Workshop Overview

Overview :

The primary challenge faced by organizations and managers today is to creatively solve business problems. The principles of management have been categorized into the four major functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling popularly known as the P-O-L-C framework; Planning, Organizing, Leading & Controlling.

The highly interactive workshop focuses closely at 3 elements of the P.O.L.C Framework, which are; Planning, Organizing & Controlling. It provide a step by step guide to plan for a project that gets results. It is designed to equip the participants with the essential skills needed to fulfill their responsibilities in a professional way. The concepts, methods and techniques presented include both well established and latest thinking to provide the essential knowledge, skills, and toolkit to ensure more successful outcomes.

The Learning Objectives :

• Apply a professional, systematic approach to planning and employing the 'SMART' criteria to objectives setting
• Produce realistic plans, determine the critical path, and manage risks
• Use environmental scanning, budgeting, and breakeven analysis as tools for planning and forecasting
• Define planning tools & techniques such as 'Gantt' charts and 'Load' charts
• Recognize the importance of control, and of properly utilizing key performance measures to keep work on track
• Mobilize resources, accurately monitor project performance, and maintain control of the project
• Assess the impact of organizational change and manage people's resistance to change