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Trainer: Gary Rush, CPF
FoCuSeD™ On...
Project Management, Business Analysis, Quality Management
Coming from an IT background, Gary knows that facilitative Project Managers, Business Analysts, and Quality Analysts are more successful if they are able to guide their group through a facilitated process to accomplish their task. They produce better results that have the buy-in of all stakeholders enabling the greatest chance of success.
This 3-day highly interactive class teaches "how to" effectively use facilitative skills and tools necessary to drive the overall business management strategy into the product solutions so needed for business success - achieving support and commitment from their stakeholders. It guides you, enabling you to plan the people side along with the process side to successfully accomplish a task. It is targeted for Project Managers, Business Analysts, and others working in Project Management, Business Analysis, Six Sigma, TQM, and other Quality Initiatives.
FoCuSeD™ On... teaches you "how to":
- Develop teams and build enthusiasm.
- Deal with people - the good, the bad, and the ugly.
- Improve communication and support.
- Use Leader skills to effectively run meetings and structured workshops.
- Build your skills and confidence and become collaborative leaders.
FoCuSeD™ seamlessly integrates the process of building products along with the process of group dynamics (see It's time to get FoCuSeD™). FoCuSeD™ is an approach to information gathering where group workshops replace individual interviews. FoCuSeD™ fully integrates methodologies with communication and group dynamics to derive consensus-based information.
Gary believes that the process to build agendas and deal with people is the same whether you are dealing with business, technical, or any type of subject. He believes that theory is needed and teaches it to provide a background. He teaches specific "how to"; he provides detailed facilitation and process tools. In his class students practice 40% of the class time and receive comprehensive assessments along with a recorded session.
This class is available on-site anywhere in the world. Please contact Gary for addtional information, pricing, and scheduling.
PMI R.E.P. - This class confers 24 Professional Development Units (PDUs) upon completion to those attendees who are certified Project Management Professionals (PMPs). IIBA E.E.P. - This class confers 24 Continuing Development Units (CDUs) to those attendees who are members of IIBA, pursuing their Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) certification. We comply with the BA Body of Knowledge version 2.0.
Class Abstract
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Duration
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Three (3) Days
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Abstract
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This highly interactive class provides detailed training on the concepts of Holistic Facilitation and “how to” successfully incorporate FoCuSeD™ facilitative skills and tools in your project work.
- What makes a team?
- Team Characteristics and the Group Life Cycle.
- Your role as a Leader and leading teams.
- Diversity – what does it mean? How do you make a difference?
- Managing “Problem” people – the good, the bad and the ugly.
- A Model Meeting and Structured Workshop.
- Designing a holistic facilitation process following the FoCuSeD™ Holistic Parallel Process Development.
- Cookbook processes: SWOT, SMART, RASI, Workflows, Prioritizing, Decision-making….
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Objectives
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FoCuSeD™ On… is designed so that the students will be able to:
- Describe effective team characteristics, identify when they are missing, and know how to form a group of people into an effective team.
- Describe the group life cycle and know how to move a team through their life cycle.
- Use Leader skills.
- Understand why “Diversity” is important.
- Turn “problem” people into productive participants.
- Develop specific processes that they will use in their project work.
- Incorporate FoCuSeD™ concepts and facilitate meetings and structured workshops effectively.
- Demonstrate an understanding of FoCuSeD™ and its components.
- Demonstrate a basic level of proficiency in facilitation skills, and comprehensive Facilitation tools.
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Materials
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Each student receives:
• FoCuSeD™ On… Guide by Gary Rush, CPF. A comprehensive reference guide in which Gary shares his step-by-step process so that students can replicate his practices. It consists of 4 Sections covering:
- People and Teams
- Model Meetings and Structured Workshops
- FoCuSeD™ Holistic Parallel Process Development and Process Tools
- Reference
Some Key Features are:
- Comprehensive Facilitation Tools.
- Processes fully described using an Annotated Agenda format.
- Our unique FoCuSeD™ Holistic Parallel Process Development – this critical process enables the Facilitator to seamlessly integrate the workshop process to build a product parallel to the emotional group cycle.
• Class handouts with agenda and exercises.
• A recording of one workshop facilitated by the student.
• Confidential assessment and a certificate of completion.
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Class Agenda
Day 1
- Introductions
- What Makes a Team?
- Your Role
- Diversity
- Managing "Problem" People
- Comprehensive Facilitation Tools
Day 2
- A Model Meeting and Structured Workshop
- Managing Process - FoCuSeD™ Holistic Parallel Process Development
- Specialized Processes
- Cook Book Processes
Day 3
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Final Case
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Review and Graduation
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