6 Hour Virtual Seminar: Project Management for HR Professionals (Recorded)

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.

Learn to use basic project management skills and tools to get better results on any assignment, especially those outside your usual job description. Take a deeper dive into current project management standards and learn to use more sophisticated tools.

Why Should You Attend

Faced with a large new assignment and no experience of working on this type of activity, it is easy to lose confidence. By mastering the fundamentals of Project Management, used by millions of people on millions of projects worldwide, you will be in a strong position to prevail and prosper.

Learning Objectives

• 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
• Bring in projects on time, on budget, and on target

Areas Covered

• Context for HR Project Management — success factors, pitfalls, project life cycle
• Honing organizational skills — leading and managing projects successfully
• Project initiation — business case, stakeholder analysis
• Planning and scheduling — requirements, work breakdown structure, critical path
• Cost management — estimating and tracking budgets
• Avoiding major pitfalls and managing risk proactively
• Human resource and communication planning — RACI diagrams, active listening
• Project execution, monitoring, and control
• Project closure and applying 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