Facilitation Skills for Project Managers Part 1: Virtual Edition
PART 1: The course emphasizes the bottom three essentials: solution process, leadership process, and teamwork. These elements are crucial for executing projects effectively. The course is designed to address common issues in project sessions, such as unclear purposes, unprepared attendees, and lack of alignment.
Description
Part 1 of Facilitation Skills for Project Managers is designed to give project managers and project leads the essential tools and confidence to prepare, execute, and close project sessions that drive results. Through practical, dynamic, and interactive methodologies, participants learn to foster engagement, manage dysfunction, build consensus, and adapt facilitation techniques for virtual or hybrid environments.
This course is ideal for:
- Project Managers
- Program Managers
- Project Coordinators
- Scrum Masters
- Project Leads
- Project Directors
- Project Analysts
- Implementation Manager
- PMO Managers
- IT Project Managers
Needing To:
- Lead more productive meetings, resolve team conflicts, and drive project outcomes.
- Facilitate alignment across multiple projects and manage complex stakeholder groups.
- Support session planning, keep meetings on track, and increase team engagement.
- Guide Agile ceremonies, manage group dynamics, and build consensus quickly.
- Motivate teams, clarify session objectives, and manage difficult personalities.
- Oversee high-stakes sessions, resolve escalated issues, and ensure project delivery success.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, clarify action items, and ensure follow-through.
- Gather requirements efficiently, synthesize input, and support consensus-building.
What you will learn:
Foundations (Part 1)
Session Design & Preparation
- Define clear session goals, stakeholders, and agendas.
- Proactively address common pitfalls like scope creep and disengagement.
Execution & Engagement
- Launch sessions with energy and clarity.
- Redirect off-topic discussions and manage hybrid dynamics.
Early-Stage Conflict Management
- Address low-level disruptions (e.g., passive resistance, side conversations).