Managing projects is a critical success factor in today’s business environment. This class demystifies project management for individuals with little or no formal training or experience in project management. It teaches how to use the critical tools and techniques that professionals need to be successful in implementing projects.

Who should attend?

• Individuals with minimal experience or no formal training in project management; limited experience or knowledge of practical or formal PM methods.
  
• People who may be assigned PM responsibilities in the future and want to prepare themselves
  
• Members of process or performance improvement teams, business planning co-ordinators, six sigma professionals, people moving into project leadership and co-ordination, anyone responsible for working on projects with limited experience

What will you learn?

• Ways to achieve rapid results within time and budget constraints
  
• How to feel confident with the essential Project Management concepts and terminology
  
• Industry standards relating to Project Management techniques and methods
  
• Techniques to work effectively with other groups in delivering successful projects
  
• Project Management principles and tools you really need to know how to use
  

Class Topics

• Understanding PM and defining the role of the PM
  
• Communicating to project stakeholders
  
• Defining scope/defining requirements
  
• Creating the initial schedule
  
• Developing a Work Break Down structure
  
• Managing People and Conflict
  
• Ensuring Quality
  
• Managing Risks and Issues
  
• Communicating to project stakeholders
  
• Measuring progress
  
• Closing the project
  
• MS Project overview
  

What are the Class Benefits?

• Learn the project management vocabulary
  
• Understand the characteristics of a successful project
  
• Create an initial project plan
  
• Identify key principles and strategies that are critical to managing your projects
  
• Upon completion, the participants will have improved competencies to enable project success
  
• Two-day class fits easily into your schedule

“I thought your class yesterday was excellent. I’m really enjoying it.” Anna