This masterclass considers the different projects we may lead within our role, and explores the tools and techniques available to us to ensure a successful outcome.
Management and Leadership roles involve regular review, development and improvement. Yet how often do we regard these important changes as projects, giving them the vital planning, implementation and review to ensure ongoing success? This masterclass investigates the importance of effective project planning and management and how managing and leading projects differs from the ‘day job’.
Managing projects effectively is an essential skill for school business professionals and, indeed, anyone with a management or leadership role. School projects may range from a classroom refurbishment, to standardising ordering procedures, to setting up a new recruitment strategy, to introducing a new MIS, and far more besides. Projects can, inevitably, be onerous and time consuming, and we must somehow fit them in alongside all the other plates we spin!
This lively half day masterclass will introduce you to some of the key project management skills, tools and techniques, designed to help you manage school based projects more effectively, efficiently and successfully.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
School Business Professionals, ICT Leaders/Managers, Site Managers and any other support staff colleagues who have/ aspire to have management/leadership responsibilities
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This masterclass will enable you to:
To recognise what is, and isn’t a project and how it differs from the ‘day job’
To develop confidence in using simple project management tools and techniques – getting them to take some of the hard work out of your project
To understand how to establish project goals and objectives, and why every project needs these from the outset
To clarify who your project stakeholders are and how to bring even the most persistent nay sayers on board!
To reflect on the importance of reviewing, learning and improving project management skills
To establish your own professional development needs and how best to ensure these are met
FACILITATOR
Nickii formed her company, All The Geese, in 2009 to specialise in training, developing, and promoting support staff management and leadership. A well-known national and international conference speaker, author, with many years’ experience as a school business leader across three school phases, Nickii was instrumental in working with the National College to launch the SBM role and associated training programmes. Nickii is intensely aware of the ever-growing pressure on school business and support staff professionals and is keen to help colleagues at all levels develop the skills and confidence to embrace the ever more complex challenges we face. Nickii is a school governor, and trains and mentors school business professionals and support staff colleagues. Nickii also works for Best Practice Network leading end point assessment for the SBPL4 Apprenticeship.
