Overview/Description
For candidates considering the move from positions as technical professionals to management, certain professional traits and skills are necessary. Effective communication skills, efficient strategies, and managerial competencies must all be mastered and continuously honed. The Transitioning from Technical Professional to Management Simulation will provide participants with the opportunity to develop these and other skills as they climb the ladder into management.
As a software installation team leader for B Wind Software, Inc., developers of professional grade digital video editing platforms, the participant stands next in line for a promotion to department manager. Yet success isn't quite assured. Other employees in the department vie for the same position. Participants will have to outshine these competitors by demonstrating their qualifications to management before being selected as the final candidate. Then once promoted, the job has only just begun. Numerous challenges await the learner as a fledgling manager, including maintaining positive relationships with both old peers and new, as well as organizing and executing the day-to-day business of the department. But with a little effort and a positive attitude, participants will find their success all but assured.
The Transitioning from Technical Professional to Management Simulation is the first of two simulations based on the SkillSoft series "Moving from Technical Professional to Management." Throughout the simulation links are provided to the following SkillSoft courses: MGMT0121, MGMT0122, MGMT0123, and MGMT0125.
This simulation comprises three scenarios and an introduction.
Target Audience
Technical professionals who are considering managerial positions within their organizations.