Project Leadership Masterclass

Master the art of leading and directing complex projects.

Do you want to

Understand and master the core competencies to practice leadership in a project environment characterized by change, innovation and disruption.
Learn and master how to transition from traditional command and control approach to a more collaborative and engaging leadership style.
Understand how to achieve superior business performance by influencing individuals and teams.
This course is for you

Why This Course in Unique

The unique aspect of this course is -”focus. The course contents cover leadership aspects expected from individuals engaged in leading and directing complex initiatives, making it very specific and relevant for project management practitioners. Another unique aspect of the course is the contents itself, which provides a sound foundation to move away from the traditional command and control approach and lean towards a more collaborative way of leading project teams. By completing this course learners will gain a new perspective to

Define, assess and solve emergent complex business problems.
Manage oneself by acquiring appropriate behaviors and developing effective personality traits.
Influence individuals, teams and broader stakeholder groups by demonstrating positive perspective, empathy, adaptability and self control.
Contribute to development of individual and team capabilities leading to creation of a project leadership pipeline.
Lead and manage change with a continued alignment with strategic intent.

What You Gain From This Course

After completing this course you should learn and master the competencies to lead and manage complex initiatives. The course covers following competencies that will enable you lead a progressive career in project and program discipline of pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.

Shared Vision – Defining and aligning everyone to the business outcomes expected of the project.
Culture & value – Creating a value driven culture that provides an environment for everyone to succeed.
Trust & Respect – Being a trustworthy leader who is respected equally by the team members and larger stakeholder group.
Futuristic Perspective – Proactive approach to anticipate emergent risk and changes and dealing with them effectively.
Socio Political intelligence – Understanding the larger picture and engaging effectively with a diverse group of project stakeholders.
Decision Making – Responding to the facts and data by combining intuition, judgment and experience from past learnings.

Course Duration and Fees

Duration 2 days

Fees 20000 INR

Who Should Attend

The program is designed keeping in mind following audience

Project & Program managers who are responsible for delivering business outcomes by leading cross functional teams
Scrum Masters who are responsible for improving team performance without having a direct authority on individuals and teams
Digital Transformation Leaders who are driving new technology intervention across several pockets of organization
Change Managers who are responsible for defining and driving a change strategy for intended business results
PMO Leaders who are looking for ways to instill modern leadership thought process in their organizations
HR and OF professionals who wish to drive cultural sensitization programs in their organizations.

Course Contents

This course goes beyond the frameworks, practices and process aspects of project management. This course also surprasses the domain of various delivery models like traditional waterfall project management or more modern agile approach to project management. This course specifically covers the finer nuances of project leadership which are required to set up the project vision and executing for business outcomes. The course is structured in following modules.
Introduction to Project Leadership
  • The significance of project leadership in modern business context
  • Changing face of leadership theories – a retrospective view
  • How to inspire and motivate individuals and team members – our current understanding of motivational theories
  • Scientific rational to moving from a command and control approach to a more collaborative approach
Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen
  • Understanding the fitment of project in a wider context
  • Understand the key assumptions and constraints that limit or support project delivery
  • Continued assessment of strategic fitment of project with larger organizational context
Investment Management
  • Understand the importance and significance of investment management
  • Practical considerations for developing a project business case
  • Assess impact of project environment on alignment of project objectives with strategic mandate
  • Management of project funding in an effective manner
Project Governance
  • Define project organizational structure alignment with business architecture
  • Defining a value system for promoting shared level of understanding among stakeholders
  • Enforcing the governance framework for effective project delivery
  • Develop and implement project specific rules and policies for effective governance
Risk Management
  • Develop and implement a strategic risk management framework
  • Engaggin in continued risk management activities
  • Developing response strategic to keep risk exposure at acceptable levels
  • Use risk management techniques like future thinking
Leading Projects in VUCA Environment
  • Create a shared level of understanding among project team and stakeholders about the larger environment in which project operates
  • Develop an environment that supports collaboration, self organization and empowerment
  • Improve personal effectiveness by embracing leadership behaviors
  • Foster an environment of innovation and continuous improvement
  • Develop individuals and teams capabilities to promote a culture of responsiveness and adaptability
  • Develop a culture of self organization by practice empowerment and delegation
  • Embrace a coaching style to raise awareness and responsibility among the team members
Anticipation and Decision Making
  • Promote a data driven decision making culture
  • Understand various decision making frameworks and their applications
  • Lead the process of decision making process to enable delivery of outputs and outcomes
  • Promote a system thinking way of decision making considering wider project environment
Leadership For Improving Team Performance
  • Understanding the complexity of project team structures
  • Understand various leadership theories and their applications
  • Understand how to adopt a leadership style that fits the project context
  • Understand how to improve self awareness
Stakeholder Engagement
  • Understand the importance of stakeholder relationship management in wider project context
  • Understand how to work with stakeholders to deal with conflicting needs and priorities
  • Develop social intelligence and political awareness to navigate complexities
  • Understand the complexities of working with different stakeholders representing different attitudes, interests and cultures
Managing Supplier Relationships
  • Understand the importance of suppliers as a partner in project delivery
  • Define an appropriate project delivery model while working with a range of suppliers
  • Understand implications of local laws and regulations
  • Understand contract management framework and their effective implementation
  • Develop supplier management strategy to ensure onboarding of fit for purpose suppliers
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Upcoming Schedule

