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