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Executive Overview of Project Management Training

Duration:

1 days

Codes:

TP2549

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Overview

This one-day workshop is designed to introduce executives and managers to the need for project management, the benefits of it to agencies and organizations, a project management framework, and the challenges of applying good project management in their organizations.

This workshop is compliant with the project management methods established by the Project Management Institute (PMI ), the world's largest and most respected association of project managers. It complies with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (the PMBOK Guide, Fifth Edition). Target Student

This workshop is targeted to executives and managers who see the need for improved productivity and greater success in achieving designated outcomes. No experience in project management is required.

What do the Great Pyramid of Giza and an effort to build a new accounting system have in common?

Projects today can be more difficult than in the past because they:

Operate in an environment of often-conflicting goals and outcomes
Involve many layers of stakeholders with varied interests
Are allowed little tolerance for failure
Operate in organizations that often have a difficult time identifying outcome measures and missions
Are required to be performed under constraints imposed by administrative rules and often-cumbersome policies and processes
Require the cooperation and performance of agencies outside the project team for purchasing, hiring, and other functions
Must often make do with existing staff resources
Are performed in organizations that may not be comfortable or used to directed action and project success

Skills Gained

The goals of this workshop are to:

Describe the new organizational environment, an environment that makes the application of solid project management an organizational imperative
Identify the challenges of managing projects
Describe three essential tools and methods for applying project management
Increase awareness of the need for project management skills
Engage the participant in exercises designed to improve their ability to apply these concepts and enhance their understanding of the application of project management
Improve the capacity of managers to create good outcomes and results

Prerequisites

None

7 PDUs

1 Day

Course Outline

Outline of Executive Overview of Project Management Training Chapter 1. Introduction to the workshop

In this module, we will detail the course objectives and schedule and identify participant interests and concerns

Chapter 2. The changing workplace and the role of project management

In this module, we'll examine how the workplace has changed and why project management is an organizational imperative. We'll examine the competing values model of the organization to gain insights into the demands on organizations and the tools that they might apply to meet those increasing demands.

Chapter 3. The project management framework

In this module, we'll examine the project management framework defined by the PMBOK Guide, Fifth Edition. We'll define key terms and identify critical organizational success factors for projects and the necessary skills for project managers.

Chapter 4. Three essential methods for successfully managing projects

In this module, we'll examine three tools that are essential to project management. the project charter, the work breakdown structure, and risk management. We'll provide an opportunity for participants to apply these tools to their projects..

Chapter 5. Workshop wrap-up

In this module, we'll wrap-up the workshop, make concluding comments, address remaining questions, and evaluate the workshop

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