Acumanage Draft presentation Effective Leadership & Project Management Courses 1 L. Zegers – Training courses (in English, French or Spanish) Course 1: Effective Leadership Course 2: Project Management (course testing and evaluation and future developments)

Acumanage Draft presentation Effective Leadership & Project Management Courses 2 Target, numbers and time Target Top leaders on their own, or top leaders and their leadership teams; project managers on their own, or project managers and their project teams; individuals or groups interested in improving their operational processes, and organisations at large and their sponsors. Numbers Minimum: 8 Ideal: 12 to 20 Maximum: 24 Time Minimum: 5 effective days (including overview of theory, and restricted exercises) Normal: 10 effective days (including theory, full leadership exercises, coaching and overview of Project Management theory) Extended: 15 effective days (including all above plus preparation of field work and assessment of course work) Further follow-up and coaching on request Note Each course is designed and materials prepared according to the needs specified by the customer organisation

Acumanage Draft presentation Effective Leadership & Project Management Courses 3 Effective Leadership – (Initial test course) Objectives To establish an environment of KS and self- learning for course participants To provide basic and proven leadership principles and techniques To demonstrate that participatory decision- making is more effective than individual decision-making To demonstrate the critical interdependence between quality in management and efficiency and effectiveness in leadership To provide basic management tools and techniques to support effective leadership To introduce a methodology towards continuous improvement through effective leadership. Expected results At the end of the course, participants should have: Created a supportive peer environment; Reaffirmed their knowledge about leadership principles and techniques; Acquired confidence in participatory decision- making; Understood the interdependence between management and leadership; Acquired a thorough understanding of the techniques and tools that support effective leadership; Acquired a thorough understanding of the effective leadership cycle and the willingness to apply it.

Acumanage Draft presentation Effective Leadership & Project Management Courses 4 The Effective Leadership Course Introduction Participants’ reflection –Institutional and Organisational perspective What we are… (as an institution) Where we are… (in our organisation’s life-cycle) Where we want to go… (our desire for the future) How we will get there… (our contribution to the goal) Our role as leaders (managers are leaders too!) –Enabling people with a purpose Vision Direction Dynamism Balance

Acumanage Draft presentation Effective Leadership & Project Management Courses 5 The book

Acumanage Draft presentation Effective Leadership & Project Management Courses 6 The book Course Programme CDR Adaptable to customer organisation’s needs Six modules Six modules Handouts Handouts Templates Templates Core Leadership Field Analysis Strategy Planning Execution M&E, Review and Improvement Core Leadership Decision-making Growth and impact The Leadership's responsibility The Leadership's Policy Field Analysis Operational efficiency policy Need and problem analysis Vision and Mission Institutional strategies Strategy Strategy design Strategic Planning The Leadership's Communication Strategy Developing Major Strategies Planning Conceptualising plans Project Planning Formulating plans and projects (matrices) Communicating plans Execution Determinants of effective execution Enabling documents, tools and techniques Execution and delivery M&E, Review and Improvement Leadership's evaluation Building strategic-process teams The Leadership's Review The impact of effective and efficient leadership CONTENT

Acumanage Draft presentation Effective Leadership & Project Management Courses 7 Course testing and evaluation Test 1: Participants: 14 TU Leaders and Educators From: Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe Venue: Durban, 8-13 December 2008 Test 2:Participants: 17 TU Leaders and Educators From: Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe Venue: Durban, December 2008 Major learning from combined evaluation (31 participants): The course should be proposed in two perspectives: –Effective Leadership Covering all topics but more emphasis on leadership and less emphasis on Project Management although key knowledge on PM should be included –Effective Project Management Detailed Project Management training with an overview on leadership to help project leaders but more emphasis on documentation and implementation processes

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Acumanage Draft presentation Effective Leadership & Project Management Courses 17 Leadership Training – Programme 2009 Decision-making Growth and impact The Leadership's responsibility The Leadership's Policy Decision-making Growth and impact The Leadership's responsibility The Leadership's Policy Institutional field of operations Need and problem analysis Institutional strategies Development parameters Institutional field of operations Need and problem analysis Institutional strategies Development parameters Operational efficiency policy Field analysis Vision Mission statement Operational efficiency policy Field analysis Vision Mission statement Strategy design Strategic Planning The Leadership's Communication Strategy Developing Major Strategies Strategy design Strategic Planning The Leadership's Communication Strategy Developing Major Strategies Conceptualising plans Drawing up plans Formulating plans and projects Communicating plans Conceptualising plans Drawing up plans Formulating plans and projects Communicating plans Determinants of effective execution Functional documents, tools and techniques Monitoring execution and delivery Review and improvement Determinants of effective execution Functional documents, tools and techniques Monitoring execution and delivery Review and improvement Leadership's evaluation Building strategic-process teams The Leadership's Review The impact of effective and efficient leadership Leadership's evaluation Building strategic-process teams The Leadership's Review The impact of effective and efficient leadership Available materials: Website offer

Acumanage Draft presentation Effective Leadership & Project Management Courses 18 Project Management – Programme ) The Efficiency Cycle Application of the cycle to Project Management The project leadership team Funding and implementation strategy 1) The Efficiency Cycle Application of the cycle to Project Management The project leadership team Funding and implementation strategy 2) Setting objectives "SMART" objectives Conceptualising the project Logical planning matrices Progress monitoring tools 2) Setting objectives "SMART" objectives Conceptualising the project Logical planning matrices Progress monitoring tools 3) Project formulation Planning documents Planning process Formulation document 3) Project formulation Planning documents Planning process Formulation document 4) Implementation (Execution) Leading and managing execution teams Execution and delivery Documentation 4) Implementation (Execution) Leading and managing execution teams Execution and delivery Documentation 5) Monitoring and Evaluation Monitoring system Evaluation process Reporting Impact assessment 5) Monitoring and Evaluation Monitoring system Evaluation process Reporting Impact assessment Available materials: Website offer

Acumanage Draft presentation Effective Leadership & Project Management Courses 19 Courses in preparation The survival of the SME Participatory Management: –Working with your staff (past, present and future) –Working with the union (past, present and future) –Expected response to socio-economic needs: Opportunities vs challenges –Viability of the SME in the socio-economic environment –The value of investment in personnel Sharing responsibility and wealth –The cost and returns of staff retention –Sustainability factors –Organising efficient and effective teams Involvement Empowerment Institutional adjustment SME development