Project Management Training
Project Management
 Bring Your Projects In On Time And On Budget
Consistently good project managers are worth their weight in gold to any organization. That's because today, everyone's goal is to make things happen - and that generally means executing projects.
This newly updated training program, equips you with the skills you need to become the kind of project manager who knows how to make things happen, get results, and stay in complete control from beginning to end.
Program Highlights
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- Why It's Important to Recognize Achievement and How to Publicize What You and Your Team Accomplished
- Tips on Putting the Power of Your PC to Work in Managing Your Projects
- How to Avoid "Micromanaging" Your Projects
Level 1
Understanding the role the project manager plays
17 tools of your trade: charts, worksheets and other "helpers" you'll use to manage projects
12 terms you need to know cold so you can "talk the talk"
10 questions that can help gauge your project's progress
How to break your project into 4 manageable phases: 1) Planning, 2) Scheduling, 3) Controlling, and 4) Terminating
The 4 C's at the heard of every good plan
How to write——and format——a plan that management and clients will buy into
Level 2
Ways to network with the key stakeholders of your project
The 4 cornerstones of a project goal: time, target, budget and "so whatî
Ways to roll with client changes——and still stick to your deadlines
Using benchmarks to prevent the "flat forehead syndromeî
How to create a WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) and use it to organize your project and assign responsibilities
PERT/CPM and GANTT charts——what they are and how to use them in planning and scheduling your projects
Level 3
How to estimate the time things will take: 5 tools to help you set deadlines and timelines more accureately
Conducting "what if" analysis——how to anticipate "glitchesî and be ready with options when they hit
Monitoring your project's progress——5 tips to make sure you're on time and on track
Immediate steps to take if and when your plan starts to veer off course
The ABCs of project budgeting
- 7 benefits of a well-researched, realistic budget
The pitfalls of an "over-restrictiveî budget
2 common kinds of budgets
The 3 kinds of responses you'll incur and how to plan for each
Zero-based budgets: how they work and when to use one
Level 4
The role GANTT charts, histograms and line graphs in preparing budgets
How to estimate project costs——and stay on top of your expenditures
Squeezing all you can out of the resources you have
Resource loading and leveling——how to allocate resources for maximum payback
Using a "crash path analysisî to determine the feasibility of accelerating certain project tasks
The "phase outî stage——when and how to wrap up a project
Celebrating your project's success——why it's important to recognize and publicize what you and your team accomplished
3 traits of every successful project manager
Project Management Training Curriculum on Audio or Video
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Each additional 44 page workbook
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C10540PG
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$9.50
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DVD Project Management - 4 DVD Set
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C10540V
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$249.95
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