Essential Facilitation™ for Project Managers

Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 1, 3, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, and October 1 (1:00 – 3:00 PM ET)
Each session is 2 hours and delivered on Zoom Meetings.

Essential Facilitation™ for Project Managers helps project and program leaders guide meetings that keep projects moving forward. Participants learn practical facilitation tools and techniques for leading cross-functional discussions, building alignment, navigating challenges, and driving clearer decisions and next steps throughout the project lifecycle.

Designed specifically for project-based work, this highly interactive program focuses on helping participants facilitate common project meetings such as project launches, status updates, issue identification, stakeholder discussions, and collaborative problem-solving sessions.

Participants leave with greater confidence leading meetings, handling group dynamics, and keeping teams engaged, focused, and accountable. Through live instruction, practice, and feedback, attendees strengthen their ability to guide productive conversations that support stronger collaboration and better project outcomes.

Learning Objectives 

Essential Facilitation™ for Project Managers provides a solid foundation of facilitation theory and practice. Graduates of this program will be able to:

• Design project meeting agendas that drive participation and results.

• Keep discussions focused, productive, and on track.

• Engage cross-functional and distributed teams in meaningful discussions.

• Navigate competing perspectives and difficult conversations.

• Facilitate collaborative problem-solving and decision-making processes.

• Build understanding and agreement among stakeholders.

• Guide meetings toward clear action items, accountability, and next steps.

• Model facilitative leadership behaviors that improve team collaboration.

How it's Delivered

Essential Facilitation™ for Project Managers consists of four Knowledge Acquisition sessions where attendees will learn core concepts alternating with four Practice Labs where attendees will apply the skills they’ve learned. One Knowledge Acquisition and one Practice Lab are held each week for four total weeks. Each session is 2 hours.

Who Should Attend?

Project managers and program managers responsible for leading cross-functional meetings, stakeholder discussions, and collaborative project work.

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Workshop Series Price
$2,800 which Includes Eight Workshop Sessions (2 hours each day) and Processing Fee. Please note: tickets are non refundable unless otherwise stated.

PDU Information
After attending Essential Facilitation™, graduates who are members of PMI are eligible to report 16 PDUs for the program.