As a project manager you understand the need for tools to help coordinate, plan, execute and complete projects on-time and on-budget.  This program will give you hands-on experience and real-life applications for many of the widely recognized project management methods in business, including: Work Breakdown Structure, Gantt charts and an Earned Value Analysis.  You are sure to come away from this seminar better prepared to confidently manage projects of any size using the most effective techniques available.

BENEFITS:

Project Management Essentials is designed for business professionals faced with getting projects done on-time, within budget and to the customer’s satisfaction.  It provides hands-on, interactive training that will benefit both first-time and experienced project leaders through effective, step-by-step processes to organize, define, plan, track, and complete any project and skills necessary to be successful.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

• Learn to set and meet realistic schedule, budget and performance goals for your group and find out ways to gauge your performance.
• Eliminate the stress and frustrations of managing projects by gaining clear, easy-to-use tools that will make your work easier to manage.
• Build on your reputation as an individual having the skills and strengths necessary to take on important jobs.
• Condensed two-day format works with your busy schedule and gives you the tools you can put to use immediately.
• Led by a recognized instructor that expertly blends her award winning teaching style with her extensive background for an easy-to-understand and in-depth approach to project management.

DESIGNED FOR:

Anyone involved with projects - both experienced and new project managers will benefit greatly from this course - as will supervisors, managers, directors, bankers, health professionals, scientists, project engineers, program staffers and anyone else who administers projects.

"Really beneficial information that could be applied to areas beyond project management.  I was provided with activities, techniques and other tools that I could take into the training environment or into meetings and immediately put into practice.  Thanks!"
                            Kelli Hartman 
                            Training & Curriculum Development Specialist
                            Emprise Bank 

OUTLINE:

1. Overview and Framework
   1. What is Project Management and why do it?
   2. Projects and strategic planning
   3. Roles and expectations
   4. Skills and knowledge needed
   5. Project Management processes
2. Getting Started
   1. Managing competing demands
   2. Creating a project charter
3. Managing Scope
   1. Writing a scope statement 
   2. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
4. Managing Time
   1. Defining activities required
   2. Sequencing tasks
   3. Estimating resources and durations
   4. Critical Path Method (CPM)
   5. Schedule development
5. Managing Cost
   1. Estimating and budgeting
   2. Earned Value Analysis
6. Managing Quality
   1. Standards/performance criteria
7. Managing Risk
   1. Qualitative and quantitative analysis
   2. Risk response planning 
   3. Risk register
8. Procurement Management
   1. Planning and executing
   2. Impact on the competing demands
9. Project Communications
   1. Project reporting
   2. Meeting guidelines
   3. Managing stakeholders
10. Human Resource Skills for Project Managers
    1. Team development
    2. Conflict management
    3. Situational leadership
11. Integration
    1. Putting it all together
    2. What to put in the project plan
    3. Executing, monitoring and controlling
    4. Managing changes
12. Closing a Project
    1. Post project review
    2. Lessons learned

Project Management Essentials will be held in the CMD Training Center in the Woodman Alumni Building on the Wichita State University campus in Wichita, Kansas.    

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