Leading Consulting Projects

What is it?

The course will develop participants' skills in leading, managing and sustaining the performance of their project teams. It will also enable participants to manage consulting projects in the most effective and professional manner, using the best standards and practice internationally available.

What will you achieve?

• A clear understanding of the capabilities required to improve and sustain the performance of the teams you are leading;
• A step change in your competence to successfully manage other consultants;
• The capability to add increased value to your clients as well as to your practice by effective resource planning and project management.

What is the course program ?

Consulting Project management skills

• Initiating projects : developing vision, setting goals and strategy.
• Project planning and control : tools and techniques.
• Resource planning.
• Project time management : deciding time scales, setting priorities.
• Measurement and creating a "balanced scorecard" for the project.
• Diagnostic tools for performance.
• Managing the client relationship : adding value at low cost ; identifying new sales opportunities.
• Problems that may arise and how best to solve them.

Consulting Team leadership skills

• Characteristics of "championship" teams.
• Situational leadership : using the appropriate style.
• Team roles : selection of individuals and matching people with roles.
• Motivation : theory, practice.
• Teamwork : communication, group dynamics and building rapport.
• Measurement and rewarding team performance.
• Identifying opportunities provided by projects for continuing professional development of team members.
• Problems and how they can best be addressed.

Course length: 2 days

Framework position: process/senior.

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