Project management and leadership skills

Unit - 1

Definition of leadership
Leadership Theories
Leadership Styles
Leadership Skills
Leadership Managerial Roles
Situational Leadership
Leadership Power
Emotional intelligence
Strategic Thinking
Organizational Culture
Organizational Politics
Ethics and leadership
Role of a Project Manager with Leadership Skills

Unit 2

Problem solving process

Define the problem
Understand the Consequences
Generate solutions
Select a solution
Implement and monitor the solution
Leading Teams
Effective Teamwork
Team Roles
Team Development Stages
Team Building
Team Dysfunctions
Understanding Project, Program and Portfolio
Project vs Product Lifecycle
Overview of project resources and manage them

Unit 3

Motivation
Embracing Diversity
Delegating and Empowering
Giving feedback
Coaching and mentoring the team
Talent management
Conflict management
Types of conflicts
Causes of team conflicts
Conflict resolution styles (i)
Conflict resolution styles (ii)
Managing team conflict process

Unit 4

Communication and leadership

Communication skills
The communication process
Communication plan
Team communications
Communicating for impact
Stakeholder management
Stakeholder analysis
Stakeholder mapping
Stakeholder engagement
Building stakeholder relationships

Unit 5

Understand project deliverables

Assigning accountability
Overview of ‘Agile Methodologies’
Importance of technology in project leadership
Design a collaborative work environment for project deliveries
Project negotiations
Negotiation strategies
Negotiation process
Negotiation skills
Handling conflicts and managing them
Understand why project leadership demands facilitation in a project management role
Importance of critical thinking required for interactive leadership