Leading Federal Government Project Managers (314)

Leading Federal Government Project Managers helps you take a nimble approach to leading project managers, managing direct reports and managing the expectations of senior audiences. This course focuses on the senior-level leadership competency, as defined by the latest FAC-P/PM policy, and will take a deep dive into managing relationships, communication, conflict management, and diversity with an eye to building and maintaining a high-performance team. By the end of the course, participants will know how to strategically position the organization to take advantage of new opportunities by developing and improving products and services.

Learning objectives

• Manage to a long-term organization view that fosters a shared vision and acts as a catalyst for change.
• Oversee the formulation of organizational objectives and priorities, and implement plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization.
• Evaluate and remain current on local, national and international policies and trends that affect the organization and shape stakeholders’ views.
• Manage effective and timely stakeholder relationships that generate buy-in to the business and technical management approach to the program.

Behavioral Competencies

• Builds effective teams
• Builds networks
• Collaborates
• Demonstrates self-awareness
• Drives engagement
• Drives results
• Ensures accountability
• Instills trust
• Interpersonal savvy
• Manages conflict
• Values differences

Skills

• Conflict management
• Innovation management
• Managing change
• Negotiating and resolving conflict
• Policy and trends interpretation
• Project resource planning and control
• Stakeholder expectation management

PDUs

• Onsite instructor-led: 2 days - 16
• Virtual instructor-led: 2 days - 16
• Digital/E-learning: 2 days - 16