Effectively Managing Technical Teams
See upcoming datesCourse Overview
While managers are often promoted because they are good individual contributors with excellent technical skills, they also need management skills. In this course, learn how to:
- Set a vision for your team and get buy in for the goals and ground rules
- Create a team business plan aligned to the strategic direction of the organization
- Manage the whole team, including suppliers and contractors, and external influencers
- Create team success in a matrix-managed organization
- Execute through well-designed control and reporting
- Delegate effectively
- Approach crisis management
- Radically improve your time management by focusing on priority issues
- Get the most out of team meetings
Who Should Attend?
This course will benefit anyone whose work output is dependent on other people:
- Newly appointed managers or team leaders directing technical professionals.
- Experienced managers, who are looking for ways to be more effective and efficient.
- Engineers and other technical professionals aspiring to management and leadership positions.
Additional Information
Purchase of the "Help! What's the Secret to Leading Engineers" book is strongly recommended. The book can be purchased here.
This course is part of the Technical Leadership Certificate. Course may be taken individually as well.
Earn 1.7 CEUs, 17 PDHs with this course.
Course Outline
Introduction to Management
- Historical perspective of management theory
- Company lifecycle and its impact on management styles
- Managing skilled people in the 21st century
- From engineer to manager
- The skills and functions of management
Strategic Planning
- Forming the team and getting alignment to a common vision
- Understanding the company vision, mission, and strategy
- Defining your team purpose with roles for all team members, including contractors and other parties in a matrix organization
- The power of Backwards From Perfect (BFP) visionary thinking
Operational Planning
- Creating and getting buy-in to a team business plan
- Meaningful performance metrics
- Budgeting and cost control
- Practical goal setting
- Objectives that work in the real world
- Handling change
Planning Workshop
- Creating a team plan with meaningful objectives and metrics
Team Goal Setting
- People management exercise: an interactive team activity to demonstrate the principles of good team leadership and teamwork
People – Are They Just Another Resource?
- Understanding people and team dynamics to get the best out of them
Recruiting the Best People
- Defining team composition and role clarity
- What to look for in resumes and how to filter for the best candidates
- Selection and interviewing techniques
Managing People
- Staff performance reviews that motivate
- Handling top performers
- Dealing with poor performers
- Staff retention
Operational Efficiency
- Getting the team organized and performing well
- Reviewing process – effective reporting
- Radical time management and prioritization techniques to get results
How to Turn Meetings from Time Wasters into Powerful Execution Tools Time Management and Decision-Making Workshop
- A real-life “inbox” exercise to demonstrate the principles of good prioritization and time management
Communication Skills
- Effective delegation and escalation techniques
- How to communicate effectively with your team
- Avoiding the pitfalls of poor communication resulting from email use
- Helping your team improve their communication skills
Communication Skills Exercise
- A fun team event demonstrating the dynamics of team interaction and communication
Managing Your Career
- How to manage your boss
- Managing your image
- Secrets of a successful career
Testimonials
"Great use of real world experiences… Would highly recommend."
Robert Kolar, DuPage County, Illinois DOT
"The best management course I’ve attended. Materials and examples were excellent."
Martin Beranek, MSA Professional Services, Inc.
Instructors
Trevor Manning
Trevor Manning runs his own training and consulting business (TMC Global) that specializes in the training and development of technical people who have transitioned into management. He is also the Director of Operations (COO) for Vertel - Australia’s largest privately-owned wireless carrier. Mr. Manning also serves on the company’s advisory board.
Prior to this, he had global responsibility for sales and engineering at Actix Ltd, a privately-owned international software optimization company, specializing in the mobile/wireless telecommunication field. During Mr. Manning’s tenure as Chief Operating Officer, Actix won the London Sunday Times award for "Top 100 Fastest-Growing IT Companies" for five years in succession. He was also technical director for Aviat, a US-based microwave radio supplier, and chief engineer of Eskom, a large South African electric utility, running the radio telecommunications department.
With a 30-year career in the IT and telecommunications sectors, Mr. Manning has had personal experience as a design engineer, a middle manager, as well as board-level executive responsibilities. His global experience includes managing people in mature, stable environments with fixed structures and processes, as well as in the chaotic startup phase of a new business. Mr. Manning also has experience managing people in fast-growing environments with the challenges of recruiting and developing teams and in organizations downsizing during lean years.
Mr. Manning authored the classic best-seller ‘Microwave Radio Transmission Design Guide’ published by Artech House (second revision 2009) and more recently he has self-published ‘Microwave Radio Handy Reference Guide’ (2019). He has also authored two management books ‘’Help! What’s the Secret to Leading Engineers?’ (2017) and ‘Help! I Need to Master Critical Conversations’ (2018), available from Amazon.
Upcoming dates (1)
May 10-14, 2021
$1,995
Effectively Managing Technical Teams
Location: Online
Course #: RA01092-U296
Fee: $1,995
Fee
- $1,995
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Fee covers live online course instruction and materials.
Credit(s)
- CEU: 1.7
- PDH: 17
Schedule
Monday, May 10 to Friday, May 14, 2021
Logon and access online course space and materials: 1:30 PM Central Time
Online course: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM Central Time
Course Notes
Purchase of the "Help! What's the Secret to Leading Engineers" book is strongly recommended. The book can be purchased here.
Online course materials will be available approximately one week prior to the course date. Once you have accessed them through the online course site, no cancellations or refunds will be granted.
This course is part of the Technical Leadership Certificate. Course may be taken individually as well.
Instructor(s)
Trevor ManningDiscount(s)
10% discount per person for participants registered in the Technical Leadership Certificate series. EPD will verify your participation.
Location
This is an online course.Cancellation Policy
Once you have accessed the online course and materials, no cancellations or refunds are permitted.
Effectively Managing Technical Teams
Course #: RA01092Effectively Managing Technical Teams
Date: Mon. December 07, 2020 – Fri. December 11, 2020ID: RA01092-U247
Fee:
- $1,995
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Fee covers live online course instruction and materials.
- CEU: 1.7
- PDH: 17
Effectively Managing Technical Teams
Date: Wed. October 02, 2019 – Fri. October 04, 2019ID: RA01092-T651
Fee:
- $1,995
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Fee covers morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, and course materials
- CEU: 1.7
- PDH: 17
Effectively Managing Technical Teams
Date: Wed. May 01, 2019 – Fri. May 03, 2019ID: RA01092-T361
Fee:
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