Aerospace Program Management - It's More than Scheduling and Delivery
Effective and efficient management of today's complex and integrated programs requires both the refinement of interpersonal and basic leadership skills as well as the application of appropriate technologies and tools. This course is intended to introduce basic program management skills and techniques to first-line and mid-level leaders to help them comfortably and confidently assume their role and to aid in assuring program success.
Areas of concentration will include the role of project management, communication, interpersonal skills, schedule management, interfacing with other units, Task Scoping (estimating, pricing, financial measures, etc.), project management software use, compliance reporting, risk management and more. This course includes lecture, dialog, and case-study approaches.
What Will You Learn
- Communicate more effectively in all media - verbal, written, and electronic modes
- Refine interpersonal skills as they relate to dealing with diverse personal perspectives, attitudes, and motivational techniques
- Develop and utilize task schedules
- Demonstrate effective management of all resources (people, tools, and budgets)
- Apply techniques for scoping programs/projects (resource needs, schedules, level of tasking, etc.) and effectively monitor and measure progress
- Identify critical milestone events and how to develop alternate schedule recovery plans
- Utilize basic project management tools and techniques more effectively