In Just Two Days, You’ll Learn How To:
- Understand and Manage your Project’s Entire Lifecycle: Initiation — Planning — Control — Execution — Closeout
- Establish Quantifiable Product Criteria and Objectives
- Develop and Control Realistic Project Schedules and Budgets
- Structure and Organize a Capable and Motivated Project Management Team
- Prevent Scope Creep
- Gain Senior Management Buy-In
- Improve Team Dynamics and Resolve Conflicts Successfully
- Use Tools like CPM, Gantt, WBS, Resource Matrices and Precedence Diagrams
- Get Results — Even Without Organizational Authority
- Complete Projects on Time, on Budget, as Specified
- Build Your Own Project Plans Hands-On!
No prerequisite required! This skill-based seminar is designed for:
- Executives new to Project Management
- Professionals who manage projects informally and want to learn the Project Management discipline and master its tools
- Experienced Project Management professionals who want a state-of-the-art review
- Executives who supervise Project Managers
This seminar is PMBOK® Guide compliant. PMBOK® is a
registered trademark of the Project Management Institute (PMI).
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Seminar Agenda
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Foundations for Success
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- Definition of Project Management
- Hierarchy of Projects — Projects, Programs and Portfolios
- Defining the Project
- Project Management Triangle of Balance
- The Project Life Cycle; the Product Life Cycle
- Why Projects Fail
- Keys to Project Management Success
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The Project Management Life Cycle
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- Project Definition Process
- Deliverables-Based Approach
- Project Charter
- Defining Project Objectives, Deliverables and Requirements
- Defining and Managing Organizational Assumptions and Risks
- Project Definition Success Criteria
- Creating SMART Objectives
- Requirements Traceability
- Using Phases to Generate Support
- Obtaining Senior Management Buy-In
- Iterative Planning Cycle
- Project Planning Process
- Identify the Work to be Performed
- Establish Initial Estimates
- Define Internal and External Dependencies
- Identify Risks
- Project Execution and Control Process
- Turn-Over Process
- Closure Process
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Your Role as Project Manager
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- The Project Manager’s Real Job
- Manager, Leader or Practitioner?
- Defining the Project Team
- Keys to Successful Team Development
- Stages of Team Development: Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing
- Managing Conflict
- Communicating Throughout the Project
- Getting Results Without Authority
- Enlisting Senior Management Support
- Managing Virtual Teams
- Determining Stakeholder Communication Needs
- Developing a Comprehensive Communication Plan: Data Gathering, Data Reduction, Data Dissemination and Communication Confirmation
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Project Planning
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- Project Planning Start-Up
- Project Kick-Off Meeting
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Work Packages and Work Definition
- Initial Estimates
- Defining Dependencies
- Four Types of Dependencies
- Lag, Lead and Fast-Tracking
- Keys to Successful Fast- Tracking
- Project Precedence Diagram
- Defining the Critical Path (CPM)
- Assigning the Right Resources Using CPM
- Creating Detailed Estimates
- Determining Project Costs
- Creating the Project Schedule Baseline
- Communicating with the Gantt Chart
- Getting Buy-In on the Project Plan
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Using Risk Management to Improve Project Reliability
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- Risks and Unknowns
- Identifying Risks
- Document Reviews
- Historical Analysis
- Assumptions and Open Issues
- Facilitated Risk Identification
Techniques
- Ranking and Prioritizing Risks
- Prevention and Mitigation Strategies
- Solidifying the Project Plan
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Project Execution and Control
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- The Project Execution Process
- Heading Off Problems Before They Occur
- Tracking Techniques
- Communication Management
- Managing Changes
- Preventing Scope Creep
- Identifying Appropriate and
Inappropriate Changes
- Documenting Changes
- Approving Changes
- Implementing Changes
- Project Closure
- Project Turn-Over and Wrap Up
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Demonstration of Project Automation Tools
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- Using Excel™ to Automate Project Schedule and Costs
- Using Excel™ to Automate Tracking
- Microsoft Project™ Demonstration
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PMI, CEU and CPE Credits...
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This seminar is recommended for 13.5 Professional Development Units (PDUs) to fulfill the PMI Project Management Professional (PMP®) Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR). Professional Development Units from this seminar should be entered under Category 4 on the PMI Continuing Certification Requirements Activity Reporting Form. Those holding certificates are responsible for reporting qualifying activities as they occur.
PMBOK Guide, PMI, PDU and PMP are all registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute.
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Who Should Attend?
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Project management isn’t just for project managers anymore. We’re rapidly moving toward a project-oriented workplace, and the trend among top organizations is a project-oriented approach to quality and profits.
Anyone who needs a complete, comprehensive, detailed grasp of project management and wants his or her career to soar should attend this seminar. Managers who know how to complete projects on time, on budget, and with the desired results will get noticed and move into top management. No prerequisites are required to attend NCCE’s Essentials of Successful Project Management seminar!
This skill-based program is designed for professionals who are new to project management, as well as those who have been managing projects informally and are ready to master the structured approach used by thousands of PM pros. This seminar is also ideal for the experienced PM professional who would like a crystal clear update on the latest PM techniques, as well as:
- Administrators and managers responsible for coordinating, facilitating or managing projects and anyone who serves on a project management team
- Technical professionals, engineers and application managers moving into project leadership and coordination positions
- System administrators, IT professionals and e-Commerce/Web/Internet developers
- General managers and senior-level executives responsible for projects and programs
- Audit staff, seniors and managers, financial managers and accountants
- Civil engineers and capital project administrators
- Management consultants
- Purchasing and procurement personnel
- Human resource and training professionals
- Agency account executives
- Meeting and event planners
- Research and development managers
- Managers responsible for implementing quality initiatives
- Strategic Planning Executives
This seminar is also ideal for the senior-level executive who interacts with project managers and needs to understand and appreciate the advantages, demands, and details of implementing a project management culture.
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Instructor
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In-house Presentations ...
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If you have a group of 12 or more employees who need to learn the basics of Project Management, NCCE’s customized training is a cost-effective solution for your organization. Bring The Essentials of Project Management in-house and ensure that your staff possesses the know-how to execute critical projects on time, on budget, and ‘on spec.’ This course can be tailored to address specific projects that your company is tackling.
Some of the organizations that have taken advantage of NCCE’s custom training include Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Harley-Davidson, Deloitte & Touche, General Mills, the US Small Business Administration and law firms such as Weil, Gotshal and Manges, and King & Spalding.
For more information or to schedule a custom in-house program, e-mail NCCE at contact@nccetraining.com or telephone 800-635-9615.
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