Course Outline

Introduction

PMP is an internationally acclaimed certification for project Managers across a varied range of industries. It is the most sought-after professional credential for senior project manager roles to develop core competencies in strategically planning and guiding projects. It combines hybrid approaches that develop project leadership skills.

Module 1: Manage Conflict

• Interpret the source and stage of􀁊 the conflict
• Analyze the content for the conflict
• Evaluate/recommend/reconcile the appropriate conflict resolution solution

Module 2: Lead a team

• Get a clear vision and mission
• Support diversity and inclusion
• Value servant leadership
• Determine an appropriate leadership style
• Inspire, motivate, and influence team members/stakeholders
• contract, social contract, reward system
• Analyze team members’ and stakeholders influence
• Distinguish various options to lead various team members and stakeholders

Module 3: Support team performance

• Appraise team member performance against key performance indicators
• Support and recognize team members growth and development
• Determine the appropriate feedback approach
• Verify performance improvements

Module 4: Empower team members and stakeholders

• Organize around team strengths
• Support team task accountability
• Evaluate the demonstration of task accountability
• Determine and bestow levels of decision-making authority

Module 5: Ensure team members/stakeholders are adequately trained

• Determine required competencies and elements of training
• Determine training options based on training needs
• Allocate resources for training
• Measure training outcomes

Module 6: Build a team

• Appraise stakeholder skills
• Deduce project resource requirements
• Continuously assess and refresh team skills to meet project needs
• Maintain team and knowledge transfer

Module 7: Address and remove impediments, obstacles, and blockers for the team

• Determine critical impediments, obstacles, and blockers for the team
• Prioritize critical impediments, obstacles, and blockers for the team
• Use the network to implement solutions to remove impediments, obstacles, and blockers for the team
• Re-assess continually to ensure impediments, obstacles, and blockers for the team are being addressed

Module 8: Negotiate project agreements

• Analyze the bounds of the negotiations for an agreement
• Assess priorities and determine ultimate objective(s)
• Verify the objective(s) of the project agreement are met
• Participate in agreement negotiations
• Determine a negotiation strategy

Module 9: Collaborate with stakeholders

• Evaluate the engagement needs of stakeholders
• Optimize alignment between stakeholder needs, expectations, and project objectives
• Build trust and influence stakeholders to accomplish project objectives

Module 10: Build a shared understanding

• Break down the situation to identify the root cause of a misunderstanding
• Survey all necessary parties to reach a consensus
• Support the outcome of the parties’ agreement
• Investigate potential misunderstandings

Module 11: Engage and support virtual teams

• Examine virtual team member needs (e.g., environment, geography, culture, global, etc.)
• Investigate alternatives (e.g., communication tools, colocation) for virtual team member engagement
• Implement options for virtual team member engagement
• Continually evaluate the effectiveness of virtual team member engagement

Module 12: Define team ground rules

• Communicate organizational principles with the team and external stakeholders
• Establish an environment that fosters adherence to the ground rules
• Manage and rectify ground rule violations

The Project Management Institute (PMI), USA is a leading association for people aspiring for project management roles across various industries.

Blue Ocean Academy is associated with the US-based Project Management Institute (PMI) to offer professional certification in Project Management in the UAE, India and other GCC countries.