Overview/Description In this Challenge Series exercise you are a PM assigned to a supply chain project. Your client has just logged a late change request, and it's up to you to decide what impact this may have on the triple constraint and how to move the project forward. Target Audience Individuals who have interest in knowing more about Project Management, including those in positions that require them to carry out a project management role to individuals that are full-time project managers wishing to hone their skills further. Expected Duration (hours) 0.5 Lesson ObjectivesHandling a Change...

Overview/Description Business strategy requires long-range planning. And to think strategically, effective business leaders must possess both logical and creative insight to be able to plot the future course of their company. Target Audience Mid- to upper-level managers and executives; all high potentials and fast trackers, including individual contributors. Expected Duration (hours) 0.2 Lesson ObjectivesHiring Strategic Thinkers

Overview/Description Most companies are constantly striving to boost their competitiveness. This challenge examines collaborative strategies that companies can use to increase competitive edge. Target Audience Individuals responsible for leading teams either occasionally, for example as project managers, or more permanently as team leaders or line managers. Expected Duration (hours) 0.2 Lesson ObjectivesIncreasing Competitiveness through Collaboration

Overview/Description A great discovery meeting can help you gain valuable insight into your prospect's business and vision, and clarity about how your products and services can help them achieve their goals. The start of the discovery meeting sets the tone not only for the rest of your conversation, but for the remainder of the sales process - as well as for the continuing business relationship that grows out of that first session. This Challenge Series exercise asks you to initiate a discovery meeting effectively, and then to navigate the conversation, questions, and even surprises that...