Book description
On time, on budget, within scope. You’ll get them there.
In today’s competitive business environment, a prime ingredient to scalability, predictability, and consistency is having a proven method for getting things done. Project management delivers results that organizations of every size and industry need.
Trainer and strategic global advisor Wes Balakian has created highly effective two-day, one-day, and half-day workshops that take the guesswork out of project management training. Hit the ground running with complete programs and all the materials you’ll need to deliver them. With the right tools, your engaging, interactive sessions will help participants practice key concepts in a group setting and learn project management best practices that give their organizations a competitive edge.
Free tools and customization options
The free, ready-to-use resources (PDF) that accompany this book include downloadable presentation materials, agendas, handouts, assessments, and tools. All workshop program materials, including MS Office PowerPoint presentations and MS Word handouts, may be customized for an additional licensing fee. Browse the licensing options in the Custom Material License pricing menu.
About the Series
The ATD Workshop Series is written for trainers by trainers, because no one knows workshops as well as the practitioners who have done it all. Each publication weaves in today’s technology and accessibility considerations and provides a wealth of new content that can be used to create a training experience like no other.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- The ATD Workshop Series
- Contents
- FOREWORD BY TONY BINGHAM
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION: HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
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SECTION I: THE WORKSHOPS
- 1 TWO-DAY PROJECT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
- 2 ONE-DAY PROJECT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
- 3 HALF-DAY PROJECT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
- 4 CUSTOMIZING THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS
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SECTION II: ESSENTIALS OF EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING
- 5 IDENTIFYING NEEDS FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING
- 6 UNDERSTANDING THE FOUNDATIONS OF TRAINING DESIGN
- 7 LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO MAXIMIZE AND SUPPORT DESIGN AND DELIVERY
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8 DELIVERING YOUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP: BE A GREAT FACILITATOR
- The Learning Environment
- Program Preparation Checklist
- Participant Materials
- Facilitator Equipment and Materials
- A Strong Start: Introduction, Icebreakers, and Openers
- Feedback
- Responding to Questions
- Training Room and Participant Management
- A Word About Dealing With Difficult Participants
- An Unforgettable End
- The Bare Minimum
- Key Points
- What to Do Next
- Additional Resources
- 9 EVALUATING WORKSHOP RESULTS
- SECTION III: POST-WORKSHOP LEARNING
- SECTION IV: WORKSHOP SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND ONLINE SUPPORT
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- ABOUT ATD
- Back Cover
Product information
- Title: Project Management Training
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2016
- Publisher(s): Association for Talent Development
- ISBN: 9781607280965
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