Working Smarter as a Project Manager

The demands on project managers are expanding, and the presence of AI is expanding expectations even further, so project managers need to work smarter, maximizing efficiency to meet expectations. In this course, Bob McGannon—a PMP and a PRINCE2 certified consultant—provides techniques and tips for ensuring your project management efforts are focused on the right things at the right time and executed efficiently. Explore novel techniques for prioritizing the PM's work and matching work styles between project team members and key stakeholders. Learn about a model for acting decisively. Find out how to separate feedback from "distracting noise," track outcomes vs. hours for team members, plus much more. This course enables you to streamline project management workflows, prioritize tasks, and ensure seamless team collaboration to meet today's dynamic business demands.

Learning objectives
Identify the key techniques to increase efficiency in project management, including prioritizing PM-related risks and using AI effectively.
Describe the benefits and limitations of using AI in project management and how it can be leveraged to improve efficiency.
Analyze the 4-Option Decisive Action Model and explain how it can be applied to maximize effective action in project management.
Compare different methods for separating feedback from noise and discuss their impact on proactive project workload management.
Explain the importance of tracking outcomes instead of hours and how this approach can lead to more efficient project management.