Building the Project Team


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number


Overview/Description
A well-planned project, without a strong team to put the plan into effect, is really just a nice idea with a large number of coloured charts. So, selecting the right team members, and then establishing shared expectations, is absolutely critical for success. But it's also important that you establish a communications plan that keeps everyone informed, including team members, clients and stakeholders. In addition, it is your role as a team leader to deal with interpersonal conflict, a situation that affects every project. As the leader on the project team you will also need to know how to determine necessary skill sets to complete the project and how to maximise strengths and minimise weaknesses of individual team members. After completing this course you will have the skills that you need for building a successful project team.

Target Audience
Anyone who works on a project team, including managers, supervisors, project managers, team members.

Expected Duration (hours)
3.0

Lesson Objectives

Components of Effective Teams

  • recognise the individual elements that make up effective and successful project teams.
  • recognise methods for determining the technical and interpersonal skills needed for selecting team members.
  • recognise the essential need for strong listening skills in building an effective team.
  • recognise methods for dealing positively with team members strengths and weaknesses.
  • recognise the elements that are needed for establishing effective team ground rules.

    • Project Team Dynamics

  • recognise the value of structured problem-solving for project management teams.
  • recognise the importance of knowing what to expect as your team goes through each of the four stages of team development.
  • recognise the different methods for finding solutions to problems.
  • recognise key strategies and tools for conducting problem solving sessions.
  • recognise the value of reducing political tension within the project team.

    • Developing the Communications Plan

  • recognise the elements that are needed to construct a team communications plan.
  • recognise the elements that go into an effective team communications plan.
  • recognise how, why and when to use different methods for team and individual communications.
  • recognise the value of running effective meetings.

    • Course Number:
    PROJ8104