Project Management for Human Resources - 2 Day in-Person Seminar
HR Managers are asked to juggle a wide variety of assignments and add on special ones as needed. In many companies, the people, who formerly performed specialized tasks, are gone, along with their expertise.
Tatooine GRC [email protected]HR Managers are asked to juggle a wide variety of assignments and add on special ones as needed. In many companies, the people, who formerly performed specialized tasks, are gone, along with their expertise. The work still needs to be done and HR Managers are called on to take on this work as a “project.” Most HR folks are not trained as project managers and may struggle with getting everything done effectively and efficiently. The basics of project management are universal and many of the “tools” are easy to use. During the disruption caused by COVID-19, additional challenges face HR professionals as they manage special assignments. Get the results your organization expects applying fundamental project management approaches to tackle special assignments and integrate your work into a large project, you manage productively and systematically.
In this practical seminar, you will learn to: plan, execute, and manage projects to get desired results on time, on budget, on target; prevent scope creep, stop firefighting, and put your effort into solving the problem; define potential risks and develop contingency plans; use simple tools to manage projects of any size; and provide stakeholders with the results they expect. This program is highly interactive, with many workshops, activities, and a Case Study. In the Case Study you will apply all the tools and techniques and lock in your learning. You will leave with many resources and a plan to implement what you have learned at work.
Why Should You Attend?
You are already doing more than you thought possible and here comes this "extra" assignment. Instead of being overwhelmed, you will set the work up as a project, manage it using an approach with a track record of success, and get the results your management requires. You'll hone your existing skills and build on them. You'll apply what you learn to rest of your assignments, becoming more productive, and still have time to think about how to improve the overall performance of your area of responsibility.
Learning Objectives:
As a result of this program, HR professionals will be able to:
- Recognize the “business problem” before the project begins
- Organize tasks easily into logical groups of activities
- Create a project plan to guide all your efforts
- “Manage” your project “team” even if you don’t have one
- Keep critical stakeholders informed and involved
- Anticipate and prepare for project risk, including COVID-19 HR risks
- Track progress, recognize quickly when results slip, and get back on track
- Lead effective project meetings
- Communicate with anyone and influence others successfully
- Demonstrate successful project completion
- Apply lessons learned to the next project.
In-Person Seminar going Virtual with increased learner satisfaction.
Yes, attend this seminar from anywhere. We are making it real and more interactive – Here's a sneak peek:Our enhanced delivery process and technology provides you an immersive experience and will allow you to access:
- The real-time and live presentation as in in-person events
- Private chat for company-specific conversation – the same as you would get in an in-person seminar
- Opportunities to connect with your peers to share knowledge at a different time and have group discussions
- Live workshop activities
- Live Q&A during the event and offline Q&A assistance after the event
- As usual more content, activities and case studies and now adding homework for a comprehensive understanding
- Certification
Areas Covered:
- Context for HR Project Management
- What are projects and where do they fit?
- Project success factors and pitfalls
- Project Initiation
- Articulate HR project Business Problem
- Perform Stakeholder analysis
- Planning and Scheduling
- Elicit Requirements
- Analyze scope, constraints, assumptions
- Create Work Breakdown Structure and tactical plan
- Sequence activities optimally with Logic Diagram
- Manage the Critical Path
- Schedule, assign responsibility, and track.
- Cost Management
- Estimate Costs
- Define budget and tracking
- Risk Management
- Define risks, qualitatively and quantitatively
- Plan for COVID-19-specific risk
- Develop Risk Impact Matrix
- Track and manage Risk; Escalate Risk Proactively
- Human Resource and Communication Plan
- Develop Role and Responsibility Plan; Create RACI diagram
- Use powerful communication approaches effectively
- Use influence strategies with key stakeholders
- Develop Management Communications Plan
- Project Execution, Monitoring, and Control
- Define What and How to monitor; scope, schedule, cost, quality
- Capture actual results for scope, schedule, cost, quality
- Project Closure
- Apply Lessons Learned for continuous improvement
Who will benefit:
- HR Professionals
- HR Managers
- New and aspiring HR managers
- HR professionals charged with improving HR performance
- Executives charged with improving HR performance
Rebecca Staton-Reinstein, Ph.D. and president of Advantage Leadership, Inc., knows the pain of making a poor hiring choice. After she learned about Behavioral Interviewing, she never made a mistake. She has helped many teams apply these principles and improve their selection process. Rebecca works with managers and executives in the public, private, and non-profit sectors to improve business results through strategic planning, engaged employees, strong teams, and delighted customers. She has published several books on strategic planning and leadership and is a legacy professional member of the National Speakers Association. Rebecca has been an executive and manager and received praise and recognition on four continents.
