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Project Project Management for Results




Management
for Results


                                                                                                Earn 35 PDUs
                                                                                                and 30 CPE
                                                                                                Credits!

October 4–8, 2010 | Arlington, VA                                                               Complete Your
Featuring Two Interactive Forums:                                                               Project on
Project Management for Results               Earned Value Management                            Time, Within
Ì   Initiate, Plan, Execute and Close out
    a Program
                                             Ì   Understand and Use EVM Tools
                                                 and Techniques
                                                                                                Budget and to
Ì   Track and Manage Projects with           Ì   Forecast Final Program Costs and               the Customer’s
    Greater Accuracy                             Scheduling Using EVM Methods
Ì   Master the Process of Closing and        Ì   Visualize and Plan Project
                                                                                                Expectations
    Executing Projects                           Activities Using a Work
Ì   Describe the Organizational Influences       Breakdown Structure
    that May Affect Your Project             Ì   Understand the Project Life Cycle



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                                          day one:

                                          October 4, 2010
                                          8:30                                             1:00
                                          Registration & Continental Breakfast
                                                                                           Project Initiation Phase
                                          9:00                                             Ì Implement key stakeholder techniques for the
                                                                                             first customer/sponsor meetings
                                          Introduction to Project Management:
                                          The Latest Methodologies in                      Ì Identify and describe project requirements in
                                                                                             clear terms
                                          Project Management According to
                                          the PMBOK®
                                          Ì Describe the differences between operations,   Project Organization Phase
                                            projects and programs                          Ì Align project team requirements
                                          Ì Define roles, review the necessary skills        with current organizational structure
                                            of project managers and identify possible        and standards
                                            competency gaps                                Ì Define roles and develop necessary skills to
                                                                                             effectively deliver on planned objectives

                                          Review the Terminology: Understand
                                          Key Concepts and Terms                           Creating the Project Charter
                                          Ì Review key project management terminology      Ì Review criteria to determine exactly what is
                                            as it relates to the PMBOK® and project          needed in the project charter documents
                                            management methodology                         Ì Utilize best-in-class techniques for executing a
                                          Ì Differentiate the various roles and              project charter with full sponsor’s approval
                                            responsibilities of project stakeholders
                                                                                           4:00
                                                                                           Day One Adjourns
                                          Develop Project Management Skills
                                          for Success
                                          Ì Utilize various methods to enhance project
                                            team building
                                          Ì Understand the key organizational influences
                                            that may affect a project


                                          12:00
                                          Lunch Break




                                 who should attend:
                                 Ì Project Mangers                                         Ì Procurement Manager
                                 Ì Portfolio Managers                                      Ì Acquisition and Procurement Staff
                                 Ì Program Managers                                        Ì IT Architects
                                 Ì PMPs                                                    Ì IT Specialist
                                 Ì Project Support Staff                                   Ì CAPMs
                                 Ì Program Analyst                                         Ì Contract Managers


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         day two:

         October 5, 2010
          8:30                                              1:00
          Registration & Continental Breakfast
                                                            Use the Work Breakdown Structure for
                                                            Effective Estimating
          9:00
                                                            Ì Differentiate cost estimating and cost budgeting
          Key Techniques for Defining
          a Project                                         Ì Develop an expected value process to create a
                                                              defensible contingency reserve
          Ì Understand and identify the components of a
            project description document
          Ì Create and describe the purpose of a project    Develop a Preliminary Schedule
            priority matrix                                 Ì Create a network diagram and identify the
                                                              critical path

          Plan the Project Infrastructure                   Ì Identify early and late schedules and produce
                                                              a preliminary Gantt Chart using this information
          Ì Determine the purpose of defining the project
            infrastructure
          Ì Develop quality standards based on project      Construct the Network Diagram
            goals and contract requirements                 Ì Monitor project timing and resources and
                                                              manage the links between them

          Visualize and Plan the Project Activities         Ì Establish then minimize realistic project
                                                              duration while maintaining overall cost and
          Using a Work Breakdown Structure                    design requirements
          Ì Understand the purpose of a Work Breakdown
            Structure (WBS)
                                                            4:00
          Ì Create a WBS using two techniques               Day Two Adjourns



          12:00
          Lunch Break




top five reasons to attend:

 Successfully                 Break project        Develop                 Understand              Acquire the
 bring a project              work down into       project                 critical factors for    necessary units to
 from initiation to           meaningful tasks     performance             reclaiming troubled     sit for the PMP®
 execution                                         measurement and         projects                examination
                                                   reporting standards




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                                            day three:

                                           October 4, 2010
                                            8:30                                                 1:00
                                            Registration & Continental Breakfast
                                                                                                 Utilize and Load
                                                                                                 Organizational Resources
                                            9:00                                                 Ì Maintain and assign people, facility and
                                            Define Project Estimates                               equipment resources accordingly
                                            Ì Differentiate a contingency reserve and a          Ì Actively adjust loads and variable expenses
                                              management reserve                                   and understand the difference between
                                            Ì Use your WBS to provide a more accurate              generic-and specific-level resources
                                              project estimate

