Project Management [Best] Practices: Back to Square One! – PMP101*

As business management increases in complexity and as budgets get tighter, the discipline of project management becomes increasingly instrumental to delivering successful projects within budgets, on time, and with the expected results or outcomes. The practical and tested 3² Project Management Life Process^TM presented in ‘PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES’ consists of three segments (or ‘Squares’) designed to address the Project Management Life Cycle and highlight the key principles and tools of sound project management practices (Back to top).

 

Project Management Leadership: Leading Effective Project Teams! – PMP102 *

If ‘efficient’ is doing things right and ‘effective’ is doing the right thing, then efficient project management and effective project leadership are the two key ingredients to ensure the success of any given projects. Project success depends upon strong leadership to communicate expectations and define the process. As a participant, you will assess your leadership style and determine how to successfully motivate and communicate with your colleagues and team members (Back to top).

 

Leveraging Key Software Applications in Managing Projects

In this workshop, you will experience a guided tour of MS Project®, MindManager® and other support applications. Additionally, you will also be encouraged to understand not only HOW software applications work but also WHY they work the way they do in support of your project management initiatives (Back to top).

 

Project Management Professional Certification: PMP Prep Review – PMP103 *

 

Option 1: PMP® EXAM PREP COURSE – A Blended Approach

BLENDED ONLINE and CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS

This blended course meets the educational requirements of The Project Management Institute to apply for the Project Management Professional – PMP® - certification exam by earning the participant 42 ‘contact hours’ / ‘PDUs’ (actually exceeding the 35 ‘contact hours’ required). It offers a blended approach of online pre-work and post-work assessments as well as classroom workshops where the participant will practice and strengthen key areas in the discipline of project management focusing on how to best prepare for and pass the exam. The PMP® EXAM PREP COURSE will convene for seven (7) powerful two-and-a-half-hour sessions. (Back to top).

 

Option 2: PMP® EXAM PREP COURSE – A Blended Virtual Coaching Approach

BLENDED ONLINE and 11 VIRTUAL 1-ON-1 COACHING SESSIONS

This blended course meets the educational requirements of The Project Management Institute to apply for the Project Management Professional – PMP® certification exam by earning the participant 35 ‘contact hours’ / ‘PDUs’. It offers a blended approach of online pre-work and post-work assessments including tests as well as 11 60-minute coaching sessions during which the participant will discuss and strengthen key areas in the discipline of project management focusing on how to best prepare for and pass the exam. (Back to top).

 

Option 1: PMP® EXAM PREP COURSE – A Blended Approach

ONLINE / SELF-PACED

This completely online and self-paced thirteen-module project management program builds successful project managers at all levels of the organization. It provides a comprehensive preparation for the PMP® certification exam including exam taking tips, ten comprehensive module quizzes, and two full-length, 200-question practice exams covering the PMBOK® Guide areas of knowledge. (Back to top).

 

Note: PMP101 & PMP102 are recommended pre-requisites to PMP103 – Courses endorsed by PMI.

 

 

“Digging Deeper” Series

Agile Project Management [IT/IS PM]

• This module will provide participants with a sound understanding of the Agile landscape – what it is; how it works and why it makes sense (Back to top).

 

Project Scope Management - Statement of Work: What are we exactly doing?

• This module will provide participants with a sound understanding of the process necessary to
  determine and control what is and what is not included in a project. (Back to top).

 

Project Cost Management: Delivering Results on Budget

• This module will provide participants with a sound understanding of the process necessary to
  develop and control the budget associated with the completion of a project (Back to top).

 

Project Schedule Management: Delivering Results on Schedule

• This module will provide participants with a sound understanding of the process necessary to
  develop and control the schedule associated with the completion of a project (Back to top).

 

Earned Value Management: Tracking Planned vs. Actual

• This module will provide participants with a sound understanding of the process necessary to
  measure progress against time and cost by expressing the project’s Triple Constraints in a monetary value; it is a technique especially useful for cost control, schedule control, resource management and forecasting (Back to top).

 

Project Quality Management: Delivering Results on Target

• This module will provide participants with a sound understanding of the process necessary to
  plan, perform quality assurance and control in order to delivery validated deliverables to satisfy agreed upon customer requirements (Back to top).

 

Project Risk Management: What could go wrong?

• This module will provide participants with a sound understanding of the process necessary to
  address potential risks and prepare for their occurrence (Back to top).

 

Project Communications Management: Nothing happens until people talk!

• This module will provide participants with a sound understanding of the process necessary to develop a communications plan and effectively manage all stakeholder expectations (Back to top).