Project

Training Session

Sonya Hatfield

South University Online

Dr. Mirza

PMC6601

May 6, 2022

Training Session

Project management helps the project managers complete projects successfully within the specified time effectively, within costs, and within all the scope constraints (Shah et al., 2018, p. 84). In organizations, projects focus on specific targets or tasks meant to enhance internal development or meet consumer needs. For example, Walmart is a multinational organization based in America. The company operates supermarkets, grocery stores, hypermarkets, neighbourhood markets, and discount and department stores. The company has discovered its markets are becoming increasingly competitive. To remain competitive, the company wants to provide a training session that will give its employees the tools and the language required to manage its business operations successfully.

I am part of the project management team of Walmart company, and I will be in charge of planning for the training session. To successfully train the employees, the company needs an effective training program which requires proper planning. Well trained workers are crucial to businesses because when the employees have the required skills, knowledge, and training, they help run the business operations smoothly. Also, well-trained employees can do their jobs competently, which allows an organization better serve its consumers. Thus, Walmart can reskill and upskill its employees and help them improve performance and address company weaknesses enabling it to remain competitive in its markets.

Before executing the training session, it is essential to plan to avoid wasting time with unstructured training and useless information. A project’s continuity and completeness are the primary components of an efficient project plan. Project planning involves a communication plan, time frame, stakeholder registry, project goals, scope, and risks (Irfan et al., 2021, p.4). Unfortunately, some organizations fail to plan well for their projects, which leads to unclear objectives and goals, communication gaps, insufficient project visibility, and scope creep, which can lead to the failure of a project.

To complete the project, project management is essential to help in planning, proposing, managing, evaluating, and implementing the projects. The training session planning will require me first to identify the key stakeholders and meet them to discuss their project expectations and needs, and establish a timeline and a budget. Next, I will determine what the employees should know and learn in terms of the skills and knowledge they require to boost efficiency, productivity, and engagement to enable the company to remain competitive. In addition, at the planning stage, I will establish the training gaps to make sure that all employees understand the knowledge and skills they will get. This stage will also involve identifying the project and timeline.

Further, I will consider various learning skills at the planning stage to help all the employees learn and stay engaged. Different people understand and learn at varying intervals, and therefore mixing multiple learning styles can help meet the employee's learning needs which can improve their understanding and engagement.

Moreover, during the planning stage, I will set the training objectives and communicate the goals and the schedule to the employees to prepare. For example, the employees might need to write questions or prepare on a particular topic to get the most out of the training session.

The planning will also involve developing training materials to help the employees engage with the provided content during the training session. Additionally, I will choose a virtual or in-person event venue that can make the training session memorable for the employees.

At the planning stage, I will also identify problems and conduct a risk assessment to determine how to manage the project risks by identifying the required steps to prevent possible risks from occurring.

References

Irfan, M., Khan, S. Z., Hassan, N., Hassan, M., Habib, M., Khan, S., & Khan, H. H. (2021). Role of project planning and project manager competencies on public sector project success. Sustainability, 13(3), 1421.

Shah, S., Gochtovtt, A., & Baldini, G. (2019). Importance of project management in business analytics: academia and real world. In Aligning business strategies and analytics (pp. 81-94). Springer, Cham.