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PM100 - Core Skills for Managing Projects - IT Case Study (Martin Training Associates Authorized)

June 17 - 19, 2008

1201 M Street, SE Suite 110, Washington, D.C. 20003

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Course Description

Credits: 21 Professional Development Units (PDUs)

Learn a team-based, collaborative approach to project management that will improve your bottom line results. Intended for everyone in the organization, this hands-on, highly interactive workshop immerses participants in the simple, easy-to-use Martin Training CORE PM method, with minimal lecture and maximum class involvement.

You'll learn how to create a charter and a project plan, and how to monitor project progress and control change. While working on a case study, or a project of your own, you'll learn how to apply this robust, PMBOK aligned method to real-life projects and relate what you have learned to your own project experience. Discussion questions will help you relate what you've learned to your own real-life experiences.

Case Study Options:

  • Information Technology (IT) This case study is oriented to the development of an e-commerce web site.

Educational Outcomes: Work with the sponsor to start the project off in the right direction

  1. Become a better project leader
  2. Work together more effectively as a team and increasing team commitment
  3. Lead a team through a collaborative planning process
  4. Create a Project Plan
  5. Maintain team member accountability during project execution
  6. Monitor project progress and manage change
  7. Close out a project

Audience

This introductory course is intended for a broad category of participants:

  • Those wishing to learn more about how PM can improve project performance.
  • Project Leaders who may be required to plan a project and lead a project team.
  • Project Members who may be required to participate on a project team.
  • General Managers who may be charged with determining a path for process improvement in their departments or organization.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

SUCCESSFUL COURSE COMPLETION

In order to receive a certificate of completion, attendance for the duration of the full class is required. Further, active participation in discussion sessions and class exercises are expected as well.

Topics

  • Project Overview
  • Project Initiation
  • Project Planning
  • Organization/Accountability
  • Assurance Planning
  • Project Communication Planning
  • Resource Planning
  • Assemble the Plan
  • Project Execution     
  • Project Close Out     

Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Foster team participation
  • Create a team contract
  • Create a charter
  • Define the scope of the project
  • Set scope boundaries
  • Break down the work
  • Determine who should be on the team
  • Develop a deliverables schedule
  • Estimate staff effort & spending
  • Assess risks
  • Create countermeasures to reduce risk
  • Manage changes to the plan
  • Monitor project progress
  • Write a status report
  • Manage an issues list
  • Capture lessons learned
  • Assemble a project plan
  • Write a close out report

Coursework

  • Approximately 30 minutes of reading will be required post-class the first day to complete the Project Leader Self-Assessment

Course Materials

Workshop notebook, The Project Management Memory Jogger™

Logistics

Day One - 8:30am - 5:00pm 

Project Overview
Project Management Process
Life Cycle Stages
Roles & Responsibilities
Charter
Overview of the Planning Process
Issues List & Lessons Learned List
Project Kick-Off
Thinking Styles
Team Contract
Principles of Team Leadership
Project Leader Characteristics & Skills  

Day Two - 8:30am - 5:00pm

Scope Definition
Scope Boundaries
Customer Acceptance Criteria
Project Types
Interim Deliverables
Subproject Breakdown Structure
Risk Assessment
Reviews & Approvals
Communication Plan  

Day Three - 8:30am - 5:00pm

Scheduling
Critical Path
Contingency
Staff Effort Estimate
Spending Estimate (Budget)
Change Management
Assembling the Plan
Project Team Meetings
Status Reporting
Close Out Process
Lessons Learned  

COST

$1350 per person
Includes training, lecture notes, textbook and lunch.
Training Registration and Payment Policies

HOTEL AND TRAVEL INFORMATION

AmeriSuites - Chantilly, VA (703) 961-8160
Hilton Garden Inn - Alpharetta, GA (770) 360-7766
Marriott Courtyard – Washington D.C. (202) 479-0027
Marriot Courtyard - Orlando, FL (407) 277-7676
Holiday Inn - Orlando, FL (407) 275-9000 

QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS COURSE

If you need more information, such as a copy of the syllabus or information regarding on-site training, contact us via e-mail at Process.Team@AmericanSystems.com or telephone at (703) 968-5398.

COURSE ADVISOR

Philip Hill is an IT professional specializing in Process Management, Continuous Quality Improvement, Software Process Improvement, Industry Best Practices Design, Implementation and Management CMMI, and Culture Change associated with process improvement initiatives within an organization.

• 30 years in the software industry

REGISTRATION

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