This course combines the essential elements of project management and team leadership into one

course. The team leadership aspect provides participants with the opportunity to enhance their
personal understanding of team leadership through the study of various theories, concepts and class
exercises. It also defines each team member’s role with primary emphasis on the competencies and
skills required to be an effective project leader. This course provides participants with the tools and
techniques for developing and sustaining high performance teams. Through class engagement and
reflection, participants will acquire further understanding of the responsibilities of leadership and
become better prepared to apply this knowledge to the project environment. The project
management aspect provides participants with effective methods for assuring projects are
completed on schedule, within budget, and achieve the project’s objectives. This course will provide
participants with a solid foundation for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and
closing a project. Team exercises and case studies are used to demonstrate and apply the project
management concepts taught in the course.

Course Learning Objectives

 Learn about the role of high performance teams and leadership in project management
 Learn about the tools and techniques for developing and strengthening high performance
teams and team members
 Learn about the stages in project cycle
 Apply best practices to develop competencies and skills in planning and controlling projects
to ensure successful outcomes
 Learn how to monitor project activities and assess progress
 Learn to communicate proficiently to report project status and performance to stakeholders
and contribute to organizational knowledge base

The following is a list of optional readings that you may find useful to enhance your understanding of
the topics in this course.

www.pmi.org/

www.projectmanagement.com
The following is a list of optional readings that you may find useful to enhance your understanding of
the topics in this module.

Leading Causes of Project Failure: Insufficient Involvement

How to Get Project Stakeholders on Your Side

The following is a list of optional readings that you may find useful to enhance your understanding of
the topics in this module.

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) on Wikipedia

How to Create a WBS

The WBS is our Friend

https://www.workbreakdownstructure.com/