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Best Practices: Project Management Seminar
Training on the best practices for Project Management.
Build a solid base of project management knowledge, best practices, techniques, and tools in this one-day seminar that covers the entire project life cycle.
As the knowledge economy grows more competitive, organizations find it necessary to assure the success of projects. Project management skills are needed to handle the work by accountants, auditors, information technology professionals, project leaders and managers. In this seminar, you will review the critical practices and techniques that have been proven necessary for project management success.
While aligned with the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) framework, this seminar is specifically designed to focus on the needs of the new project leader. The attendee will acquire the knowledge on how to get projects started and how to be successful as a project leader.
Cost of this seminar is $450/Attendee. Each attendee will receive 8 hours of CPE credit. To reserve your space click on the Sign-up Now and fill out a registration form and use a Buy Now Button to pay the fees.
Upcoming Best Practices: Project Management Seminars
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Orlando |
February 21, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Jacksonville, FL |
February 23, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Fort Myers, FL |
February 24, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Tucson, AZ |
February 27, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Austin, TX |
March 8, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
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| Chicago |
March 23, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Pittsburgh |
April 13, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Phoenix |
April 23, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Nashville |
April 27, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Dulles, VA |
May 4, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Bloomington, MN |
May 18, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| New York City |
May 18, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Oklahoma City |
May 25, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| St. Louis |
June 1, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Seattle |
June 1, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Atlanta |
June 4, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Boston |
June 8, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Albuquerque |
June 15, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Jersey City |
June 18, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Columbus, OH |
June 22, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Kansas City |
June 25, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| San Antonio |
July 13, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
El Paso, Texas |
July 20, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Syracuse |
July 24, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Orange County, CA |
August 3, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| San Francisco |
August 17, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Arlington, VA |
September 12, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Fort Lauderdale |
September 17, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Hartford |
September 24, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Richmond |
September 27, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Atlanta |
October 4, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| New Orleans |
October 4, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Frisco, Texas |
October 10, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Philadelphia |
October 10, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Basking Ridge, NJ |
October 16, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Denver |
October 22, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Baltimore |
October 23, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Birmingham |
October 30, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Orange County, CA |
November 8, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Columbus, OH |
November 12, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
San Antonio |
November 12, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Portland, OR |
November 15, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Dulles, VA |
December 6, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Pittsburgh |
December 6, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Raleigh |
December 6, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
| Los Angeles |
December 14, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
Oklahoma City |
December 17, 2012 |
8:30 to 5:00 |
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Refer to our Seminar Cities Index for a list of our seminar locations. The individual city
pages provide a listing of other topics being present. Our Seminar Cities by Week provides a
guide to the locations during a calender week.
Benefits of Attending
- Ensure projects are managed for success from the initiation
- Learn the basics for effectively data gathering and documenting project deliverables
- Understand the role of the project manager, project leader, business analyst, and others in managing projects
- Development of project plans that include realistic scope, schedules, budgets, and risks
- Learn how to effectively track and communicate the project's execution
- Move from being consciously incompetent to being consciously competent in project leadership
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Seminar Highlights
- The Art of Project Management
- The Importance of Project Life-Cycle
- Best Practices for Planning and Estimating
- Project Deliverables
- Project Risk Management
- Project Internal Controls
- Change Management in an Organization
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Learning Objectives
- Attendees will be able to initiate a Project
- Attendees will be able to address the basics of project planning
- Attendees will be able to execute a project
- Attendees will be able to monitor and control a project
- Attendees will be able to close out a project
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Key Issues on the Agenda
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Section 1 - Introduction and Background
- Instructor's Perspective
- Is "It" a Project
- What is Project Management and Leadership?
- Skills Needed
- Organizational Structures
- Project Life Cycle
- Project Management Knowledge Areas
Section 2 - Project Charter
- Project Charter Inputs
- Project Concept Approval
- Project Charter Development
- Project Charter Formalization
Section 3 - Project Scoping
- Project Management Plan
- Scope Planning
- Scope Definition
- Project Scope Statement
Section 4 - Task Design and Planning
- Work Breakdown Structures
- Communicating the Project Plan
- Quality Control Points
Section 5 - Project Risk Assessment
- Risk Management - Quality Control
- Identifying Inherent Risks
- Internal Controls to Mitigate Project Risks
- Risk Response Planning
Section 6 - Resource Estimates and Planning
- Purchases and Acquisitions
- Contracting
- Human Resource Planning
- Task Activity Definition
- Task Activity Sequencing
Section 7 - Project Scheduling and Budgeting
- Task Activity Resource Estimating
- Project Scheduling
- Cost Estimating
Section 8 - Project Team
- Mapping the Plan to the Team
- Acquiring Resources
- Developing Resources
- Distrituing Project Information
Section 9 - Project Performance
- Requests for Proposals
- Finding Vendors
- Developing Evaluation Criteria
- Selecting Vendors
- Quality Assurance Procedures
- Monitoring and Reporting
- Project Administration
- Managing the Project Team
- Managing Stakeholders
- Preformance Measurements
Section 10 - Change Management
- Integrated Change Control
- Managing Costs
- Managing the Schedule
- Managing the Risks
- Controling Scope Changes
Section 11 - Closing Out the Project
- Utilizing Quality Controls
- Verifying the Project Scope
- Project Closeout
- Contract Closing
- Releasing Resources
Section 12 - Going Forward
- Ensuring Integrity
- Knowledge Management
- Stakeholders' Interests
- Roadmap to Successful Projects
- Dave's Lessons Learned
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