Unit 1: The Journey from Technical to Managerial:
- Engineers versus management
- Typical issues faced by engineers when they become managers
- The fundamental shift in roles
- Managing the transition
- Understanding the different functions of management
- Productivity – A management perspective
Unit 2: Essential Skills for Engineers:
- Technical
- Managerial
- Leadership
- Management mistakes engineers need to avoid
Unit 3: Planning and Organizing Tools and Techniques:
- At a personal level
- At a project management level
- Fundamentals of project management – A quick review
- Scheduling and organizing
- Workforce planning
- Leading projects successfully
- At an organizational level
Unit 4: Managing Performance:
- Engineers and business performance management
- Setting performance expectations
- Working with key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Developing ‘SMART’ business objectives
- Business targets and performance standards
- Management and motivation
Unit 5: Working with Others:
- Engineers as business influencers
- Barriers to communication
- Developing effective communication
- Managing conflicts
Unit 6: Building Successful Teams:
- Teams and teamwork
- Engineers as team leaders
- Understanding group dynamics
- Building high-performance teams
- Stages of team formation
Unit 7: Problem Analysis and Decision Making:
- Engineers as business decision-makers
- Kepner Tregoe approach to problem-solving
- Situation appraisal
- Problem analysis
- Decision analysis
- Potential problem analysis
End of Workshop