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Project Management Career Start - the SPARK Method - 4/4
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Project Management Career Start - the SPARK Method - 4/4

Start a career in Project Management. Be confident to deliver great results. Be seen as a respected leader by your team.
Created byMarko Radović
Last updated 2/2023
English

What you'll learn

  • Communication Strategy in Project Management
  • Meeting organization
  • Set up audio conference
  • Set up video conference
  • Set up screen sharing conference
  • Set up face-to-face meeting
  • Use e-mail and chat communication properly
  • Plan work to be done (Work Breakdown Structure, Backlog)
  • Schedule tasks
  • Manage project costs
  • Manage project risks
  • Manage project issues
  • Execute project work
  • Generate lessons learned
  • Get feedback on everything you do in Project Management
  • Learn how to behave properly in multi-cultural environment
  • Overcome troubles of working in second language
  • Learn how to listen and praise your team
  • Provide positive and negative feedback
  • Talk with Customer with confidence
  • Learn the value of Trust
  • Learn the value of Openess
  • Learn the value of Empathy
  • Learn the value of Courage
  • Learn the value of Respect
  • Learn the value of a Servant Leader

Course content

2 sections • 8 lectures • 58m total length

  • Introduction to Module K - Know and Practice Leadership Values2:00

    Welcome to the Module K or “Know and Practice Leadership Values Module”!

    As already stated, in module K, everything is about values that you need to have as a leader and as a person. There is no good progress and good team without great leadership, and we speak about trust, respect, courage, openness and how to live them on a daily basis while working with your team.

    In Module K, we will cover a lot of topics and you will learn how to:

    1. Understand the importance of trust and openness.

    2. Understand the importance of courage, empathy and respect.

    3. Get a set of tools and practices to implement those values.

    In addition, you will practice and acquire knowledge on:

    1. How to have trust in your team and what practices can help.

    2. How to be open and honest and what practices can help.

    3. How to be emphatic and what practices can help.

    4. How to be courageous and what practices can help.

    5. Understand importance of respect and what practices can help.

    6. How to be a servant leader and what practices can help.

  • Trust14:26

    Trust is the key for a team to function well. Trusting our team members and vice versa is a basic and necessary value to have within our team and “investing” time to work on trust is undoubtedly well spent time.

    However, we need to remember that trust gets built over time - it’s not one of those things where we merely say “trust will be established” and expect it to be there tomorrow.

    It takes a long time to build trust, but only a fraction of a moment to destroy it. It demands constant work.

    Let’s delve into this topic a bit more and see why it is so hard to trust someone.

  • Openness8:14

    We are now moving on to basic and fundamental elements of our behaviour as leaders and Project Managers. In this module we will talk about openness, honesty and integrity.

    Simply put: treat your team, as you would like to be treated. This is the sentence you have heard thousands of times, however, it is not so easy to implement it in reality.

    Be certain that openness, honesty and integrity are the ones that will help you build a firm and long-lasting relationship in your work environment.

    Let’s check some recommendations on how to implement these values to our daily lives.

  • Empathy6:56

    The next concept, the next important value that you should have in your arsenal both as a person and a project manager is empathy.

    Empathy is the key for understanding others. So we really need to do our best to fully understand our team members as human beings. This is a surefire path for building a team and relations.

    Empathy is a measure of how well we understand human beings and other team members and it is a crucial trait of a good leader.

    WIth that out of the way, let’s see how we can understand our team members better and why empathy is so important in that process.

  • Courage11:02

    We are now approaching one of the most crucial values that you should possess. The value in question is courage. Everything that we have mentioned so far are not easy tasks to do. Every one on one meeting, every challenge, every responsibility is not easy to carry out. It’s not something that comes naturally but it is something that demands energy. A lot of energy. Enter courage.

    Courage is something that pushes us through those tough moments. Moreover, what is important to remember is that feeling fear is absolutely normal. That is what makes us human. What we all feel sometimes is fear, regardless of the level that we are at in an organization or experience.

    Experience merely teaches us how to overcome fear easily, so it is absolutely okay to be afraid. Armed with courage, however, we overcome challenges. That being said, let us check some important statements that will help you out and shed more light onto this topic.

  • Respect6:27

    You ask for respect from others?
    You need to show it first.

    Just like trust, it takes a long time to earn respect, but only one moment to lose it.

    Respect is something that is built over time and cannot be demanded by anyone. Let’s go through some basic points when it comes to this essential value all of us search for.

  • A Servant Leader6:24

    Be a servant to others, provide them with added value. As a summary of all the modules, as a summary of all Value modules, let us provide you with a concept of a Servant Leader.

    A servant leader is someone who serves the team, serves others and provides them with an added value.

    By serving our team, we build relations and set an example. We must be there for our team. Provide them with what they need, listen to them and then together, we can move forward.

    Let’s review some basic concepts on how to be a servant leader and what that means to us.

  • Module K - Practice Time!

Requirements

  • Undergraduate / College Graduate Education level recommended but not mandatory.
  • Be interested in how to organize team work effectively.
  • Be interested in how to work with a team and treat people properly.
  • Willingness to start a new career in one of the most exciting areas (Project Management).
  • Willingness to develop hard and soft skills and see impact in professional and private life.

