Project Leadership
DAY ONE: Monday December 6, 2010
8:30 Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 Discover the Power of Leadership in Projects
• Learn the characteristics and skills of the best project leaders and discover your own potential
• Recognize the impact the leader has on the project
• Identify the difference between a leader and a manager
10:15 Break & Refreshments
10:15 Learn Strategic Team Building
• Understand the most effective team building approaches
• Find out how to turn any project team into a high performing team
• Discover how to identify the team’s strengths and how to fill performance gaps
12:00 Lunch Break
1:00 Investigate the Challenges of Leading “Virtual” Project Teams
• Understand the benefits and pitfalls of virtual project teams
• Utilize technology to improve virtual project team performance
• Adapt practices to improve virtual project team performance
2:15 Break & Refreshments
2:00 Understand How Exceptional Project Leaders Communicate
• Realize the importance of communication on project outcomes
• Adapt your communications to the situation
• Learn the key to faultless communication
4:00 Day One Adjourns
DAY TWO: Tuesday December 7, 2010
8:30 Continental Breakfast
9:00 Learn to Motivate Project Teams
• Discover the intricacy of project team motivation
• Recognize the impact of your leadership style on team motivation
• Evaluate the leader’s motivational tools
10:00 Break & Refreshments
10:15 Discover Practical Approaches to Making Good Decisions
• Learn why structured decision-making processes work
• Assess your decision-making style
• Recover from poor decisions
11:00 Understand Conflict Management Strategies
• Learn the five conflict management strategies
• Examine when to use each strategy to best advantage
• Recognize the risks of each of the five strategies
12:00 Lunch Break
1:00 Appreciate the Role of Negotiation in Leading Projects
• Understand what it takes to achieve successful negotiations
• Recognize why negotiations are often hard to close
• Negotiate resources, budgets, schedules and scope
2:15 Break & Refreshments
2:30 Manage Project Change and the Complexities That Come With It
• Discover what happens when individuals and organizations cope with change
• Understand how projects change organizations
• Use leadership strategies to skillfully implement project changes
3:30 Plan to Lead Projects
• Transform insight into action
• Improve personal performance in key areas
• Apply project management best practices to the leadership challenge
4:00 Training Adjourns
Speaker and Presenter Information
Dave Maurer is a Vice President for Inverness Technologies, Inc. located in Northern Virginia. Inverness is a fullservice management consulting fi rm and recognized leader in providing comprehensive strategies for the effi cient and effective management of information and technology for both government and private industry. He formerly served as the Project Director for the Continental United States Military Transition Assistance Program with Inverness and earlier as a Vice President with Axiom Resource Management, Inc. In his various leadership capacities, he has supervised more than 1600 staff members, trainers and soldiers while ensuring quality service and support to all clients and customers. Dave is a native of Trenton, New Jersey and earned his bachelors degree in economics from Seton Hall University and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army�s Adjutant General Corps through the ROTC program there. He served in a wide variety of command and staff positions in the United States and overseas throughout his 22-year military career. His service included tours with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the Joint Staff in the Pentagon and culminated as the 72nd Adjutant General at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He holds a master�s degree in management from Central Michigan University. He is a certifi ed Project Management Professional (PMP) and a certifi ed trainer through the National Veterans Training Institute. He has always been active in the community, serving as a director of several civic organizations and as a Hospice volunteer. He has served as a member of the board of directors of the USO of Metropolitan New York City, the Washington DC Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI), the George Washington Chapter of the Association of the United States Army and the Heritage Chapter of the Military Offi cers Association of America and has held leadership positions with Rotary and Kiwanis clubs. As a professional speaker and trainer, Dave offers a wide variety of relevant topics for diverse audiences and organizations. His clients have included the World Bank, the CIA, the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Air Force, several PMI chapters, faculty members at West Point, the National Summit on Project Management Excellence, and large corporations within the private sector. He has also guest lectured for the University of Maryland�s MBA Program and the Virginia Tech Executive MBA Program. Dave is a member of the National Speakers Association. He is the co-author of the book, �Are You the King or Queen of Confl ict in Project Management?� published in 2008.When
Mon-Tue, Dec 6-7, 2010, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Where
The Performance Institute
1515 North Courthouse Rd., Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201
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