Planning your team’s studies
The training manager asked how much time the participants would need to set aside for their studies. Here’s an extract from our reply.
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An Enabled Project Management Environment
There are no real-life stories of putting staff on a standard Project Management course procured by HR, and having them successfully deploy formal Project Management when they come back. We design training towards the results that must be collectively achieved in the environment where the participants work, including tutoring in skills pertinent only to specific individuals. The result of every training step must justify the time and money spent on it.
The articles below explain what it takes.
How we work with organisations
We provide practical, relevant, cost-effective Project Management training. Our learning programmes are designed to meet real needs.
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Questions in Preparation for a Project Management Training Proposal
We made this video in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) from a prospective corporate client. The RFP was
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What if we find someone hasn’t followed the Rule for Risk?
There are several reasons why people may not think of risks or of reporting them, and several more reasons why they many not want to. If we find that people aren’t reporting risk, we need to understand why.
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You, the leader of the habit-builders
Habits provide rhythm, creating the predictability needed for tracking progress and identifying deviations in the pattern.
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Integrity and integration
Integrity comes from integration. Integration comes from integrity. Every human being has a personal battle with hypocrisy, and we choose to fight this battle in different ways.
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Project Management is not just up to the project manager
If you want projects to run better in your organisation, you’ll need to change the way in which some things are run in the organisation, not just in one person’s office.
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Why must the top dog come to the Project Management workshop?
“Our CEO, Dr. Meyer, cannot attend–but I will check if she can be there the first day till 10:00–any specific reason why you want her there?”
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Dear Mr. Munyai…
What kind of response can you expect from us to meet your organisation’s needs in respect of Project Management training? This letter was written to a prospective client by one of our directors on 18 December 2017.
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For leaders: Dealing with the aftermath of the Project Management workshop
A successful first workshop will leave management and participants with a growing sense of discomfort. Managing the turbulence is the the task of the leader.
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