Batch Date

June 27, 2022

Batch Time IST

06:30 PM – 8:30 PM (IST)

Batch Time EST

10:30 PM – 12:30 PM (EST)

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Batch Date

June 27, 2022

Batch Time IST

06:30 PM – 8:30 PM (IST)

Batch Time EST

10:30 PM – 12:30 PM (EST)

Action
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Learn Through a Mix of Training Aids

Understanding the practical aspect of project leadership needs a system thinking approach. To help you gain a thorough understanding of the project leadership concept, a mix of learning methodologies are used in this course. You will participate in a collaborative learning environment with the following learning aids.

Case studies

You will get to learn about reasons of project failure and why project leadership is considered as a strategic competency.

Activities

You will engage in activities like creating business cases, developing a team structure to name a few.

Self Assessments

You will get access to self assessment tools to help you gauge your current standing to assume a project leadership role.

Customized Trainings For Your Teams

We understand the importance and needs of developing customized training contents to reflect the project leadership competency map envisaged by organizations. Let us know your requirements for a tailor made course designed for you.



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    • Impressed with Practical knowledge around Project Management. The consultant;s way of way of explaining each process is so simple that even if you have not practiced project management you will understand.. I will recommend project management professional assignments.

      Sanjay Dsouza

      Project Manager

    • Experienced consultant, the real time examples, practical explanations and most importantly connecting the 'Why' on to the contexts makes core concepts crystal clear, easy to apply.

      Devi Padhy

      Technology Specialist

    • I attended a 2 day course on the topic of Project Management Fundamentals - It was really a very good interactive experience to discuss about the various aspects while planning a project and the session was very informative with case studies and project handling skills. I highly rate Ravi’s work into Project Management and there’s lot to learn from him. Kudos Ravi. Keep up the good work you’ve been doing.

      Abhiraj Avadhani

      SAP Consultant

    • Genuine expert’ is the phrase that comes to my mind after attending Mr. Ravi’s training. I had the privilege to attend his training on Agile.His knowledge bank and skills to connect helped us in deeper understanding of Agile in an organization. I was particularly impressed with his way of teaching or training and effortlessly solving our complex doubts. These skills often take years to develop among professionals but it seemed so natural to him. He made sure that everyone is on the same page with clear understanding along with proper time management for the course training. Ravi’s contributions towards skill enhancement will definitely help professionals and organizations in their growth. I am hopeful he will deliver even more to other organizations as well and I have high recommendation for him.

      Dip Ranjan

      Data Scientist

    • Few students are lucky to have a mentor who is very friendly with his students and practical about work life. I had the privilege of being his student during my training at MGAIT. Ravi’s approach of teaching students is exactly what is required by today’s generation. He is a person with a solid practical base. Studying or working under him will be a great opportunity for everyone

      Sagar Doshi

      Data Scientist

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