Program Sessions
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The academic program is tailored to the DOE context and incorporates several courses with Stanford University content. Below is a summary of the session themes with detailed descriptions.
Event 1: Preparing To Lead DOE Projects
> 01/22/2024 - 01/25/2024 @ NNSS
- Themes: Kickoff, self-assessment, project pre-planning, executing project strategy, cultural perspectives
- Participants will prepare to complete leadership self-assessment exercises
- Includes content from Stanford instructors to teach you a framework for strategic execution that incorporates a variety of proven approaches and emerging concepts to align project initiatives with strategic objectives
Event 2: Becoming a Highly Effective Leader
> 03/18/2024 - 03/21/2024 @ Stanford
- Themes: Effective project leadership; stakeholder relationships; managing major project teams; communications and writing skills; team/technical report writing.
- Participants will review completed leadership self-assessment exercises
- Includes content from Stanford instructors to provide new insights and skills that will enable you to coordinate, communicate and collaborate more effectively with team members, regardless of location
Event 3: Positioning the Project for Success
> 05/13/2024 - 05/16/2024 @ UC Boulder
- Themes: Risk and contingency management; decision theory, analysis, geometric thinking; front-end planning process; presentation skills
Event 4: Leading Innovation
> 06/2024 - 07/2024 @ Online - Self-paced
- Online Stanford course
- Theme: Understanding the crucial role that leadership plays in achieving top organizational performance.
Event 5: Delivering High-Risk Complex Projects
09/09/2024 - 09/12/2024 @ ANL
- Themes: Construction/vendor management; interfacing with vendor/construction firms; project delivery methods
- Includes content from Stanford instructors to teach you the critical success factors of program execution
Event 6: Navigating to the Finish
> 11/18/2024 - 11/21/2024 @ Washington, DC
- Themes: Negotiations; change management; stakeholder relationships; crisis management;
- Presentation of capstone projects;
- Participants will reflect on career planning and self-reflection;
- Concluding certificate ceremony and celebration
2025 - TBD