Project Management Overview For Executives
In today's dynamically changing business environment projects are initiated under changing scope, resource requirements and time constraints. Using a development project, this work shop like seminar will provide the attendees with proven "real life" tools and techniques to be utilized in planning and controlling cross functional type projects.
Seminar DescriptionProject Management: A Practical Approach To Planning & Controlling Development Projects
In today's dynamically changing business environment, organizations are rapidly adapting the concept of managing product development, process improvement and services delivery type work through the initiation, development and execution of projects. This seminar teaches you the fundamental Methodology and techniques necessary for the successful planning, controlling and management of projects in an environment of changing scope, resource availability and deadline requirements.
Seminar DescriptionManaging Information Technology (I.T.) Projects
In today's dynamically changing business environment projects are initiated under tighter budgetary, regulatory, resource and time constraints than ever before. This seminar will provide the attendees with proven "real life" methods and techniques to be utilized in managing projects in a "multi-project" IT environment. You will learn a comprehensive but scalable structured approach to managing the scope definition process and how to manage end user expectations throughout the project life cycle.
Seminar DescriptionManagement By Projects, A Portfolio Approach
Organizations today are required to manage resources and project tasks in a multiple dynamic (changing) project environment. This hands on seminar is designed to introduce the participants to the industry's best practice fundamentals of adapting the concept of "Organization Management By Projects" to align their projects with the organization's strategic and business objectives. You will be introduced to organizational human and business systems for decision support, resource planning and control as well as the soft skills and organizational procedures required to managing projects and resources successfully.
Seminar DescriptionA Practical Approach To Project Risk Management
Projects are initiated with partial user needs and requirements defined. Project managers are faced with the challenge to provide schedules, resources and cost estimates based on uncompleted project requirement or clear criteria. Following the principles and techniques outlined in PMI's PMBOK Guide, participants will be introduced to a structured multi-tiered approach to qualifying, mitigating and controlling risk factors using a dynamic project model.
Seminar DescriptionA Practical Approach To Project Cost & Integration Management
Not only is effective project and program management the result of best practice project management techniques, but also the result of attention to the associated project costs. Cost Management for Project Managers is designed to increase the Project Manager's level of understanding of project costs and the need for detailed cost management. This course will cover basic project costing from the proposal to the budget to the funds allocation stage. This will lead to a detailed coverage of earned value and the importance of understanding the associated metrics.
Seminar DescriptionA Practical Approach to Project Quality Management
Every organization can benefit from a quality and customer centered approach to project management. Today's project manager is faced with managing the customer relationship and expectations in addition to the project processes and resources. Central to customer satisfaction is the timely delivery of products and services of superior quality. With time and resources becoming increasingly scarce, the successful project team must "get it done right the first time". This course covers specific tools for quality management in the project environment, and presents effective methods for their integration with traditional project control techniques. Dynamics of the organization are considered, with a leadership approach to the management of project quality central to the discussion.
Seminar DescriptionA Practical Approach to Project Procurement & Contract Management
Today's Project Managers must be knowledgeable in all phases of the project life cycle, including the early phase of the acquisition. During this phase, many things must be considered, including contractual issues between the buyer and seller or the seller and subcontractor or between the developer and client or consultant. Contracting and Procurement for Project Managers is designed to increase Project Managers' knowledge of contracting for resources services and goods. The course covers contracting basics, including contract formation, make-or-buy decisions, the acquisition process, functions of contract administration, negotiations, and contract closeout.
Seminar DescriptionPresenting and Communicating for Project Success: Managing Relations and Getting Results
Becoming a successful negotiator means continuous skill development and refinement. Effective skill development is the result of experience and practice in a controlled environment. In this experienced-based program, the conceptual model, strategies, and skills presented in Managing Successful Negotiations I will serve as a foundation for the practice of skills, as well as the practice of giving and receiving feedback.
Seminar DescriptionBuilding High Performance Project Teams
Harvard professor and business consultant , Rosabeth Moss Canter calls the team, "the organizations most competitive weapon." Team work produces increased productivity , improved decision making and problem solving, innovative marketing, better service and stronger performance. This seminar teaches individuals the fundamental tools and techniques needed to build a team that values and utilizes all members to produce successful results. Through a series of discussions, assessments and exercises participants work as a team while learning successful team building practices. Actual team issues are identified and team members use the Team Tool Set to determine actions and solutions.
Seminar DescriptionManaging Successful Project Team Negotiations
Effective negotiating skills are an essential tool for survival and advancement in today's business environment. It is often understood that sales and customer service representatives need effective interpersonal skills. However, reengineering, restructuring, and other significant changes in organizational process have required that all employees develop a wider range of interactional/communication skills. As project teams become the essential mode for organizational productivity, staff have discovered the need for skills which support effective team building, collaboration, and conflict management. Although it may go unrecognized, such skills, which can result in successful interactions with colleagues, subordinates, customers, vendors and managers, are all negotiation skills.
Seminar DescriptionManaging Successful Project Team Negotiations II:
An Applications Workshop
Becoming a successful negotiator means continuous skill development and refinement. Effective skill development is the result of experience and practice in a controlled environment. In this experienced-based program, the conceptual model, strategies, and skills presented in Managing Successful Negotiations I will serve as a foundation for the practice of skills, as well as the practice of giving and receiving feedback.
Seminar DescriptionLeadership Strategies
Today's Project Manager needs to lead their projects to successful completion without positional authority. This seminar prepares Project Managers for leadership by giving them a "guidance system" that includes a set of leadership principles and the knowledge and skills to navigate in a complex world of accelerated pace and ever changing priorities, and relationships.
Seminar DescriptionManaging Organizational and Project Change
Organizations and projects constantly experience change. Organizations must change in order to survive and grow. Projects change for a variety of reasons, ranging from scope creep, to responding to changes of the larger organization. This 2-day workshop focuses on two essential areas:
Seminar Description1). Understanding the effect of change on individuals and groups;
2). Learning how to become proactive rather than reactive in changing environments. Discussions, analysis, exercises and role play will help you manage change effectively on your project teams, and in your organization.
Getting Ready For The PMP Exam
This dynamic two day seminar will provide a practical review of the 9 modules of the Project Management Body Of Knowledge (PMBOK)™. The course is delivered by PMP certified individuals who will be providing tips and guidance on how to prepare and increase you chances of passing the PMP exam.
Seminar DescriptionA Practical Approach To Using Microsoft Project 2000 ™
In today's dynamically changing business environment the focus for the project manager is the planning and forecasting of resource requirements in addition to the management of project deadlines and schedule. To use automated project management systems effectively the system has to be tailored to fit the specific enterprise project management process and operational requirements. Microsoft Project 2000™ offers its users the capability to customize its layout to dynamically plan, track and communicate project status and variance analysis to all project stakeholders. Taught by industry project management practitioners the seminar attendees will be exposed to how different corporations are taking advantage of the latest project management systems technology.
Seminar DescriptionSetting Up The Organization's Project Office
Organizations striving to implement project management as a methodology to promote the culture of "management by projects" have come to realize the need for continuous support to the project managers to ensure integrity and consistency of methods, tools, processes and efficiency in utilizing the project manager's valuable time in running complex projects.
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