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Description

Managing a Project Team: Mobilising Temporary Contributors

Building a team with people who report elsewhere, over a limited period and against demanding objectives

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

A project team forms quickly, works under constraint and then disbands. The usual mechanisms that build cohesion have no time to take hold: they must be deliberately created.

Two days to structure the kick-off, lead the team throughout the project and address the tensions inherent in matrix working.

Learning objectives

  • Build the project team and clarify each person's role
  • Deliver a successful kick-off and set the ground rules
  • Lead the team and sustain engagement over time
  • Arbitrate priority conflicts with line management
  • Address internal tensions and close the project properly

What makes this programme different

Work applied to each participant's live project
Kick-off and tracking tools that can be reused immediately
Practice in arbitrating priorities with line managers

Programme

1Building and Launching the Team

The kick-off shapes everything that follows

  • Identify the skills required and negotiate for contributors
  • Clarify roles, responsibilities and decision-making levels
  • Kick-off meeting: objectives, framework, ground rules
  • Create the conditions for trust quickly

2Leading Day to Day

Maintaining the pace without exhausting the team

  • Tracking rituals: format, frequency, participants
  • Make progress and blockers visible
  • Sustain the engagement of contributors who are in demand elsewhere
  • Recognise contributions without holding appraisal authority

3Addressing Tensions

Priority conflict is structural

  • Priority conflicts between the project and day-to-day activity
  • Gradual disengagement of a contributor
  • Interpersonal tensions and rivalries between experts
  • Escalating to line management: when and how

4Closing and Capitalising

What the ending leaves behind

  • Project review: results, variances, lessons learned
  • Useful lessons-learned sessions rather than a formal ritual
  • Highlight contributions to line managers
  • Support the team as it disperses

Who is it for

Project managers · project team leaders · managers of temporary or multidisciplinary teams.

Prerequisites

Initial experience of running a project is recommended

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.