WSU CMD

Center for Management Development

W. Frank Barton School of Business - Wichita State University
Project Management Essentials


Project Management Essentials

Project Management Essentials

Seminar Date: 6/17-18

Location: CMD Training Center - Wichita, Kansas
Time: 8:30am-3:30pm
Led by: Ms. DeAnn Sullivan
Price: $795.00 


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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-tine, 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.

OUTLINE:

  1. Overview and Framework
    1. What is a 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 Pat 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

LOCATION:

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.   

General Information for Nearby Accommodations

Candlewood Suites
3141 N Webb Rd
Wichita, Kansas 67226
(316) 634-6070

Courtyard by Marriott
2975 N Webb Rd
Wichita, Kansas 67226
(316) 636-4600

Hilton Garden Inn
2041 N Bradley Fair Pkwy
Wichita, Kansas 67206
(316) 219-4444

Residence Inn
1212 N Greenwich Rd
Wichita, Kansas 67206
(316) 682-7300


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