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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.

gantthead articles Pages: 1 2 3 next> The Benefits of Peer-to-Peer Training - by Raf Cammarano 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 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 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 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 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 With the popularity of the Internet and analysts' fascination with the 'e'-hyphenated word, e-learning has come into its own.

downloads Pages: 1 2 3 next> 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 When our projects involve implementing new systems and processes, we change the way people work. Often that means that we need to plan for a certain amount of training. This project training checklist can guide you in taking a thoughtful approach to training the end users of your project work. Use it as a reference when planning your project. 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.