Workshop facilitator profile
The trainer is the Founder and Managing Director of a consultancy firm that specializes in assisting organisations to develop a sustainable capability to deliver projects, change and business improvement. The trainer is a practising project manager with over 20 years experience in line management and consultancy roles. He has held senior roles in major organizations, and has held consultancies positions in internationally recognised management consultancies. He has worked in the UK, Germany, Italy, Australia, USA, and France.
His partial clients’ list include
- British Telecom
- Arco (Atlantic Richfield), a subsidiary of BP
- Telstra
- United Nations
- Kodak Ltd
- Cable & Wireless
- Ernst & Young
- Coopers & Lybrand
- A.T. Kearney
- Virgin Media
- Northern Electricity
- BZW (now part of Barclay’s Capital)
- Department of Education
- Inland Revenue
- NTL:Telewest
He has written several books including a bestseller that focuses strongly on the communications, styles and approaches to project management that lead to success. His books have been translated into a number of languages. He has two further project management books being published in Autumn 2008 - an MBA level text book and “The Project Manager’s Book of Checklists”.
Key benefits for attending this event
- SET clear Expectations and Priorities before the project
- UNDERSTAND stakeholders and MANAGE their Expectations
- CREATE and EXECUTE a Functional and Practical Plan by applying the Communications Wheel
- ANALYZE the unique requirements of your project and Create the Environment conducive for communications
- MANAGE cross cultural and diverse teams
- LEAD successful project teams through more Effective and Accurate communications
- DEVELOP better Negotiations and Influencing Skills
- UTILIZE informal project communications to manage team conflicts
- IMPROVE reporting and project performance
- ESTABLISH your own Communications Checklist to improve project performance
Candidates attending this course will have the opportunity to significantly improve their project communications. At the end of the course candidates will be skilled in developing and executing communication plans.
Who Should Attend
Project and programme managers | Project sponsors | Project support and programme office staff | Anyone responsible for the recruitment and professional development of project managers
