Managing a technical team: from engineer to manager
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2026-06-03 | - |
Program Overview
Program Overview
The program "Manager une équipe technique : de l'ingénieur au manager" is designed for individuals who have the responsibility of leading a team, either permanently or on a project basis, and need to transition from a technical expert to a management role.
Program Details
- Duration: 3 days (from 03/06/2026 to 05/06/2026)
- Hours: 21 hours
- Format: In-person training
- Language: French
- Tuition Fee: 3,780 TTC
Target Audience
- Engineers and technical team leaders with management responsibilities
Prerequisites
- Have some experience in team management, even minimal, or at least as a team member
- Have identified areas for improvement in their management practices
- Have selected priority expectations from the program points
Program Content
Presentation of the Program
The program focuses on transitioning from a technical expert to a management role, covering aspects such as being or becoming a manager of a technical team, managing each collaborator individually, self-awareness for effective communication, and leading the team to create collective intelligence.
Objectives of the Program
- Integrate the specifics of managing a technical team considering current evolutions
- Understand the managerial dimension through its various aspects and functions
- Assess one's function, managerial style, and practices
- Learn to manage typical situations of a technical team manager
- Train to better manage experienced or future situations
Pedagogical Modalities
- Action training involving participants in new managerial practices
- Positioning each participant's managerial role and constructing a personalized development plan
Mode of Animation
- Use of a Learning Management System (LMS): eLearnX
Evaluation Mode
- Training certificate
Skills Acquired
- Identify one's preferred management style, evaluate its situational relevance, and increase the ability to adopt another style when necessary
- Develop leadership as a manager
- Balance effective management of each collaborator with team management
- Communicate more constructively with each interlocutor
Intervenants
- Pirouz HABIBI, Consultant in Transformation of Organizations in France and internationally.
Practical Information
In line with École polytechnique's commitment to ecological transition, training materials are digitized. Participants are required to bring a laptop with administrative privileges, Microsoft Office suite, and a PDF reader. Access to an external WiFi network is also necessary to connect to the eLearnX learning platform.
Result Statistics
- Satisfaction rating from a post-training survey: 4.7/5
- Average number of participants per training session: 9 participants
Organizational Information
The program is part of the École polytechnique's professional training organization, focusing on executive education.
