Project Management Series

Course Schedule

Part 1: Organizing. Project Management Basics of Planning and Organizing
Oct 27, 2010
Part 2: Implementing. Managing the Project and Teams
Dec 9, 2010
Part 3: Advanced Project Mgt. Fixing Tough Projects and Managing Risk
Feb 9, 2011
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Course Description

These courses are designed to be taken as stand alone courses or as a series.

PART 1 ORGANIZING Project Management Basics of Planning & Organizing

Topics include:

• Project Management Overview
• Essentials of Project Management
• Establishing the Project Foundation
• Seven Stages of Project Management
• Key Issues in Planning and Organizing Projects

PART 2 IMPLEMENTING Managing the Project and Teams

Topics include:

• Managing Work Teams
• Project Structure/Work Breakdown
• Work Planning-Actions, Assignments, Resources and Risk Management
• Scheduling, Resource Allocation and Final Planning
• Implementing Project Mgt. on the Job

PART 3 ADVANCED PROJECT MGT. Fixing Tough Projects and Managing Risk

Topics include:

• Nature of Workplace Risk and Where It Occurs
• Identifying, Analyzing and Countering Risk (Avoiding Crisis Driven Projects)
• Fixing A Poorly Managed Project
• Dealing With Worst Case Scenarios