key players.
• How to manage priorities among other projects and tasks.
• How to track the progress of a project.

Plan Project

• How to establish solid control of your projects.
• How to identify the tasks required in a training project.
• Proven tricks of the trade in estimating task duration.
• How to avoid the 5 common pitfalls in time estimation.
• How to identify and assign staff to the project.
• How to create a schedule that optimizes time and resources.
• Tips for balancing the workload of your team.
• How to analyze and manage potential project risks.
• How to assess the need to contract out.
• How to assess, evaluate, and compare vendor proposals.

Execute Project

• Simple yet effective ways to keep your project flowing smoothly.
• How to gather information on project status.
• How to handle planning deviations early, before they get out of hand.
• A results-oriented method of presenting the facts to upper management.
• How to build group cohesiveness through team-building.
• When to call meetings (and when not to).
• A 10-step action plan for brief yet informative staff meetings.
• 4 ways of being a good “Project Coach.”
• How to be an effective mediator and problem-solver.
• The 5 phases of mutual gain problem solving.
• How to handle difficult team members.
• How to monitor all phases of the project.

Close-Out Project

• How to set up a project evaluation system.
• How to effectively record the lessons learned in a project.
• How to identify and record what went right.
• How to analyze the areas that need improvement.
• Techniques that will inspire the next training project.

• All the worksheets, checklists, and forms in Microsoft® Word template format. Simply download them from your personal MyLangevin website. 
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