Managing Meetings and Workshops in Project Management | Online Course​

Managing Meetings and Workshops in Project Management | Online Course

Learn to plan, conduct, and manage effective project meetings and workshops to improve communication, decision-making, and team collaboration.

What is this course about?

This course provides essential knowledge and practical techniques for managing meetings and workshops in a project management context. You will learn how to plan, facilitate, and follow up on meetings that drive progress and decision-making. The course covers agenda setting, stakeholder engagement, time management, and documentation. Through guided activities and real-world scenarios, you will build the confidence to lead structured and results-focused sessions.

Why take this course on meeting and workshop management?

Effective meetings and workshops are key to successful project delivery. This course helps you develop a professional approach to facilitation, ensuring that project discussions remain clear, focused, and goal-oriented. Whether you’re leading or supporting sessions, the skills gained will enhance your communication, coordination, and leadership within project teams.

What you will gain from this course:

  • Plan and organise productive project meetings and workshops
  • Facilitate discussions that support decision-making and problem-solving
  • Engage stakeholders and encourage meaningful participation
  • Manage time, agendas, and outcomes with confidence
  • Improve project coordination through structured meeting practices

Learners accessing this standard will be working as a leader in the context of a small project / sub-project involving few resources and having a limited impact on stakeholders and the environment or working as a contributing team member on a medium to large project when not a leader.

Learners accessing this standard will be working as a leader in the context of a small project / sub-project involving few resources and having a limited impact on stakeholders and the environment or working as a contributing team member on a medium to large project when not a leader. These projects may be technical projects, business projects or developmental projects. This standard will also add value to learners who are running their own business and recognise that project management forms an integral component of any business.

Course Content

  • Project meetings and workshops are identified and explained with examples
  • The roles of meeting/workshop participants are described and their importance is explained with examples
  • Types of project meetings/workshops are described in terms of their purpose

 

  • Meeting/workshop participants and alternates are identified, recorded and contact details are available 
  • Dates, times, and venues for project meetings/workshops are determined and recorded according to agreed procedures 
  • The purpose of the meeting is to agree with relevant stakeholders
  • A checklist or schedule for arranging project meetings/workshops is prepared and agreed with relevant stakeholders 
  • Constraints or rules to be followed in arranging the project meeting/workshop are complied with according to agreed policies and procedures
 

 

  • Project meeting/workshop invitations and agendas are prepared and distributed in a time frame that allows for pre-meeting/ workshop preparation 
  • Meeting minutes and other supporting documentation is distributed within agreed time frames after the previous meeting/workshop
  • Meeting/workshop documentation is complete, accurate and stored in safe custody
  • Necessary facilities, venues and resources are arranged in accordance with requirements, constraints and rules
  • Meeting/workshop participants are communicated with in order to confirm and clarify arrangements and to resolve issues
  • Non-accredited: Short course only  
  • Duration: 1h 00m
  • Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
  • Access Period: 12 Months 
SpecCon Short Course
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