Managing Remote Project Teams
Course Description
Many organisations are required to operate globally, and many projects employ teams of skilled people recruited from a range of locations. This situation, whilst helping to ensure that the most appropriate people are assigned to a project team, can bring practical problems for the project manager. This situation can be further complicated if the team members come from a variety of cultural backgrounds, and still further if the relationship between project manager and team members is defined by a commercial contract.
This course focuses on the aspects of project management which are made more difficult when the project team is remote from the project manager. The course is based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®
Guide) to managing projects. (PMI® is the author and owner of the PMBOK® Guide titled “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge”). This is a global standard of best practise which covers most aspects of managing a
project.
This course focuses on the aspects of project management which are made more difficult when the project team is remote from the project manager. The course is based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®
Guide) to managing projects. (PMI® is the author and owner of the PMBOK® Guide titled “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge”). This is a global standard of best practise which covers most aspects of managing a
project.
Course Duration
2 days
Course Objectives
On completion of this course delegates will have clear practical strategies for running a project with a remote team, ranging from the techniques of project planning, execution and control through the people skills of dealing with
cultural differences to an awareness of some of the commercial contract aspects of project management.
cultural differences to an awareness of some of the commercial contract aspects of project management.
Course Content
Course Introduction
Administration & Objectives
The Challenges of Remote Teams
An overview of the potential effects of remote project teams.
Project Team Development
Some classic explanations and techniques for creating a team out of a group of individuals
Project Lifecycles and the PMI®
A brief reminder of the way in which the PMI® defines project lifecycles
Remote Team Issues during Project Planning
Identifying and defining ways in which the project manager can create a project plan that the remote team will buy into
Team Induction
This session describes a simple approach to improving the process whereby new team members will get up to
speed
Remote Team Issues during Project Execution
Making sure that all members of the project team are fully mobilised and engaged in the project
Effective Delegation
Delegation is a key tool in the process of team management. A practical approach is described.
Remote Team Issues during Project Control
Approaches to getting facts with which to manage the project.
Managing Projects Across Cultural Boundaries
Identifying and dealing with some classic problems of communicating across cultural boundaries
Managing Conflict on Project Teams
Strategies for avoiding and dealing with conflict in the project team.
Project Team Leadership
A well-known approach to creating a healthy relationship between the project manager and the team members.
Administration & Objectives
The Challenges of Remote Teams
An overview of the potential effects of remote project teams.
Project Team Development
Some classic explanations and techniques for creating a team out of a group of individuals
Project Lifecycles and the PMI®
A brief reminder of the way in which the PMI® defines project lifecycles
Remote Team Issues during Project Planning
Identifying and defining ways in which the project manager can create a project plan that the remote team will buy into
Team Induction
This session describes a simple approach to improving the process whereby new team members will get up to
speed
Remote Team Issues during Project Execution
Making sure that all members of the project team are fully mobilised and engaged in the project
Effective Delegation
Delegation is a key tool in the process of team management. A practical approach is described.
Remote Team Issues during Project Control
Approaches to getting facts with which to manage the project.
Managing Projects Across Cultural Boundaries
Identifying and dealing with some classic problems of communicating across cultural boundaries
Managing Conflict on Project Teams
Strategies for avoiding and dealing with conflict in the project team.
Project Team Leadership
A well-known approach to creating a healthy relationship between the project manager and the team members.
Who should attend?
Project Managers who are undertaking projects where some or all of the project team is remote from the manager. Remote in this context may refer to geographical remoteness, organisation distance (e.g. in a supplier or partner
organisation) or simply culturally different. This course is designed to focus only on those areas of the typical project lifecycle that can be severely affected by project team dispersion.
organisation) or simply culturally different. This course is designed to focus only on those areas of the typical project lifecycle that can be severely affected by project team dispersion.
Pre-requisites
Delegates shoud have experience of working on projects or should be in a Project Management role.
Further Information
For delegates who wish to apply for or maintain accreditations offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) this course gives 13 Professional Development Units (PDU’s).