HHS Leadership Competency – Project Management Overview and Learning Track

HHS Leadership Competency – Project Management Overview and Learning Track

Table 1 Project Management Definition and Key Behaviors

Definition

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Key Behaviors

Project Management is the process of creating and maintaining an environment that guides a project to its successful completion. / Explain the processes involved in the initiation phase of a project and the development of an overall project plan.
Identify key stakeholders in the project.
Identify and analyze environmental influences impacting on the project.
Develop and manage the scope of a project.
Describe in detail the process of resource allocation including human resources, and how cost, work, and time estimates are developed.
Understand the risks involved in starting a project.
Understand the importance of quality assurance and control.
Develop effective communication skills to interact with members of the project team.

Expert: Models, leads, trains, and motivates multiple levels of personnel to be excellent in project

management.

Advanced: Habitually perform the actions associated with project management without assistance.

You are recognized within your immediate organization as "the person to ask" when difficult

questions arise regarding project management related issues.

Intermediate: Repeated successful experiences have been completed. Help from an expert may be

required from time to time, but you can usually perform the skill independently.

Basic: Basic training has been received. The only experience gained has been in a classroom and/or

experimental scenarios, or as a trainee on-the-job. You would be expected to need some help when

performing the Skill.

Awareness: Demonstrates common knowledge or understanding of project management knowledge,

but does not always exercise skill or have and effectively apply a depth of knowledge to succeed at

managing projects.

Table 2 Project Management Available Training and Development Resources

Resource Type

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Resource Title

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Unique Identifier

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Time

1 Hour
Courses / Project Management Fundamentals / proj_01_a01_bs_enus / 2.5 hours
Transitioning into a Project Management Role / proj_01_a02_bs_enus / 3 hours
Initiating and Planning a Project / proj_01_a03_bs_enus / 2 hours
Managing a Project / proj_01_a04_bs_enus / 2.5 hours
Troubleshooting and Closing the Project / proj_01_a05_bs_enus / 2 hours
Online Books / 101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them: Practical Advice for Handling Real-World Project Challenges / 9780814415573
Project Management Fundamentals: Key Concepts and Methodology; Second Edition / 9781567262810
A Guide to the Project Management Body Of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Fourth Edition / 9781933890517
Achieving Project Management Success in the Federal Government / 9781567262759
QuickTalk Video / QuickTalks: Brian Tracy: Effective Project Management / 19135 / 2-5 min
QuickTalks: Eli Goldratt: The Theory of Constraints Approach to Project Management - Part 1of 4 / 30659 / 2-5 min
QuickTalks: Jurgen Wolff: Dealing Effectively with Multiple Projects / 31643 / 2-5 min
Leadership Advantage / Project Management 2.0 / sla_02_a42_sla_enus / 20 mins fast-track or 2 hours full-track
Government Leadership Advantage / Business Acumen: Project Management / ?
KnowledgeCenter / Project Management KnowledgeCenter / KC_PM_A02_KC_ENUS

Project Management - Project Management is the process of creating and maintaining an environment that guides a project to its successful completion.