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Training the Team

Project managers just don't fall from the sky fully trained and ready to hit the project. A mix of ongoing education, experience, and OJT is needed to get and keep everyone on the project sharp.

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The Benefits of Peer-to-Peer Training
- by Raf Cammarano (March 18, 2002)
We can all get by with a little help from our friends. If you haven't introduced peer-to-peer training into your workforce, now is the time to do it.

Think a Training Plan Is Enough? Get Ready for Lesson From the School of Hard Knocks - Part 3
- by Joe Wynne (September 19, 2001)
A Training Plan is to a Performance Plan as a turtle is to a cheetah. Increase your workforce management aptitude by learning how to maximize performance through more robust project planning. In this installment: goal-setting, evaluation and feedback.

Think a Training Plan is Enough? Get Ready for Lesson from the School of Hard Knocks - Part 2
- by Joe Wynne (September 4, 2001)
A Training Plan is to a Performance Plan as a turtle is to a cheetah. Increase your workforce management aptitude by learning how to maximize performance through more robust project planning. In this installment: Individual development.

Think a Training Plan Is Enough? Get Ready for a Lesson From the School of Hard Knocks--Part 1
- by Joe Wynne (August 27, 2001)
A Training Plan is to a Performance Plan as a turtle is to a cheetah. Increase your workforce management aptitude by learning how to maximize performance through more robust project planning.

Survey: Training Executives Prioritize Management Training. Finally. (Part 2)
- by Joe Wynne (May 31, 2001)
For those of you who tuned in late: In the last installment, we learned how important it is for project managers to complete a high-quality management skills training program. We described the criteria for a quality program and explained the advantage of incorporating some kind of parallel coaching. Now, let's consider how you'll access or attend the training--without excessive time away from your project!

E-Learning: More Than Just a Hyphenated Word
- by Sunil Sharma (May 29, 2001)
With the popularity of the Internet and analysts' fascination with the 'e'-hyphenated word, e-learning has come into its own.

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Project Training Plan ( Plan - Template )
Training project team members, support staff, clients and end users requires an effective training plan. This template will help you in putting together your own training plans.

Project Training Checklist
Getting project team members trained is important, but training is necessary for clients and end users, too.

Help! I Can't Choose My Project Team!
You're a project manager who had little or no say-so about who would be on the project team. Now you're stuck with people who have been imposed upon you. What do you do?

How to Handle Project Team Members Not of Your Own Choosing
You don't always get to pick the people you want or need for your project team. This presentation guides you on what to do and how to manage when your project team people are not your choice at all.

JPACE Yourself!
For those of you who don't have the time to read Gantthead's process library, this presentation is an overview on how to justify, plan, activate, control and end your project effectively.

Project Charters
Yippee! The project has been approved! Now publicize both your new project and the role of your new project manager and project management team by preparing a project charter. What? You don't know how? Click here.



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