Brewing Success: Crafting Projects with Precision and Flavor - Tour of the Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Co.
Time: Thursday, Sept 25, 2-4 PM
Location: 215 3rd St NW, Great Falls, MT
PDUs: 2 Ways of Working
Description:
Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Company, located in Great Falls, Montana, is a family-run brewery with a strong focus on crafting exceptional beers using locally sourced ingredients from Montana's Golden Triangle. They offer a variety of beers, including their signature Mountain Man Scotch Ale, Hazy IPA, Vanilla Porter, and more.
The brewery has a rich history, starting as The Front Brewing Company in 2012 before being rebranded in 2018 to honor Montana's heritage. Since then, they have expanded in Whitefish, MT and Coeur D'Alene, ID. If you're interested, you can explore more about their story and offerings on their official website.
Project Management: Following the 7 Ps
Time: Friday, Sept 25, 8:45-9:45 AM
Location: Univ of Providence, 1301 20th Street South, UC Conference Room A
PDUs: 1 Ways of Working
Description:
This course will review the areas of project management that are necessary to organize
projects. These involve defining goals, including the right team of people, communication
skills, PEK’s, and celebrating outcomes. We discuss responsibilities of the roles of each
team member, expectations, consequences, and rewards.
With this resource-loaded, fast-paced, and relatable course, you will receive tools, tips, and techniques to use to successfully lead your team. By the conclusion of this training, you will have actionable items and tools to implement the learning objectives and achieve sustained success.
Course Objectives:
• Understand how to set goals
• Explore who should be involved in each phase of the project
• Identify communication skills necessary for positive outcomes
• Recognize when to make adjustments, abort missions, or celebrate successes
• Learn tips and techniques
• Discover best practices that are right for you and your organization
• Determine expectations and responsibilities
• Know where to go for more information
Getting What’s Expected
Time: Friday, Sept 25, 10:00-11:00 AM
Location: Univ of Providence, 1301 20th Street South, UC Conference Room A
PDUs: 1 Business Acumen
Description:
If leaders want to eliminate much of the challenges around performance they need to create and communicate their expectations when the relationship begins. Difficult conversations become difficult because we weren’t clear on our expectations AND likely didn’t address it until it became a difficult conversation. How do we set clear expectations, communicate them, and hold ourselves and others accountable to them? And, if we need to have the “performance” conversation how and when do we do it?
Objectives
· Learn about the importance of setting expectations in the beginning of a working relationship.
· Create expectations, descriptions and why they matter.
· Understand how we avoid the difficult conversations with employees.
· Explore ways to overcome the fear of having performance conversations.
The Power of Appreciation
Time: Friday, Sept 25, 11:00-12:15 PM
Location: Univ of Providence, 1301 20th Street South, UC Conference Room A
PDUs: 1 Power Skill
Description:
The copper content in pennies “born” before 1982 makes them worth more than pennies “born” after 1982! Are you worth more than your face value? Do you make others feel more valuable than their face value? In our fast-paced world we often forget about fostering positive relationships to create higher retention rates and engagement from our employees. This fun presentation will provide some simple tools to think about and help us focus on giving and receiving appreciation. In addition, you will also learn some interesting things about the penny!
Objectives
· Explore the importance of the simple act of giving appreciation in the retention of employees.
· Learn interesting facts about the penny and how it relates to giving appreciation.
· Take away tools to practice giving more appreciation.
The Foundation of Capacity Building
Time: Friday, Sept 25, 1:30-2:30 PM
Location: Univ of Providence, 1301 20th Street South, UC Conference Room A
PDUs: 1 Business Acumen
Description:
Together we will explore how to:
• Define capacity building in project management and its link to long
term organizational gains.
• Discuss the strategic and functional role of Project Management
Professionals in building, leading, and strengthening organizational
capacity to unleash valuable resources during times of continuous change
and increasing expectations.
• Properly assess and design project frameworks to support the critical
intersection of your organization's business and project
management strategies, aligning to its overall purpose, products,
processes, people, and profitability.
• Identify the core competencies required to achieve both strategic and
project objectives. These may include technical skills, project tracking and
communication, leadership abilities, problem-solving capabilities, and
more.
• Strategically build capacity and leverage resources across multi
disciplinary teams in a way that accelerates performance and ensures
full understanding on how each role contributes to overall value building
and reduces the risk of value depletion.
Managing perspectives & performances - Building collaboration & Influence
Time: Friday, Sept 25, 2:30-3:30 PM
Location: Univ of Providence, 1301 20th Street South, UC Conference Room A
PDUs: 1 Power Skills
Description:
Layering upon our understanding of capacity and value building as a strategy, we
will explore how to:
• Properly assess and engage broad stakeholder engagement for
capacity alignment, including tailoring communication strategies,
managing conflicting perspectives to build consensus, best practices in
fostering collaboration, and serving in a leadership role to ensure project
and team success.
• Leverage and incorporate diverse perspectives for capacity
innovation that fosters and optimizes cross-functional teams, creates a
project culture anchored in feedback and continuous improvement and
utilizes proven performance management techniques.
• Elevate and develop your professional skills and career path by
assessing current skills, expanding cross-functional competencies,
understanding career management best practices, and identifying
personal, team and organizational gaps that often impact long-term value
creation.
Panel Discussion: Integrating Best Practices
Time: Friday, Sept 25, 3:45-4:30 PM
Location: Univ of Providence, 1301 20th Street South, UC Conference Room A
PDUs: 1 Ways of Working
Description:
The session will end with an interactive panel discussion featuring three
local and multi-disciplinary project management experts. We will explore
best practices and insights on project management oversight, career
advancement and alignment, performance management techniques and
approaches, measurement and monitoring tools and technologies, and
success stories in expanding capacity across organizations and team in
current complex and ever-evolving business climate.
