Time: 08:00 AM - 02:00 PM (PT)
Duration: 360 Minutes
Webinar Type: Recorded Virtual Seminar
Speaker: Rebecca Staton-Reinstein
Date : Friday, February 16, 2024
Course Description:
You are already doing more than you thought possible and here comes this "extra" assignment. Instead of being overwhelmed, set the work up as a project, manage it using an approach with a track record of success, and get the results your management requires. Hone your existing skills and build on them.
You'll apply what you learn to rest of your assignment, becoming more productive, and still have time to think about how to improve the overall performance of your area of HR responsibility. You do not have to reinvent the wheel or rely on a "To-Do" list to get the results being demanded of you. You'll have access to resources which you can adapt to your specific situation.
Learn to use basic project management skills and tools, to get better results on any assignment, especially those outside your usual job description. Continually improve your existing skills in project management, communication, understanding human nature, and working across organizational lines as you gain experience. Take a deeper dive into current project management standards and learn to use more sophisticated tools. All of this can be overwhelming on top of your many responsibilities and priorities.
Develop a plan to integrate new skills and tools systematically and use references for your own continuous improvement. Refine your organizational skills to keep your projects on time, on budget, and on target. Master planning, executing, reviewing, and revising plans, making the difference between success and failure.
Put your skills to work getting the different stakeholders to provide information or direction and to show up for important milestones along the way. Hone your organizational skills, communicate even more effectively, avoid major project pitfalls, and work with others to meet project deadlines and objectives. Build on your fundamental knowledge and expand your capacity to balance day-to-day work and these special assignments.
Why Should You Attend?
Faced with a large new assignment and no experience of working on this type of activity or anything this large, it is easy to lose confidence. As you move forward and hit roadblocks or potential risks become reality, you may be ready to quit. By mastering the fundamentals of Project Management, used by millions of people on millions of projects throughout the world, you will be in a strong position to prevail and prosper. Banish your doubts with proven techniques that help you get the successful results you need.
Learning Objectives:
As a result of this webinar, you will be able to:
Recognize the "business problem" before the project begins
Organize tasks easily into logical groups of activities
Create a project plan to guide all your efforts
"Manage" your project "team" even if you don't have one
Keep critical stakeholders informed and involved
Track progress and recognize quickly when things are slipping
Lead effective project meetings
Demonstrate successful project completion
Apply lessons learned to the next project
Hone organizational skills
Communicate even more effectively
Avoid major project pitfalls
Meet project objectives; Bring in projects on time, on budget, & on target
Webinar Outline:
Schedule: Case Study workshops throughout the 6 hours to allow hands-on practice with tools and techniques.
08.00 AM - 08.05 AM : Welcome & Introduction
08.05 AM - 09.30 AM : Presentation
09.30 AM - 10.15 AM : Break
10.15 - 11.45 AM : Presentation
11.45 AM - 12.00 : Noon Break
12.00 Noon - 01.00 PM : Presentation
01:00 PM - 01.10 PM : Break
01.10 PM- 01.50 PM : Presentation
01.50 PM- 02.00 PM : Evaluation, final Q&A
02.00 PM : Conclusion
Context for HR Project Management
What are projects and where do they fit?
Project success factors and pitfalls
What Are Your Strengths and Challenges Managing Projects?
Where do PM Standards Come From?
Project Life Cycle
Hone Organizational Skills
Skills to Lead Project Successfully
Skills to Manage Project Successfully
Managing Time Proactively
Project Initiation
Develop a Business Case and Project Overview
Articulate HR project Business Problem
Perform Stakeholder analysis
Planning and Scheduling
Elicit Requirements
Establishing and Clarifying Concrete Objectives
Analyze scope, constraints, assumptions
Create Work Breakdown Structure and tactical plan
Sequence activities optimally with Logic Diagram
Manage the Critical Path
Schedule, assign responsibility, and track
Developing More Detailed Plans to Reach Objectives
Cost Management
Estimate Costs
Define budget and tracking
Avoid Major Project Pitfalls and Manage Risk proactively
Common Pitfalls and Their Remedies
Analyzing Risk
Develop Risk Impact Matrix
Track and manage Risk
Establishing an Early Warning System
Escalating Risk Proactively
Expecting the Unexpected Define risks, qualitatively and quantitatively
Human Resource and Communication Plan
Develop Role and Responsibility Plan; Create RACI diagram
Develop Management Communications Plan
What is Your Most Effective Communication Zone?
Using Active Assertive Communication
Mastering Active Listening
Managing Project Communication Through RACI
Meeting Challenges with Stakeholders, Dispersed Teams, and Virtual Teams
Project Execution, Monitoring, and Control
Define What and How to monitor: scope, schedule, cost, quality
Capture actual results for scope, schedule, cost, quality
Executing Detailed Project Plans
Managing Exceptions and Deviations from Plans
What Management Wants to Hear in Your Reports
Project Closure
Apply Lessons Learned for continuous improvement
Continuous Improvement as a Way of Life
Implementing Lessons Learned Throughout Project
Going Beyond Lessons Learned
Who Will Benefit
HR managers
HR professionals and generalists
Experienced HR Project Managers who want to expand their organizational skills
HR personnel charged with managing project managers and improving project management
Instructor Profile:
Rebecca Staton-Reinstein, Ph.D. and president of Advantage Leadership, Inc., has managed a wide variety of projects and taught project management on four continents. She knows the frustration of coordinating the work of folks who do not report to her and working with a range of stakeholders to get the job done. She has specifically designed PM training for HR conferences and webinar companies focused on HR. She works with leaders who want to build their organizations through engaged employees and delighted customers in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Rebecca has a doctorate in organizational development and written several books on strategic leadership and planning.
