|
This highly engaging, computer supported project simulation lab
creates a high involvement, hands-on learning environment that
immerses participants in a world of strategic and tactical planning
and decision-making. Participants collaborate in small teams to
analyze the business context and create comprehensive strategic and
tactical transformation plans that harness the diversity of the team
and stakeholders for project success.
Your
coach Mike Katagiri will share his broad and deep history in complex
programs and projects, rapid team learning techniques, computer
simulations, self and team assessments, process consultation,
coaching, strategic and tactical tools, group discussion, and
action/reflection methods.
Required: A personal computer that can connect to the internet; use
our web conferencing app; work with files in a shared Google Drive
Folder; and use our web simulation app.
(disclaimer: By enrolling in this lab, Registrants agree to share
their email address for the purpose of emailing pre-work
instructions and granting access to a shared Google Drive Folder and
the web simulation app)
Key Features
This lab challenges participants to startup and complete a complex
program. It exposes participants to major issues faced by program
leaders in their daily work such as developing and managing
expectations with key stakeholders, balancing cost, schedule, and
quality while dealing with crisis events. Participants will
integrate critical management behaviors, such as planning,
implementing, and using tools, with key leadership behaviors
necessary for building working relationships with stakeholders and
team members for program success.
-
World class computer simulation
-
Web collaboration tools and methods
-
Goal Directed Transformation Management
-
Virtual Group Facilitation Methods
-
Assessments and Coaching
What You Will Learn
Key competencies and behaviors of team leadership, strategic and
tactical management, decision-making, and communications needed to
deliver successful programs and projects.
-
Lead and work collaboratively within a diverse virtual team
-
Startup and align a global team with a project vision and
strategies
-
Use web-tools and processes that help virtual teams create
strategic and tactical plans with resources leveled across the
project lifecycle
-
Execute and control projects week by week and engage key
stakeholders at appropriate milestones
-
Facilitate lessons learned sessions that lead to concrete
actions
How You Will Learn
Participants will work as remote team members in our real time
guided lab. As a member of a 3-4 person program leadership team,
participants plan and implement a simulated program and project over
several lab periods. Each simulated week of the program offers
participants the opportunity to practice new approaches, reflect,
learn lessons, and receive status updates from our sophisticated
program management information system to make critical decisions for
the future. Participants confront and resolve an array of problems
associated with customer interactions, a staff of varying
personalities, knowledge, proficiencies, and experience, vendors,
consultants, quality requirements, schedule commitments, tasks, and
other typical program and project elements. The risks of completing
on expectations, time, and budget are high and are not just random
events but results from prior decisions made in previous simulated
weeks. Participants learn how to deal with multiple program
objectives and constraints. Participants learn to look outside their
immediate area of responsibility and consider building capabilities
for the overall organization and program.
Who Should Attend
Team Leaders. Project Managers, Program Managers,
PMO Leaders. A basic understanding
of project management fundamentals is useful, but not required.
(participation in each lab is limited to 16 participants)
|