Day 01
(8:30 AM - 4:30PM)
- Individual Strengths & Challenges workshop
- CHAPTER 1: INTRO TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- What is a project;
- Where does project fit in organizational structure; constraints & stakeholders workshop; project team workshop
- Project Lifecycle; stakeholder influence; changing projects
- Project challenges workshop
- Success factors and pitfalls discussion
- CHAPTER 2: PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS
- Introduction to Process
- Process Model, Chain of Process; define your work process workshop
- Introduction to Project Management Lifecycle
- PMBOK Knowledge Areas; Project phases; function, roles of each phase
- Project v Operations workshop
- Why use project management workshop
- CHAPTER 3 PROJECT INITIATION
- How do your projects arise? Discussion
- Where it fits? What is the Business Problem?
- Developing the Business Case; ROI; Break even, Go/No Go
- Introduction to CASE STUDY
- Business Problem workshop
- Stakeholders Analysis
- Case Study Stakeholders; Workshop and Debrief
- Conflict Management; Bridges Model of Conflict Resolution
- Case Study: Stakeholder Conflict Management workshop
- Communication; stakeholder workshop
- Influence strategies; workshop
- Problem solving; workshop
- Project Charter
- Case Study: Business Problem workshop
- CHAPTER 4 PLANNING & SCHEDULING
- How to plan; Pros & Cons of planning workshop
- Requirements elicitation
- Communication; Body language; Active Listening
- Case Study: Applying communications skills to Requirements workshop
- Scope, Constraints, Assumptions
- Case Study: Constraints, Assumptions, Scope Statement workshop
- END – Write up all Lessons Learned for beginning of Day 2
- Most interesting lessons learned/insights from Day 1
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Case Study: WBS workshop
- Sequencing; Logic Diagram; Relation among WBS tasks
- Case Study: Logic Diagram workshop
- Estimating activity duration
- Creating a PERT diagram based on estimates and logic diagram
- Case Study: PERT Workshop
- Defining roles: responsibility accountability, consultation & information – RACI diagram
- Case Study: Stakeholder RACI workshop
- Critical Path Method to develop project schedule
- Case Study: CPM workshop
- Critical Path and Risk
- Calculations; Scheduling; Human behavior; presentation of schedule
- Case Study: Scheduling workshop
- Aligned Assertive Communication and workshop
Location 2:
Partners Section: HR Managers are asked to juggle a wide variety of assignments and add on special ones as needed. In many companies, the people, who formerly performed specialized tasks, are gone, along with their expertise. The work still needs to be done and HR Managers are called on to take on this work as a “project.” Most HR folks are not trained as project managers and may struggle with getting everything done effectively and efficiently. The basics of project management are universal and many of the “tools” are easy to use. During the disruption caused by COVID-19, additional challenges face HR professionals as they manage special assignments. Get the results your organization expects applying fundamental project management approaches to tackle special assignments and integrate your work into a large project, you manage productively and systematically.
Location Section: HR Managers are asked to juggle a wide variety of assignments and add on special ones as needed. In many companies, the people, who formerly performed specialized tasks, are gone, along with their expertise. The work still needs to be done and HR Managers are called on to take on this work as a “project.” Most HR folks are not trained as project managers and may struggle with getting everything done effectively and efficiently. The basics of project management are universal and many of the “tools” are easy to use. During the disruption caused by COVID-19, additional challenges face HR professionals as they manage special assignments. Get the results your organization expects applying fundamental project management approaches to tackle special assignments and integrate your work into a large project, you manage productively and systematically.
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