The Comprehensive Project Management Seminar November 7, 2011

Learn the project management body of knowledge in a 6-day comprehensive program paced to appeal those currently working in a project management (PM) environment. Instructors for this course bring a PM discipline gained from years of managing projects in rigorous project-driven industries.

This “professional” level course appeals to a wide audience from a broad mix of industries. Participants including engineers, software developers, and manufacturers, engaged in technical projects. Others are involved in business and financial projects. This course facilitates discussions among the participants about their project management challenges and successes.

Once completed, you will return to your workplace qualified to improve your organization’s PM process. Many people who have taken our course have gone on to a high-profile position in their organization.

For those preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP®) designation, this and related courses, have been preparing people for the PMP exam since 1994.

By the conclusion of this course, you will learn the 42 processes of the benchmark publication A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) Guide published by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

In addition, you are also entitled to a free subscription to our PMP Helpline and PMP Intelligence messages.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will gain practical skills to:

Become conversant with the whole breadth of modern project management.
Increase your own PM “lessons learned” by learning from the PM experiences of others.
Add techniques to your PM “toolbox,” increasing your value to your organization and in the job marketplace.
Return to your workplace equipped to improve your organization’s PM process.
Prepare to take the PMP examination (should you choose).

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The Comprehensive Project Management Seminar is appropriate for individuals who:

Are being appointed as a Project Manager.
Want to enhance their resume and marketability in the project management job market.
Work in a project management environment, in any industry or discipline, and want to increase their PM knowledge.
Want to prepare for the PMP or CAPM designation.

MATERIALS

You will receive a course binder containing copies of presentation slides, case studies, exercises, and suggested solutions. You will also receive the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) Guide, and Farndale’s PMP® and CAPM® Preparation Guide (with a thorough sample exam).

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Introduction/Integration
PM Body of Knowledge
Project Life Cycles
Project Planning
Exercise: Stakeholder Requirements

Scope Management
Project Initiation
Project Charter
Work Breakdown Structure
Scope Statements and Scope Changes
Exercise: Work Breakdown Structure

Time Management
Type and Hierarchy of Schedules
Logic Networks: ADM, PDM, CPM
Duration Estimating
Resource Loading/Leveling
Risk Analysis & Contingency
Schedule Reporting and Control
Critical Path Compression
Exercises: Post-it ® Note Schedule
Development, Resource Leveling, Crashing

Cost Management
Cost Estimating
Contingency Allowance
Budgeting
Cost Reporting and Control
Earned Value
Cost Control
Estimates to Complete
Contingency Management
Exercises: Estimating, Earned Value

Quality Management
Concepts
Customer Requirements
Cost of Quality
Tools of Quality Control
Process Control Charts
QM Standards
Exercises: Pareto Diagram, Application to PM

Procurement Management
Organizing for Procurement
Contract Law
Procurement Planning
Contract Types
Risk Allocation
Solicitation & Source Selection
Contract Administration
Dispute Avoidance & Resolution
Contract Close-Out
Exercises: Battle of the Forms, Evaluation Criteria, Procurement Plan

Risk Management
Risk Identification
Assessment
Quantification
Expected Monetary Value
Decision Trees
Monte Carlo Simulation
Risk Response Planning
Exercises: Risk Identification, Risk Mapping, Risk Tolerance, Risk Responses

Human Resource Management
Organizing for Projects: Projectized/Functional/Matrix, Behavioural Matters
Motivation & Leadership
Power and Influence
Team Development
Conflict Resolution
Exercises: Working in a Matrix, Applying Behavioural Theories, Situational Leadership, Conflict Resolution
Communication Management
Process of Communication

Communications Plan
Progress Reports
Virtual Teams
Exercises: Communication Failures, Communications Planning
Professional Responsibility
PM as a Profession
Ethics and Diversity
Exercises: Ethical Dilemmas

Closing
Trends in Project Management
Organizational Maturity
Types of Project Environments