How to Create Successful Projects and Productive Project Teams

Scientific and research group work-processes are more and more based on project-work, sometimes with widely disparate and diverse members. This needs competences in two areas - project management skills and also the knowledge of how to build a team and to be able to cooperate with a variety of different personalities. In this seminar we teach you how to combine these two abilities. 

Content:

• What is a project?: Definition and outline
• What is the difference between classical and agile project management?
• The Agile manifesto – values and principles. Modern leadership.
• What are the phases of a project? Types of project working styles – Sprint & Scrum
• How do I set up a project? Project design - W-questions - Transparency
• How to build a productive project team (3 key tools) Leadership styles and models
• How do I use the differences of the team members (diversity)? - DISC
• Mitigating resistance
• Information and communication in the team (tools and meetings)
• Typical difficulties in the project and how to overcome them. Goal clarity.
• Time management as a team 

Methods:
The seminar comprises inspirational input, exercises, small group work and group discussion. A lively learning atmosphere is created, and sustainable results obtained.

• Date: Mon, 08 & Tue, 09 & Wed, 10 December 2025, 09:00–12:30 h
• Location: online via Zoom
• Target group: Postdocs of all research fields of the UA Ruhr universities (max. 12 participants)
• Trainer: Mark Edwards
• Registration deadline: 21 November 2025
• Contact for organizational Questions: gcplusuni.duede

Further information and registration