Project Management for L&D Purposes

Learning the foundations of project management practices can help you deliver results for your projects. That’s why the Project Management Institute (PMI) refers to project management skills, such as time management, communication skills, scheduling, and troubleshooting, as life skills. Project management practices help the L&D team establish a system for elevating their level of success. In this issue of TD at Work, Mary Beth Imbarrato:

• Explains the benefits of project management practices.
• Advises readers on selling such practices to the C-suite.
• Details the process of working with the project sponsor and stakeholders.
• Recommends the elements to include in a project management toolkit.
• Suggest a project management framework on which you can base your process.

The Tools & Resources in this issue are a Project Charter Template, Stakeholder Analysis Tool, Work Breakdown Structure, and After-Action Review Template.

About the Author

Mary Beth Imbarrato

Mary Beth Imbarrato, PMP, CSM, SPP, CMS, has more than 25 years of experience in project management, change management, and strategy. Mary Beth has managed a wide range of project efforts in market segments including finance, global risk, telecommunications, IT, publishing, healthcare, nonprofits, state and federal agencies, and energy. She helps clients assess their project management skills and identify ways to become better project managers and better leaders.

Mary Beth holds certifications in project management, strategic planning, and change management. Her expertise in these areas dovetails nicely with her desire to help her clients gain the expertise they need to succeed with their projects and strategic goals.

Over the years, Mary Beth identified a need to help non-project managers succeed with their projects. She now dedicates her time to providing project management tools and resources to this growing, and often overlooked, population of people who are trying to lead projects while juggling their day jobs. Her latest book, The Project Roadmap—Your Hands-On Guide to Initiating, Planning, Executing and Completing Projects, was written and published to help this growing audience.