Learn how to manage your projects efficiently and effectively.
This workshop will help participants to gain valuable insights and practical knowledge on efficiently and effectively managing projects from inception to completion. Throughout the workshop, participants will delve into fundamental concepts such as understanding project characteristics, mastering project lifecycles, and developing crucial skills for effective team leadership and communication.
The workshops’ unique blend of theoretical foundations and practical applications will empower attendees to manage conflicts assertively, negotiate successfully, set priorities, and optimise time management within the creative industry.
Book your ticket for Project Management for Creatives & Designers.
Who Should Attend
This program is tailored for individuals routinely involved in design and creative projects or those about to embark on such projects.
Programme Objectives and What You Will Take Away
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Recognise the characteristics of a project.
- Identify the lifecycle of a project and its various phases.
- Develop skills to successfully manage projects from inception to completion.
- Understand the stages in team development and cultivate key communication and interpersonal skills essential for project leadership.
- Recognise the importance of assertive behavior and acquire skills to manage conflict and negotiate successfully.
- Learn to set priorities and manage time effectively.
What you will Experience
Throughout the workshop, attendees will be immersed in dynamic sessions that demystify the intricacies of project lifecycles, offering practical insights into the initiation, planning, execution, and closure phases.
The workshop will not only cover the theoretical foundations of project management but will also provide real-world applications tailored specifically to the unique challenges faced by creatives and designers.
Participants will also have the opportunity to hone their interpersonal skills, communication techniques, and assertiveness, essential qualities for effective project leadership in creative environments. Through a series of case studies, collaborative activities, and discussions, attendees will gain hands-on experience in managing conflicts, negotiating successfully, and fostering team development.
Schedule
2 Full Days:
Thursday 13th June 2024 (9:30am to 4pm)
Thursday 20th June 2024 (9:30am to 4pm)
Fees
Member Price (IDI, IAPI, ICAD, 100 Archive): €275
Non-Member Price: €349
Ticket sale ends on 13th June 2024
*Current Members of IDI, IAPI, ICAD, 100 Archive working in the private or commercial semi-state sector and based in the Republic of Ireland can avail of subsidised fees on the workshops! Find out how to become a member and avail of the subsidies.
Content
- Definition and characteristics of a project
- Temporal nature with distinct phases
- Specific goals and objectives
- Finite duration and temporary nature
- Clearly defined scope and deliverables
- Unique attributes setting projects apart from routine tasks
- Principles, processes, and tools in project management
- Planning, executing, and controlling projects
- Balancing time, cost, and quality constraints
- Responsibilities of a project manager
- Leadership qualities and competencies
- Balancing tasks, resources, and stakeholder management
- Understanding the overall structure of a project’s lifecycle
- Initiation, planning, execution, and closure phases
- Importance of a systematic approach to project progression
- Initiation: Defining project goals and objectives
- Planning: Outlining tasks, resources, and timelines
- Execution: Implementing the project plan
- Closure: Formal conclusion of the project
- Importance of clear, timely, and accurate communication
- Strategies for effective information exchange
- Communication’s role in project success
- Building effective relationships within a project team
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Collaborative and positive team dynamics
- Definition and importance of assertive behaviour
- Expressing needs and opinions confidently
- Respecting diverse perspectives within the team
- Forming: Initial stage of team formation
- Storming: Managing conflicts and challenges
- Norming: Establishing team norms
- Performing: Achieving high-level collaboration and productivity
- Prioritising tasks and setting deadlines
- Allocating resources efficiently
- Maximising productivity for successful project outcomes
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