The Project Teams & Teamwork on-line course provides insight into the dynamics of teams in a project environment and suggests tools and techniques to heighten team performance.

Learn at your own pace and have 24-hour access to on-line course topics including:

• Understanding the Value of Teamwork in Project Management
• How to Recognize and Cultivate Constructive Team Behaviors
• Creating a Team Identity that Includes a Culture of Accountability and Trust
• Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Developing a High-Performing Team 

The course consists of five lesson lectures on Project Teams and Teamwork (including audio and visual course materials).  Lesson examples, quizzes and multiple choice questions are used to reinforce each lesson’s key learning objectives. Completion of this course will earn 10 PDU’s towards your PMI® Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR’s).

Course Lesson Structure:

Lesson One: Introduction
(Approximate student effort: 2 hours)

• Course Purpose & Key Learning Objectives
• Course Lesson Overview
  • Project teams and teamwork topics covered during course
• Project Teamwork Introduction
• Differentiate groups vs. teams
• Trends in project teamwork
• The value of teamwork in Project Management 
• Project Human Resource Management processes within the PMBOK® Guide

• Lesson questions {True/false, fill-in the blank quizzes & / or multiple choice}

 

Lesson Two:  Organizations, Teams and Influencers
(Approximate student effort: 2 hours)

• Lesson’s Key Learning Objectives

• Organizational Influences on Project Teams

• Team Behaviors
• How to recognize and cultivate constructive team behaviors
  • - Mutual Trust, Accountability, Learning
• How to recognize and address destructive behaviors
• Understanding and managing difficult people
• Applying motivational theories in a project team environment

• Motives Goals and Project Activities
• Creating a team identity & purpose 

• Lesson questions {True/false, fill-in the blank quizzes & / or multiple choice}

 

Lesson Three:  Effective Team Communications
(Approximate student effort: 2 hours)

• Lesson’s Key Learning Objectives
• Team Communications
• Understanding the communication process
• Effective team communication techniques
• Organizing and Facilitating Effective Team Meetings  
• Inviting team participation  
• Teams and decision making  
• Active listening and developing rapport

• Project Communications Management processes within the PMBOK® Guide

• Lesson questions {True/false, fill-in the blank quizzes & / or multiple choice}

Lesson Four:  Project Team Development
(Approximate student effort: 2 hours)

• Lesson’s Key Learning Objectives
• Five Stages of Team Development
• Avoiding common pitfalls
• Managing Conflict  
• Differentiating constructive and destructive conflict
• Understanding the nature of conflict
• Conflict-handling modes
• Building a Cohesive Team Culture  
• Impact of culture on team development
• Team member personalities
• Recognizing & delivering training
• Lesson questions {True/false, fill-in the blank quizzes & / or multiple choice}

Lesson Five:  Managing Team Performance
(Approximate student effort: 2 hours)

• Lesson’s Key Learning Objectives
• Leadership in a Team Environment  
• Leadership strategies and styles
• Personal power & influence
• Developing Negotiating Skills
• Teams and Decision Making
• Measuring Performance
• Methods for tracking performance
• Using a team scorecard approach  
• Rewards and recognition
• Building Team Performance
• Review and discussion of current article(s)
• Virtual Teams
• Personal Power
• Lesson questions {True/false, fill-in the blank quizzes & / or multiple choice}

• Course Summary:

• Summary of Course’s Key Learning Objectives

 

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