OSPMI September Chapter Meeting
People Impact on True Project Success
Objective: This discussion will offer individuals who manage projects on any scale an opportunity to learn about and discuss the relationships between project success and the numerous stakeholders of the project initiative. The discussion stresses the need to understand and manage the human side of the project (stakeholders) to be effective in that leadership (project manager) role. This also applies to any type of task/initiative management challenge, especially important to those managing fast paced, rapid change project environments such as Agile approaches.
The role of change within a project context and its impact on people is stressed “Hands – on”, team based exercises are included with time allowed for discussion and learning points.
Topics:
- Project purpose and change impact
- The human side of the project management environment
- Different behaviors and their individual impact on project success
- Verbal communications skills
- Review conflict resolution approaches
Registration closes September 7th...
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Bryant University
Academic Hall/Unistructure, Room MRC4
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Tony LaPreste has been affiliated with the Executive Development Center at Bryant University for over ten years. He has delivered standard and customized training, coaching and consulting for corporate clients locally, nationally, and internationally. He is the President and Owner of CMS Consulting.
Tony specializes in Lean Six Sigma, Process Improvement/Quality, Business Analysis, Supply Chain Management and Project Management. He also has provided long and short term consulting engagements assisting clients to set up Project Management Offices (PMO) at the enterprise level.
He is a PMP Certified instructor and a Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Tony teaches the PMI approved Project Management, Business Analyst and the Lean Six Sigma Certification programs for the Executive Development Center at Bryant University.
Tony also specializes in soft skills training and provides customized corporate training programs, consulting and coaching in the areas of Leadership, Team Building, Team Problem Solving, Creative Problem Solving, Coaching Employees, Strategic Planning, Team Facilitation, Negotiation Skills, Time Management, Behavior and Effective Communications, Meeting Facilitation, Train-the-Trainer, Presentation Skills, Recruiting Strategies, Customer Service, Workplace Communications (Interpersonal Communications), and Managing Organizational Change.
Tony has Over 30 years of experience acquired through a variety of OperationsManagement and Project Management responsibilities in the following areas:
Development Engineering
Quality Management
Process Engineering
Materials and Inventory Control
Laboratory Testing Procedures
Production Operations
Computer System Design
ISO 9000
FMEA
APQ
SPC
Tony has a BSEE from Mass-Maritime Academy. He has attended (WPI) Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the General Electric Management Training program.
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