Live training sessions and in-person workshops are highly-customizable, with many options for content, format and delivery. |
The sessions listed here are available for delivery immediately (subject to presenter and facility availability). All sessions can also be delivered as webinars or webinar series.
For more formal teaching, Lyric Management principal Robyn Roscoe is an instructor with Mohawk College. Past and upcoming session schedules are updated regularly. |
CV to resume clinic - Making the Leap from Academia (90 minutes) ** NEW **
This 90-minute session aims to facilitate the transition of a standard academic curriculum vitae into a 2-page resume suitable for job applications outside of academia. Participants will learn about the differences between CVs and resumes, and translating their current skill set from their academic work into language appropriate for industry, management or other non-academic-track roles. Other topics include using LinkedIn, networking, developing a cover letter, and the basic recruitment process from both within a hiring group and from the candidate's perspective. |
Responsible Conduct of Research (60 minutes) ** NEW **
This presentation covers what it means to create and participate in an environment that supports the responsible conduct of research. Topics include definition of responsible conduct, comparison of Canada and US approaches, and the role of the research administration and management professional in the building a sustainable culture of responsibility This session can also be delivered as a webinar.
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Project Management Intensive (2 days)
The two-day Project Management 1 workshop covers scope and time management concepts and tools, as well as team management, communication, risk management and leadership. The workshop includes facilitation of teams developing projects over the 2 days. At the end of the workshop, participants have been introduced to the benefits of defining and managing project scope to maximize the potential to achieve project goals; a step-by-step approach to establishing a schedule for project activities; an overview of basic communication management; a step-by-step approach to establishing a schedule for project activities; an overview of basic communication management; project management terminology (milestones, objectives, Gantt chart); essential leadership lessons and team management. |
This intensive facilitated workshop covered project initiation and planning, with an emphasis on project scope, time, cost and risk management. Participants worked in small teams (4-6 people per team) to develop small projects, such as conference/event planning, renovation projects, website development, program launch and trip planning. Starting with strategic question, through scope planning, stakeholder identification, schedule construction, and budget development, teams completed project plans that could be launched by the end of the day. This workshop is highly interactive, and aimed to enable participants to put concepts into practice quickly and effectively. |
Introductory Project Management Intensive (1 day)
Introduction to Project Management Workshop (half-day)
This workshop covers basic principles of project management, elements of project planning, stakeholder identification and risk assessment, scope and quality concepts, change management and project close-out. No prior experience required – for to those new to research or management, or who are looking to learn or update their PM knowledge. This workshop is delivered as a single ~3.5-hour session (morning or afternoon), with 3 hours of materials plus time for breaks. This session can also be delivered as a series of three webinars.
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Project Budgeting Basics Workshop (half-day)
The workshop covers project budget development, and goes into detail on expense categorization and some templates to get started in preparing a project budget. No prior experience required – Introduction workshop recommended but not required. Note that a “refresher” of introductory principles can be included in this session, but would not cover those topics in depth. This workshop is delivered as a single ~3-hour session (morning or afternoon), with 2.5 hours of materials plus time for breaks. To include the "refresher" section, an additional 30 minutes is required This session can also be delivered as a series of three webinars.
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Project Team Management Workshop (half-day)
The workshop covers project team development and people management. Topics include team building and development, team decision-making, conflict resolution and workload management. The workshop is open to everyone who works in or leads project teams. This workshop is delivered as a single ~3.5-hour session (morning or afternoon), with 3 hours of materials plus time for breaks. |
Managing in All Directions (1-hour)
This presentation addresses the three main types of work relationships - up, across and down - and some essential skills for making those relationships more effectively. The material would be of interest to anyone experiencing challenges in work relationships, or looking for a refresher on these core skills. This session will also touch on challenges of micromanagement and the overarching theme of respectful interactions at work This session can also be delivered as a webinar.
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Leadership Lessons (60-90 minutes)
This presentation covers leadership lessons that can be learned through a review of Earnest Shackleton’s Endurance expedition, as described in Shackleton's Way. Learn about the leadership model of this great explorer, while exploring this exciting tale of adventure in Antarctica. This session can also be delivered as a webinar.
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Effective Communications (1-hour)
This presentation covers the three essential characteristics of communication. Learn about establishing a key message, listening and questioning techniques to improve understanding, and important tools for being heard and understood. This presentation can also be delivered as a webinar.
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Cost Proposal Development (1-hour)
The presentation aims to introduce knowledge and understanding of concepts to enable the development of realistic costing and pricing for a project proposal in a research environment, being responsive to a funding opportunity while maintaining sound project cost management. Topics covered include principles of cost management, approaches to budgeting, and key consideration in cost proposal development. This presentation can also be delivered as a webinar.
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Project Financial Management (1-hour)
The presentation covers topics to develop knowledge and understanding of concepts for sound financial management within a research project (with examples from the Canadian academic and public funding environment). Topics include project launch and set-up, controlling and monitoring, close-out reporting and audit preparation. This presentation can also be delivered as a webinar.
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These workshops and presentations are available for delivery and facilitation by Robyn Roscoe.
Custom workshops and webinars are also available in these or any project management or research facilitation topic.
Custom workshops and webinars are also available in these or any project management or research facilitation topic.