Productivity Workshops

Employ a proven process for successful projects.

Challenge:

It’s safe to say that many organizations today face out-of-control costs brought on by projects that are past deadline, over budget, and that require more resources than originally projected. Even worse, some projects aren’t fully aligned with the organization’s top goals and priorities. Sound project management skills cannot be left to chance. Imagine how truly effective your organization would be if critical projects were in sync with your top goals, and then executed in the most effective and efficient ways possible.

Solution:

FranklinCovey's Project Management Training Course teaches a four-step process for skillfully managing projects large or small: Visualize, Plan, Implement, and Close. This proven approach helps project managers and their teams craft and deliver high-quality projects on time and within budget. If developed and applied effectively to each project in your organization, skillful project management can mean the difference between mediocre and phenomenal results.

About the Course:

This project management training course is taught as a one-day in-person or online, facilitator-led process, and encourages attendees to focus on their own current projects for a truly hands-on experience. The one-day workshop is ideal for those with no previous project management training, as well as those who are taking on an increasing number of project-oriented assignments. Workshop participants learn how to

1. Develop a smart project plan
2. Execute the right tasks at the right time, thereby decreasing project costs
3. Obtain and strengthen buy-in from team members and stakeholders
4. Learn how to recognize potential problems and issues, allowing an opportunity to course-correct.

You Will Learn To:

• Implement the simple four-step project management process of visualize, plan, implement, and close.
• Interview tips for key stakeholders.
• Create clear vision statements that reflect key stakeholder buy-in.
• Break a project into manageable pieces to create a plan and a timeline.
• Ensure that appropriate "go" or "no-go" decisions are made during that process.
• Coordinate a project's workload into weekly and daily schedules.
• Close projects by evaluating success and identifying future improvements.

What You Recieve:

• Participant Guidebook which provides you with exercises that help you learn the project management four-step process. This guidebook provides you with exercises that help you learn the project management four-step process.
• To Do, Doing, Done Book by G. Lynne Snead & Joyce Wycoff
• Tools CD with access to electronic project management forms that help you manage your projects effectively.
• Color Pens Packet

Length of Training:

Live – Online:

Three 90-minute webinar workshop sessions:

• Session A: 11:00 am–12:30 pm ET
• 1-Hour Break
• Session B: 1:30 pm–3:00 pm ET
• 1-Hour Break
• Session C: 4:00 pm –5:30 pm ET

   

Continuing Education Credits:

6 Contact Hours
.6 CEU
7 CPE

Learn more about continuing education credits

Now all your employees can experience the world-renowned benefits of FranklinCovey training, no matter where they live and work around the globe. FranklinCovey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Fundamentals workshop is now available online. Our high-quality webinar workshops put the high-quality instruction of FranklinCovey in-person training into convenient online workshops. Engaging and interactive, this workshop offers compelling content and award-winning videos and is now available live online as three 90–minute sessions.

Workshop Tuition

Get the most out of every project

Foundation

Learn the four-step Project Management Process and apply proven principles of value-based productivity.

The Project Management Process: Visualize

Apply Stephen R. Covey's timeless habit, "Begin with the End in Mind" as you discover strategies and tools, including the Key Stakeholder Interview Tool and the Project Vision Statement, to get every project started right.

The Project Management Process: Plan

Get acquainted with the 7 Steps of Planning and explore essential performance factors for every project.

The Project Management Process: Implement

Integrating projects with other daily work and into your monthly calendar are important project management strategies covered in this section. Learn effective communication strategies, understand the importance of delegation, and much more.

The Project Management Process: Close

Project evaluation and problem analyses are essential to the success of present and future projects. Develop methods for reviewing and refining project priorities.

Delivery Options

• Attend a webinar workshop
• Bring a FranklinCovey consultant to train your organization
• Get certified to teach