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Project Management Training | Chicago & LA

Fast Facts

Duration
3 days
Class Size
Max 8 students
Times
9.00am to 4.30pm
Computer
One per student
Training Manual
Included
Price
1295.00

Project Management

  • Upcoming Classes
  • Course Outline

Course Description

This course teaches participants the Fundamentals of Project Management. You will learn how to manage time and costs, implement quality measures, handle project risks, acquire and motivate team members, and communicate effectively. This class is based on Project Management Institute or PMI principles but also introduces attendees to other innovative methodologies. 

Participants will discuss the characteristics of becoming a good manager, building and maintaining a productive team, and using analysis tools and reports to evaluate the performance of a project. The course is filled with interactive exercises to ensure your success.

For a limited time we are also offering a complimentary 2-day Microsoft Project class so participants can also gain the additional computer skills to effectively manage projects. 


Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Project Management course students will be able to:

  • Identify the critical functions, skills, responsibilities, and challenges of a project manager
  • Define the project scope
  • Identify the effects of the environment on a project
  • Write a project charter
  • Develop a work breakdown structure
  • Identify time management components
  • How to assigning resources and estimate resource costs
  • Create a capital budget and control the project costs
  • Identify the characteristics and goals of quality management
  • Design a risk management plan
  • Work and negotiate with contractors
  • Compute a project's estimate at completion (EAC)
  • Compute the variance at completion (VAC)
  • Write closeout reports and terminate a project
 
 

Upcoming Classes

Chicago

Jun, 2013 Jul, 2013 Aug, 2013 Sep, 2013
Project Management   Jul 17 - 19 !   Sep 18 - 20

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Los Angeles

Jun, 2013 Jul, 2013 Aug, 2013 Sep, 2013
Project Management   Jul 24 - 26 !   Sep 25 - 27

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*  Class almost full    !  Class guaranteed to run    †  Class is full

 

Course Outline

Fundamentals of project management

  • Projects
  • The project management process

Characteristics of a project

  • The project environment
  • The project manager
  • The project team

Project initiation and scope planning

  • Project initiation
  • Scope planning

Scope definition, verification, and change control

  • Scope definition
  • Scope verification
  • Scope change control

Time management

  • Activity definition and sequencing
  • Activity duration

Schedule development and control

  • Schedule development
  • Schedule control

Resource identification and cost approximating

  • Resource identification
  • Cost approximating

Budgeting and cost control

  • Cost budgeting
  • Cost control

Quality management

  • Fundamentals of quality management
  • Quality planning

Quality assurance and control

  • Quality assurance
  • Quality control

Risk identification and management

  • Fundamentals of risk management
  • Risk management planning
  • Risk identification

Risk analysis, response, and control

  • Qualitative analysis
  • Quantitative analysis
  • Risk response
  • Risk monitoring and control

Organizational planning

  • Project managers
  • Organizational planning

Staff acquisition and team building

  • Staff acquisition
  • Team building

Planning and distributing information

  • Communications planning
  • Distributing information

Project performance and conclusion

  • Performance reporting
  • Concluding a project
 
 
Project Management Training Testimonial
"The class was very well thought out and put together. The examples were perfect to equate the principles taught to how they might actually be used in the working world. Christian made the learning experience fun and enjoyable. I would definitely take another course from him."
Brian Bergin - Dober Group
Project Management Training Testimonial
"I enjoyed the class very much. Christian was a very good teacher. I learned a lot of useful topics with regard to Project Management. I highly recommend Christian and the Training Connection."
Kris Shankar - Individual
Project Management Training Testimonial
"I Love this coarse, it has built me a lot of confidence, excellent instructor. Thanks."
Gerald Bonaparte -
Project Management Training Testimonial
"Christian was great. He took our real world issues and incorporated them into the class. The pace was just right and he was able to keep everyone involved."
Timothy Potvin - Individual
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