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Project Leadership Assessment
Project
leadership isn’t just about logistics. It’s also about the ability
of the project leader to motivate the project team, build
relationships, and sustain the performance of the team throughout
the life of the project.
New from the HRDQ Research and Development Team, the Project
Leadership Assessment is an innovative learning instrument that
focuses on the necessary “people skills” by evaluating behavior in
five vital skill areas. This learning tool is perfect for anyone who
has project management responsibilities, regardless of their title
or reporting relationship to the project team.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify project leadership
strengths and areas for improvement
- Understand five interpersonal
skills critical to effective project leadership
- Learn how to enable team members
to complete their project work successfully
- Apply leadership skills at each
project phase
- Develop action steps for leading
projects
Theory
Project management is now becoming a mainstay of organizational life. And, just
as it has evolved, so has the role of the project leader. The literature and
research on project management identifies numerous skills that a project manager
or leader should possess – both technical skills (such as planning, organizing,
scheduling, etc.), and “people skills.” The focus of the PLA is on the
five important interpersonal skills for project leadership. These five skills
are:
- Encouraging Open Communication
- Inspiring a Positive Outlook
- Influencing Effectively
- Managing Conflict
- Developing the Team
The successful project leader uses both
technical and interpersonal skills to guide the efforts of the project team.
Both sets of skills are needed to work through the Project Life Cycle, which
consists of planning, managing the process, and wrap-up.
More detailed information about the PLA model and theory is included in
the Facilitator Guide.
How It Works
Using a current project as a mental reference, participants respond candidly to
25 statements. The PLA also includes a Feedback component. The Feedback
Form provides participants with another perspective on their project leadership
skills. Used in tandem, this combination creates the most accurate picture of a
project leader’s effectiveness. Finally, a scenario activity and action planning
enables project leaders to identify actions for building on their strengths and
improving less-developed skills.
What to Order/Product Contents
Order one Facilitator Guide per trainer and one Participant Guide per
participant. To collect feedback for each project leader, purchase one Feedback
Form per project team member.
Facilitator Guide includes:
- Administrative guidelines
- Theoretical background
- Experiential Learning Methodology
- 2-hour workshop design with
preparation checklist and step-by-step instructions
- Alternative training designs
- Blank training outline
- Optional activities
- Sample copy of the Participant
Guide
- Sample copy of the Feedback Form
- CD-ROM containing Microsoft®
PowerPoint® presentation and reproducible masters including a
Certificate of Achievement, Training Evaluation, and overhead
transparency masters
- Convenient binder format
Participant Guide includes:
- 25-item assessment
- Pressure-sensitive scoring form
- Definition of project leadership
- Five vital project leadership
skills
- Quick reference guide
- Mini case study
- Action planning
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