Staff Training
When new staff joins the project, the Project Manager and the functional lead provides an orientation to the project. New staff and Project Orientation will be conducted only after Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest form and Network Access Policy are signed. The orientation discusses the following topics:
- Background of the Project.
- Current Status of the Project.
- Specific Job Duties and Expectations.
- Introduction to the Staff and Consultants.
- Overview of the Facility and Infrastructure.
- Overview of the Project Processes, including time reporting, attendance, and status meetings.
- Review of Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest.
This is the place where all the contract consultant expectations, policies on sexual harassment, non-discrimination, etc. The Project manager then reviews with staff their current job skills and discusses mandatory or desired training with the staff. Typical types of training which may be required or of use to staff include:
- Introduction to Project Management Principles.
- Introduction to Clients's Best Practices Website.
- Introduction to the Project's own website.
- Introduction to Project Business Tools.
On-Going Training for Staff
At the start of each project, the ISSI PM and functional managers will review their staff skill sets against any new roles or responsibilities needed for the phase. Each manager and their staff will discuss where additional training might be needed to ensure staff has the necessary skills to execute the activities for each project phase. This is a part of performance review and succession planning.