Description

This course is part one of four-course series:

Project Management Career Start - the SPARK Method - 1/4

Project Management Career Start - the SPARK Method - 2/4

Project Management Career Start - the SPARK Method - 3/4

Project Management Career Start - the SPARK Method - 4/4


There is a new, practical method in Project Management that I am going to tell you about in just a minute. The very essence of the method is to answer on a question:


“How do I begin a career in Project Management in a fast, practical manner and have a successful career start?”


For centuries, ancient painters and architects used a golden ratio between dimensions inside their master pieces. They tried to find a perfect balance between them and to create the most pleasing pieces for the human eye.


Transferring that ancient approach to Project Management, we try to find:

  • a perfect balance between management and leadership,

  • between control and trust to your team members,

so that you can have a perfect Project Management career start and excel even as a beginner!


You absolutely need to know about this as, once implemented into your working system, you can be confident that you are beginning your career in Project Management by delivering great results and being respected as a leader by your team members.


The reason why this method is different from everything else is that finally, we truly concentrate on cooperation between team members and leadership and not on processes and procedures, like most of the courses and official guides do.


By concentrating on cooperation and communication, the most important part of Project Management, you are resolving majority of challenges immediately.


The power is in simplicity and in using knowledge that your team already has, so that you can:


  • deliver projects on time,

  • in budget and

  • with high quality.


As a beginner in Project Manager, you will not know everything, but guess what, you do not need to know everything! It is enough to know how to cooperate with people and create environment in which they are willing to share knowledge.


With that, you can begin and make the next step in your career!


And you are making a great choice!


According to PMI’s “Project Management Salary Survey”, only in the US, the demand for Project Management Professionals will grow, by 2020, for more than 12% or 700 000 jobs! That strong demand leads to:


  • a higher average salary and

  • salary growth worldwide!


For more than a decade I teach, lead projects and cooperate with people around the globe. I am a certified Project Management Professional (PMP® #1702088), Agile Champion and recipient of several Service Excellence Awards and Manager Choice Awards.


It is my pleasure to present to you, the balanced approach that allowed me to be seen as a great mentor, a leader and a colleague wherever I worked, and to give you the tool that is a result of years spent in mentoring and Project Management.


When I have begun my career in Project Management, I needed to discover tips and tricks on my own, I was thrown “into the fire” immediately and needed to orient myself in a completely new area, full of procedures, processes, does and don’ts. As a beginner, I made missteps, I had setbacks, worked with angry customers, but eventually I grew out of it with a vast experience.


Now, I want to share this knowledge with you so that you do not need to go through the same pains I did.


For that purpose, I’ve created approach that is now called the SPARK Method that finds a perfect balance between control and trust and between management and leadership, necessary for a great career start.


Our first task is to reduce complexity, to remove pressure of having to know everything and to start from basics. We are moving together step by step through our method, so you can come to work and be excited while building new relationships and delivering great results!


Moreover, by going back to basics and using the knowledge of the whole team, you save a lot of time, avoid misunderstandings and build trust between team members!


The reason our approach works so well is that we take a step back and teach WHY we communicate as we communicate and then we show HOW you can do it by providing you with the practical tooling set.


By cooperating effectively and treating your team members well, you are guaranteed to have more success in your projects. PMI simply states in their paper that: “Organizations that communicate effectively have more successful projects.”


Normally, you do not receive a guide how to start in Project Management without stress, with knowledge how to communicate, cooperate and be confident that you will manage. Often, without that kind of help, people resign from a wonderful career. I don’t want that to happen to you. We will help you to understand that Project Management is not too complex, that it is fun and that you can do it too.


That is what our SPARK method is all about.


A method that focuses on cooperation and finds a perfect balance, a golden ratio, between control and trust and making sure that you will succeed in your Project Management career.


From the cooperation centric point of view, the SPARK Method introduces:

  • communication strategy,

  • how to plan job to be done,

  • need for constant improvement,

  • soft skills and

  • leadership necessary to lead your team.


There is nothing more gratifying than, while implementing this approach, you get feedback from your team members like the one you will see below.


That being said, let’s move forward step by step...


---- Colleagues and students feedback reffered to in the text above ----


"...you’ve been an inspiration and positively influenced me to

learn and work and I will never forget that...", J.


“... a great human, manager, leader, PM in one body. I had a chance to

observe his team transformation

and the outcome was bigger than anyone could imagine. People have started

communicating and talking openly, he builds a situation in this way that people don't have to do something...

they just want to do something...”, M.


“...leaping off the page on a regular basis by being a mentor,

by leading internal knowledge sessions within his Department & Unit,

by receiving approbations for his outstanding PM performance.

It is very hard to be a manager but also a coach and mentor

at the same time but Marko succeeds...”, K.


“...very unique example of balance between recognition

of human in each employee and business results,

so important in big corporation...”, T.


“ ...I could numerate several different merits

which Marko is holding to, which from my perspective

are the ones each good Manager should follow:

trust, loyalty, open and honest communication, positive attitude to people and changes, respect, good listening.

Such working environment is the one which I, as an employee

was searching for to be efficient and satisfied in...”, K.

Who this course is for:

  • A person wanting to start a career in Project Management regardless of the previous experience.
  • A person curious about team leadership and values necessary.
  • A person curious about Project Management Career.
  • A person curious about team management and soft skills necessary.
  • Undergraduates / College Graduates in Project Management or related area.
  • A person wanting to organize any type of events / projects where multiple people are involved.
  • A person curious how to organize and structure the work at hand and make a proper plan how to implement it.

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