Project Leadership

Applying leadership to Strategy, People, Climate in Project & Program Management

2010 Case Studies

"Leadership is not magnetic personality, that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not "making friends and influencing people", that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations."

— Peter F. Drucker

In some projects, the leader makes all the difference.

Case study sessions examine an actual project and explore the leadership best practices that significantly contributed to the project’s success.  Led by stakeholders from the project, case studies provide participants with an in-depth analysis of the challenges, opportunities and lessons learned brought to life through their project. Case studies also provide a group forum to dissect the lessons illustrated by the project and talk through their application in other scenarios.

Unlike some conferences, the Project Leadership Forum is highly interactive and engaging. During the case study sessions participants connect with a diverse set of peers through group discussion of the issues presented in the case. Led by experienced project managers, these sessions facilitate a lively dialogue that brings to bear the collective knowledge and expertise of the group, and sheds light on the important leadership considerations that should be explored in every project. Participants will take away strategies and approaches that were used successfully in other projects, and will have identified opportunities to use these approaches in their own projects.

Case Study Presentations

  • NASANASA Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership
    New Horizons case study by Matthew Kohut Adobe PDF View PDF

  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    Project case study by Dr. Edward Rogers, Chief Knowledge Officer

  • Pennsylvania State Police CLEAN project, integrated law enforcement portal
    Presented by Phil Tomassini, Deputy CIO for Public Safety, Mike Shevlin, CIO for the State Police, and Ellen Moran, Office of IT CLEAN Project Manager

Case Study Format

The two-hour case study sessions will explore the critical factors affecting the project’s outcomes by:

  • Describing the goals, challenges and available resources for the project
  • Describing the strategy, people and organizational culture affecting the project
  • Discussing, in detail, the behaviors, approaches, and attitudes that demonstrated good use of leadership principles, and describes the impact these approaches had on the project
  • Facilitating a dynamic group discussion that translates lessons learned into applicable take-aways
  • Fostering networking and sharing among peers

Download the invitation for case study proposals.

For information about submitting a case study proposal contact Jennifer Reiner at 717.901.5190 or email ProfessionalEd@HarrisburgU.edu.

What makes the Project Leadership programs unique?

The program focuses on the interpersonal aspects of managing people. Through interactive case studies, you'll examine actual projects and learn about the leadership factors that impacted the project's outcome. Exchange lessons learned with peers, and hear about the techniques successful project leaders consider essential. Instructional seminars will explain key theories and principles that are the foundation for effective leadership behaviors.



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