                                                                                                 Create the Project Budget
                                            Analyze the Network Diagram                          Ì Identify your costs and develop your own
                                            Ì Resolve project and program problems and             project budgeting process
                                              make decisions                                     Ì Create a baseline to determine if the project
                                            Ì Establish then minimize realistic project            is on track and help chart the project and
                                              duration while maintaining overall cost and          progress
                                              design requirements

                                                                                                 Optimize the Project Plan
                                            Manage Project Progress: Integrating                 Ì Develop key strategies for creating and
                                            the Gantt Chart                                        optimizing the project plan
                                            Ì Graphically document, manage and                   Ì Manage project status and anticipate problems
                                              monitor project progress to effectively minimize     that can hurt project progress
                                              setbacks
                                            Ì Maintain project scope and take corrective         4:00
                                              action to get projects back on course              Day Three Adjourns



                                            12:00
                                            Lunch Break




                                 key methodologies covered
                                 The project management process described in this course enables project managers to produce project deliverables in
                                 the least amount of time, for the lowest cost and with the highest quality. Developed from the Project Management Body
                                 of Knowledge (PMBOK) produced by The Project Management Institute, this course teaches project managers to develop
                                 specific goals, objectives and deliverables to control the elements of projects.




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day four:

October 7, 2010
8:30                                                 1:00
Registration & Continental Breakfast                 Assemble the Project Team
                                                     Ì Assess project human capital needs
9:00                                                    and negotiate staff assignments with
Identify Risks                                         senior leadership
Ì Identify and evaluate project risk                 Ì Lead exercises that promote overall
                                                       team success
Ì Identify specific risks by project and by work
  package or activity
                                                     Understand the Project Manager’s Role
Utilize Risk Analysis Techniques                     in Team Development
Ì Determine how risk management will be              Ì Overcome the many challenges to being an
    executed, who will be involved and the precise     effective project leader
    techniques to use                                Ì Strengthen your leadership skills by assessing,
Ì Objectively analyze the probability and impact       developing and advancing management
  of each possible risk                                capabilities


Design a Risk Management Plan                        Report Project Status
Ì Create risk management plan to ensure              Ì Record and report project status using different
  successful project execution                         methods

Ì Analyze, control, and mitigate risks using this    Ì Ensure data accuracy when giving real project
  effective tool                                       status reports


                                                     4:00
12:00                                                Day Four Adjourns
Lunch Break




“
Very interesting combination of system and
strategy. Real demonstration of how to.”
                                                                         Teri B., Regional Project Manager, USDA


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                                   day five:

                                   October 8, 2010
                                   8:30                                               1:00
                                   Registration & Continental Breakfast
                                                                                      Monitor and Control Project Processes
                                                                                      Ì Utilize proper measures and metrics to gauge
                                   9:00                                                 project processes
                                   Deal with Change                                   Ì Effectively report project processes and make
                                   Ì Manage and communicate project change              enhancements
                                   Ì Create a change management system to avoid
                                     confusion and keep your projects
                                     on track
                                                                                      Execute the Project Closeout Phase
                                                                                      Ì Name the three steps to closing out a project
                                                                                        and several choices for project closeout
                                   Establish Change Management Control                  activities
                                   Procedures                                         Ì Conduct a project closeout review
                                   Ì Initiate a change management process within
                                     your project
                                                                                      Document Lessons Learned
                                   Ì Enhance project team success through effective
                                     change initiatives                               Ì Document project successes and improvements
                                                                                      Ì Implement a system to ensure data and metrics
                                                                                        for further projects
                                   Adjust the Scope for
                                   Schedule Changes                                   4:00
                                   Ì Schedule changes that can uncontrollably alter   Conference Adjourns
                                     the project scope
                                   Ì Keep your project within scope and on time
                                     using best practices

                                   12:00
                                   Lunch Break




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                                   presentation.”
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Logistics & Registration
            venue and hotel:                                                           CPE Credits
            Project Management for Results will be hosted at The Performance                                 Delivery Method: Group-live
            Institute’s training center in Arlington, VA, just one block east of                             Program Level: Basic
            the Courthouse stop on the Orange Line of the D.C. Metro. A                                      Prerequisites: None
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            day. Continental breakfast and refreshments will be provided for                                 CPE Credits: Up to 30
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                                                                                                                         PDU Credits: Up to 35
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                                                                                       or topic changes may occur in the program. The Institute is not responsible for speaker
             for Results Week                                                          changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the
                                                                                       program.
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                                         $1299          $1399           21
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             Management
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                                                                                       • All discount offers cannot be combined with any other offer.
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