Small Business Development Centerat UW-Green Bay
Managing Projects
Date, Time:
5/24/2016,
8:30:00 AM-3:30:00 PM
Location: Business Assistance Center - Green Bay
Fees: $200
Managing people who are temporarily assigned to a project under your leadership differs from managing an on-going workgroup. Because it is “only a project,” special challenges are commonly encountered. Project team leadership, political strategies and member motivation is different.
You will discover ways to keep project team members working together efficiently and effectively. Discussion will cover:
- Planning accurate schedules and forecasting
- Creating budget estimates and contingencies
- Defining roles and responsibilities of team members
- Handling change control
- Setting your project up for success
- Managing stakeholders and expectations
- Managing project risks
- Methodologies
From long-range project planning, to political strategies for team building, to bringing closure to the assignment, you will leave with tools needed to be an exceptional project manager.
Who Should Attend:
- Small business owners
- Team leaders
- Supervisors
- Managers
Our workshops are designed for people who supervise others. The concepts and skills taught are also relevant to all who work with people in a team environment.
This workshop includes project management best practices crossing all industries, including manufacturing, service, healthcare, IT, and engineering. Whether you own your own business, or work in an office, at an agency, in a health care facility, or manufacturing plant, you will find the seminars applicable in your environment.
Instructor:
Kay Wais is the owner of Successful Projects. She has a PMP, a Masters Degree in Project Management, and bachelor’s degree in business administration. She has been a small business owner since 1988, when she cofounded The AVS Group in La Crosse. She is currently the Director of the Certificate in Project Management, which is a program that is offered through UW-Green Bay and other organizations. She has presented numerous project management workshops and classes and has trained many other project management instructors. She has taught project management at Viterbo University and Western Wisconsin Technical College.
She founded the La Crosse PMI Chapter, became its first president, and has served in other positions on the board. She is a current volunteer for the International Project Management Day global effort. Kay says that her biggest accomplishment has been the establishment of global Successful Project’s licensees and distributors around the world, including locations in the UK, Singapore, Spain, Australia, Panama and Qatar.
For more information, contact:
Director
(920) 366-9065
E-mail: sbdc@uwgb.edu