Project Leadership Skills

Achieve projects successfully, on time, every time

Project Leadership Skills are one of the critical elements of a successful manager or leader, whether clinical or non-clinical. So much of our time is devoted to achieving projects, changes or initiatives and yet few have ever had any training in how to do this. It's not surprising that so many projects fail to hit deadlines or realise the benefits intended. This focused but comprehensive course shows you how to get projects right from the start, plan them expertly, manage risk and confounding factors and ensure they produce what they are supposed to. You'll reap the benefits from every project you do or participate in.

• Understand and avoid common pitfalls
• Achieve projects on time, every time
• Plan and execute with maximum effectiveness
• Reduce the impact on you, the leader
• Increase buy in, action and motivation
• Ensure projects deliver the desired benefits

• The clinical & business imperative for successful projects
• Successful versus unsuccessful projects – impacts & consequences
• Identifying common pitfalls in unsuccessful projects
• The Art of Getting Stuff Done – project leadership overview
• Key steps & components in projects
• What's essential and what's desirable?
• The 6 core components of effective leadership applied to project leadership
• Ensuring a project receives the support it needs
• Project enablement - Will, Skill, Capacity & Authority
• The importance of building a compelling case of need for all those affected by a project
• Project vision - ensuring understanding, alignment, engagement & motivation
• Establishing an appropriate & comprehensive project plan - critical elements
• Common pitfalls in the planning process
• Changes to the project plan – what’s your change control process?
• Providing appropriate direction, focus & control
• Approval of activity - management by exception
• Roles & responsibilities - right people, right time, right result
• Projects with risk - taking a structured approach
• The PRINCE2 approach to project management – overview of the structure & process
• The role of the project leader in PRINCE2
• The 7 PRINCE2 principles – what and why?
• The 7 PRINCE2 processes – from initiation to closedown
• The 7 PRINCE2 themes – definition & how they apply to the project lifecycle & processes
• Actively managing the communication process
•  Project stakeholders and the management of interests
• The use of consultation – if, when, where and how
• The people in projects – Case Study

This is a highly practical, focused course designed to equip everyone from novice to expert with an advanced capability to successfully lead projects. Packed with exercises and examples, it's high interactive whilst remaining focused on the practicalities of running projects in the complex NHS environment.