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Project Meetings: Run Effective Project Meetings

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Project Meetings

Estimated study time: 2h 30m
Total video time: 28m
Award-winning instructor: Ray Sheen
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Beginner No prior experience needed
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Effective project meetings are the key to any project’s success

This tutorial on project meetings will show you how to avoid the common pitfalls that can ruin the flow of your projects. You will also discover frameworks to help you communicate with your team and stakeholders, and to make the best-informed decisions.

Learn from industry expert, Ray Sheen, about how to apply a systematic approach to your meetings so you can maintain momentum and ensure your project is delivered successfully. 

Solidify what you learn in this tutorial with exercises that take you through real-world examples and cheat sheets that help to reinforce your knowledge. By the end of this tutorial, running effective project meetings will be second nature.

This tutorial includes:

  • Five bite-size Project Management lesson videos
  • Downloadable exercise files and reference guides
  • Unlimited quiz and test attempts
  • Certificate of completion

In this course, you will learn:

  • The different project meeting types used to manage work on any project
  • The project meeting structure you should follow to maintain alignment on project goals
  • How to create a communication plan and communicate proactively
  • The best tools and systems for project communication
  • How to use project meeting agenda templates 
  • How to prepare for management and technical reviews
  • How to use templates for management and technical reviews
  • How to create clear and concise presentations
  • How to conduct technical reviews effectively
  • How to achieve a good project team decision-making process

Want to learn more? Check out our introductory course, Project Management Basics. If you already have some experience with project management or you’re looking for something more in-depth, try our courses on Project Management Framework, Project Teams and Stakeholders, Project Planning, or Project Performance and Delivery. And if you’re preparing for the PMP Exam, consider PMP® Certification Training.

  • 1
    Project Decision-Making Project Decision Making is the process whereby the project leader and project team decide upon project strategy, tactics, and acceptable actions.  For Project Stakeholders, the decisions normally concern project boundaries.  For Project Core Team members, the decisions normally concern project plans and execution. 6m
  • 2
    Team Meetings Team Meetings are a gathering of team members to discuss aspects of the project.  Team pulse meetings focus on status.  Team problem solving meetings focus on problem resolution. 4m
  • 3
    Communication Management Understand the characteristics of the major categories of project communication.  Know the communication constraints typically encountered on project.  5m
  • 4
    Management Reviews Understand the purpose of a project management review and learn how to prepare for one. 4m
  • 5
    Technical Reviews Project technical reviews are formal decision meetings between team members and a panel of subject matter experts.   5m
  • 6
    Introduction Here's a quick rundown of what we'll cover in each lesson within our course, Project Meetings. 2m

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Awarded upon successful completion of the course.

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Instructor

Ray Sheen

Ray is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with the Project Management Institute, a certified Scrum Master with Scrum Alliance, and certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with IASSC. He is a member of the Project Management Institute and the Product Development Management Association.

He is president and founder of Product & Process Innovation, Inc. and is a veteran business leader with over 25 years of executive, project management, and engineering management experience. Ray has worked in several industries including aerospace, electrical distribution and utilities, biotechnology, appliances, electronics, machining, medical devices, pharmaceutical, automotive, and financial services. He has held executive management positions in a Fortune 500 company and has been involved in entrepreneurial startup organizations.

Project Management Instructor & Author Ray Sheen

Ray Sheen

Project Management Instructor & Author

  • PMP
  • Scrum

Accreditations

Link to awards The PMI ATP seal, PMI, PMP, CAPM and PMBOK are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

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