Unikt erbjudande 28-29 september
2009-06-15
Course: Power, Influence, and Politics in Project Management (2 Days)
Vijay K. Verma, PMP, MBA, P.Eng, author of a series of three books on The Human Aspects of Project Management, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
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The more power you have, the better you are able to get the job done. Ignoring the external and internal politics surrounding your project can be hazardous.
Most project managers have enormous responsibility but not enough formal authority. Successful project managers understand the need to evaluate power and political dynamics and the importance of managing stakeholders through leadership and influence. Analyze the political context in your organizations and learn how to convert your adversaries into your allies. Uncover ways to manage politics at the project and upper management levels. You'll evaluate, improve, and discover methods for increasing your total power while learning practical guidelines for successfully influencing without formal authority.
The techniques and reminders covered in this highly interactive and engaging course will give you many practical tips that you can immediately use to understand the dynamics of power and politics and learn how to use them effectively in your own organization.
Who Should Attend
This course is appropriate for anyone - at all experience levels - who needs to lead projects, manage stakeholders, build relationships, negotiate successfully and work with others to achieve results while minimizing unwanted surprises.
You Will Benefit
Develop and enhance the contributions you make to your organization by being able to:
Recognize the importance of Human factors in Project Management
Identify eight sources of power and evaluate your own power level.
Develop strategies to increase your total power.
Recognize the importance and dynamics of politics in project management
Identify political behaviors of project stakeholders.
Analyze the political landscape in your organization.
Develop strategies to convert your adversaries and opponents into your allies.
Manage power and politics at the project level and at the upper management level.
Your course Experience Will Cover
1. Power and Influence: Eight sources of power; formal/informal power; characteristics and outcomes of power; project manager and power; evaluate your power level, and develop strategies to increase your total power
2. Politics in Project Management: Importance and dynamics of politics; reasons of politics; analysis of political behaviors of project stakeholders and political landscape in your organization; strategies to convert your adversaries and opponents into your allies; and managing politics at the project level and at the upper management level.
3 Project Leadership - Leader versus manager; leadership and the project life cycle.
Instructional Methods: Include small group activities, skill practices, case studies, lectures, diagnostic questionnaires and facilitated group discussions.
About the Presenter
Vijay K. Verma, PMP, MBA, P.Eng, is an internationally known consultant, speaker, trainer and author. Mr. Verma has more than 20 years of project management experience and is currently a group leader at a Canadian national research laboratory, where he provides project management services for projects varying in size, complexity and diversity. He has presented numerous workshops for many clients from a wide variety of industries. He has written the three-volume series Human Aspects of Project Management, published by the Project Management Institute, which includes Organizing Projects for Success (Vol. 1), Human Resource Skills for the Project Manager (Vol. 2), and Managing the Project Team (Vol. 3). Mr. Verma is a registered professional engineer and holds Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Business Administration. He has also been awarded the 1999 PMI David I. Cleland Project Management Literature award and the 1999 PMI Distinguished Contribution award
How can you join this Course
There are 5-6 position left on this on this unique oportunity. The price is 5000SEK. If you want to go, contact Marita Pettersson, FMV at 070-6105310 or by mail: marita.pettersson@fmv.se