Course Description
Improve you and your group's ability to find creative solutions to an issue in a short and focused time frame with the techniques you'll learn in this short course. Discover how to analyze the issue at hand, breaking it into key components. Get an introduction to techniques for expanding idea-generating capabilities and revving creative engines while keeping the target objective in mind. You will learn ways to encourage those who are less able to speak out in a crowd and contain the enthusiasm of those who cannot stop talking. You'll learn techniques for getting the most out of each participant, and you'll come away from the course with strategies for evaluating all those ideas you and your group generated.
Virtual short courses do not include materials or headsets.
This is a virtual short course, specially designed to give you a quick, convenient way to earn PMI PDUs or concentrate on a specialized topic.
What You'll Learn
- New ways to generate more and better ideas
- Crank up the creative juices of you and your associates
- Tips and techniques for expanding your mindset
- Fun ways to keep everyone interested
Agenda
1. Brainstorming and its benefits
2. How to get the creative juices flowing in people
3. When do we need to use it?
4. How long should you spend at brainstorming?
5. Managing the storm of ideas while maintaining the flow
6. Getting the most out of all of your participants
7. Understanding personality types when in groups
8. What happens when you run out of ideas?
9. Dealing with all the data: How to decide on the best idea or ideas
10. Techniques and tips for warming up participants
11. Are you sure you are working on the right problem or issue?
12. What information would change your idea?
13. Understanding the next step: Critical thinking and analysis
14. Never letting a good idea get away: Analysis techniques
15. Ensuring the correct objective is being brainstormed
16. Keeping everyone focused on the real objective
Audience
PMP-certified project managers, IT project managers, project coordinators, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, product managers, program managers, project sponsors, and project team members who want to continue to develop their skills and renew their PMP certification.