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Leading and Managing Distributed Project Teams
Overview:
The Project Management industry has changed. We have moved away from boardroom meetings and co-located gatherings to the world of distributed teams. Project Managers are constantly under pressure to deliver a quality solution on time and within budget. How can Project Managers be effective with teams spread across the country or across the world?
This course is designed to give you essential leadership and interpersonal skills to enable your effectiveness as a manager of distributed project teams while dealing with the challenges of time and space barriers.
Objectives:
By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:
- Build and lead project teams to maintain success in the distributed workplace
- Diagnose and handle the unique risks of managing distributed projects
- Manage the collaboration elements that work best for them and their team
- Adapt their management style to meet the demands of distributed team leadership
- Build a team identity and sense of purpose
- Design customised tools and procedures that fit your team’s skills and locations
Topics covered:
Getting Past the Jargon
- Distributed teams
- Remote teams
- Virtual teams
- Appreciating the differences between traditional teams and distributed teams
Benefits of Distributed Project Teams
- Examining the conditions and reasons for distributed team working
- Benefits of distributed team working in your organisation
Characteristics of High Performance Project Teams
- What constitutes a high performance team
- Working out the right team structure, reporting lines and authority levels
- Choosing the right people to do the job
- Clarifying project roles and responsibilities
- Creating a shared vision for the team within the context of the project goals and objectives
- Developing trust, team spirit and a community within distributed teams
Managing Individual and Team Performance
- Working out how much time you need to spend on managing the task, the team and the individual
- Identifying team and individual strengths and weaknesses
- How to harness individual potential to maximise productivity
Keeping the Team Energised and Motivated
- What it means to be purposeful
- Understanding the psychology behind motivation
- Recognising and rewarding top performers
- Motivation best practices for distributed teams
The Art of Delegation
- Key challenges when delegating
- When it’s time to train
- 5-step process for delegation
Technology & Communication Strategies
- Maximising the power of technology in managing distributed project teams
- Busting communication barriers
- Developing a practical internal project communication plan
Resolving Problems
- Managing and applying discipline
- Managing and resolving conflict in distributed teams
The Leader Within
- Self assessment – understanding your preferred leadership style
- The importance of situational leadership for distributed teams
- Identifying your leadership strengths and opportunities for improvement
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Duration: 2 days
Maximum Places: 12
Group Price: £1,700
For more information
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029 20 491 491
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