Project and Programme Leadership

This course is targeted at those who are responsible for the delivery of projects or programmes or would like to further enhance their leadership skills in a project or programme context.

After completing this course, candidates will be able to:

• Differentiating project leadership from project management, attributes of effective Project Leaders, emotional intelligence and leadership
• Differentiating Outcomes from Outputs, defining an inspiring project vision, managing expectations
• Identifying and getting the right stakeholders on board, engaging across departmental and organizational boundaries, understanding and meeting your stakeholders’ needs
• Breaking through the barriers to effective communication, the four steps to influence, establishing rapport with your stakeholders
• Dimensions of diversity, making diversity work in your projects, active listening and negotiating win-win outcomes
• Getting the right people on board, aligning on the project’s vision and values, running an effective project kick-off session
• Setting your staff up to succeed, providing effective feedback
• Leadership styles and impact on project team culture, developing leadership versatility
• Keeping a finger on the project pulse, running effective meetings, creating a sense of urgency
• Channelling and projecting positive energy, projecting certainty through change
• Understanding and tapping into the 6 Human Needs, the art of Leadership

• Face to face or virtual trainer delivered three (3) day course.
• Undertake individual and group led activities to support practical application
• Includes additional reference resources.

• Attributes of Effective Project Leaders
• Inspirational and Outcome-oriented Project Leadership
• Breaking through boundaries for effective Stakeholder Engagement
• Trust and Influence
• Making diversity work and negotiating Win-Win outcomes
• Setting your team up for Success!
• Motivating high performance from project staff
• Leadership Styles and Creating an Empowered Project Team
• Keeping things on Track
• Personal Resilience and Mastering Energy
• The Art of Leadership in a Project Management Context