Publication date : 02/16/2024

Course : Leading IT project meetings

role-playing workshops

Practical course - 2d - 14h00 - Ref. NIP
Price : 1370 € E.T.

Leading IT project meetings

role-playing workshops



This course aims to provide answers to questions such as how to take on the role of project manager at the kick-off meeting, how to manage the project, and what to do at the closing meeting, with an emphasis on hands-on experience.


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Practical course in person or remote class
Disponible en anglais, à la demande

Ref. NIP
  2d - 14h00
1370 € E.T.




This course aims to provide answers to questions such as how to take on the role of project manager at the kick-off meeting, how to manage the project, and what to do at the closing meeting, with an emphasis on hands-on experience.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Understand the benefits and objectives of each type of IS project meeting
Control the organization: agenda, participants, type of meeting, duration, resources
Learn how to handle difficult situations or participants

Intended audience
IT project managers, user project managers, project managers, anyone involved in IS project meetings

Prerequisites
No special knowledge required.

Practical details
Case study
Case studies in the form of playful workshops where everyone plays a role in each of the meetings presented.
Teaching methods
Participation active. Mises en situation en groupe. Différentes modalités de réunions sont jouées : présentielles, audios, visios.

Course schedule

1
Positioning project meetings within projects

  • Identify the different types of project meetings.
  • Identify objectives and participants.
  • Define the expectations or objectives of the meeting.
Role-playing
Presentation meeting: summarize and present a topic.

2
Leading project meetings and managing behaviors

  • Regulate participants: the passive, the intrusive...
  • Identify and manage group phenomena.
  • Getting people from different hierarchical levels to work together.
  • From facilitator to content producer.
  • Stimulate or calm debates.
  • Respect the objectives and duration of meetings.
  • The action plan.
Exercise
Adapt to different participants. Identify the facilitator's levers for achieving objectives.

3
The kick-off meeting

  • Challenges, objectives, macro-planning, management plan.
  • Preparation: topics covered, estimated duration.
  • Synthesis: discussion and conclusion.
Role-playing
Prepare a kick-off meeting as a group. Outline the agenda, timing and action plan.

4
The project committee (COPROJ)

  • Gathering information, moving forward, remains to be done.
  • Cultivate the duty to warn and advise.
  • Action plan by next committee.
Role-playing
Prepare and run an audio conference progress meeting. Synthesize information in minutes.

5
The business meeting

  • Focus the team on finding solutions.
  • Clearly state the problem.
  • Stimulate ideas.
Role-playing
Conduct a work meeting via videoconferencing. Debriefing on what has been learned and what can be improved.

6
Steering committee (COPIL)

  • Tailor presentations to aid decision-making.
  • Gain the support of decision-makers.
Role-playing
Particularities of a face-to-face steering meeting.

7
The closing meeting

  • Identify the different types of closure: phase, project.
  • Make the most of our findings.
  • Feedback.
Role-playing
Preparing and running a closing meeting. Highlight project results.

8
Summary

  • Points to remember.
  • Personal action plan.
  • Available tools and resources.
  • Practical information sheets.


Customer reviews
4,4 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
EMILY T.
26/05/25
4 / 5

The trainer adapts to the participants and is always sympathetic, which makes it easier to work through practical situations.
STÉPHANE B.
26/05/25
5 / 5

A good teaching style and always ready to listen to the participants, with feedback from 'business' experience that is always appreciated, thank you!