A satisfied customer from the project, internal or external customer
Project accomplished on time within a planned budget
A reliable picture of the project implementetion with the risks mitigated in advance
Instant Junior PM practice through training on the job while ensuring the safety of the project itself
Benefits for the Junior Project Manager
Soft skills
How to prepare for the meeting with the project team and customer
How to gain the project team's attention
How to present yourself professionally and confidently
Prepare meeting summary and action points
How to ensure the implementation of tasks and monitor the status of implementation
Learn communication skills with the customer, the board, or team members
How to prepare the project team for a meeting with the customer
Determine the necessary team competences
Acquire internal and external resources
Negotiations with contractors, experts, superiors, and suppliers
How to prepare for unforeseen problems
How to monitor delays, mitigate, and report them to the management board, team, client
Project team members' motivation
How to cooperate with various company departments
Lead project meetings
Lead customer meetings
Team organization
Problem solving
Tasks delegation
Hard skills
Define the assumptions and goals of the project - Project Charter - 365 view
The right project methodology selection
PMO Project Management Office cooperation process
Selection of the most efficient project management tools (Gantt, kanban board, documents repositories, code repositories, quality monitoring, remote and onsite meeting tools
Project implementation control, monitoring processes and tools
Status preparation for the board, the customer, and the project team
Budget control
Schedule control and/or the pace of product development
Project quality criteria and product development quality monitoring
Responsibility matrix preparation
Risk identification and mitigation
Change control
Implementation steps
Get a High Level view of the scope
Agree on the development goals for the Junior Project Manager
Company culture and project environemnt analysis
Getting to know the details of the project: scope, schedule, project team
Verify the current competences of the Junior Project Manager his/her talents and exerience SWOT analysis
Prepare meetings schedule with Junior Project Manager, and other project team members
Define the project responsibilities for the Mentor and the Junior Project Manager
Project execution, monitoring and constant improvement
Mentor's input and responsibility
Key project indicators monitoring:
> project goals acomplishments > schedule > budget > scope change management > project communication plan execution > potential risks
Knowledge and experience transfer to the Junior Project Manager, including the world's soft and hard skills best practices in Training on the Job
Project progress and communication quality observation and analysis. Drawing conclusions on what and how project execution can be improved. Support Junior Project Manager in implementing those changes.
Assessment of Junior Project Manager's competences before and during the project implementation
