How to create successful projects and productive project-teams
- Research Academy Ruhr
- TU Dortmund
- Leadership, Supervision & Management Competencies
- Führungs-, Betreuungs- & Managementkompetenzen
- For Postdocs
- Für Postdocs
- Workshop
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 be able to cooperate with a variety of different personalities.
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 be able to cooperate with a variety of different personalities.
In this seminar, we teach you how to combine these two abilities.
- 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
The language of this workshop is English.
Methods
The seminar comprises inspirational input, exercises, small group work and group discussion. A lively learning atmosphere is created, and sustainable results will be obtained.
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- Time: Wed–Thu, 30–31 August 2023, each day 09.00–12.00
- Location: Online via Zoom
- Target group: Postdocs of all research fields of the UA Ruhr universities (max. 12 participants)
- Trainer: Mark Edwards
- Registration deadline: 2 August 2023
- Contact for organizational questions: Simon Kresmann (Graduate Center Plus)
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