Overview

With projects becoming more complex, technology allowing for more real-time feedback & teams becoming more distributed or virtual in their work, project leaders & team members require more than the latest technology, charts & critical path analysis to navigate & lead their teams to successful project completion. Understanding and managing the people and team dimensions of leading projects is critical.

The Leading Projects Simulation (LPS) is a dynamic computer-based learning experience that allows classroom or online participants to learn & apply core project leadership principles & practices in a simulated business environment.

LPS gives teams an opportunity to experience how their decisions, in all key areas of a project, determine the success or failure of project outcomes. Our PMI supported learning approach is designed to address leadership & management issues through the five phases of project management: initiating, planning, executing, controlling/monitoring and closing.
 

Benefits to Participants

LPS is ideally suited for:

• Incorporation into a workshop style of training involving individuals as well as large or small group discussions.
• Understanding the consequences of project decisions.
• Discussing the scenarios presented by the simulation and integrating learning points, decisions & input by participants, the facilitator or coach engages participants in an interactive learning environment.
• Taken online, as an individual, at your own time & pace.
• Specific discussions regarding project process, project leadership & project best practices.

Target Audience

Anyone involved in leading or participating in small to large scale projects and is responsible for the successful planning & execution of the project. Project leaders who require an appreciation of what it takes to lead a team of diverse & geographically dispersed individuals.

Learning Objectives

• Lead a project team so that it meets its potential for productivity and effectiveness.
• Facilitate an effective project work environment.
• Apply principles of change management to gain team member support for the project.
• Influence the project team to work on and support the project.
• Use conflict management tactics to build the project team.
• Manage the system of stakeholders to promote project success.
• Build organisational support for the project.
• Apply principles of change management to gain support for the project.

Learning points & feedback

Feedback provided, at the end of the simulation, takes into consideration the decisions made by participants. These form the basis for further peer learning as well as discussion with the facilitator or coach.