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CPS Project Management 101 - Course Outline

Who Should Attend:

This course is valuable for anyone involved in a project whether you are a project manager, a team member, a team Leader, or a functional manager/employee with an interest in understanding the Project Management discipline and the techniques involved in conducting the project management cycle. Whether you are in IT or in Business, this course will show you the impact of Project Management on your organization.


   Course Objectives:

   This course will offer the attendees a good understanding of:

 
   The common terms used in Project Management
   The different types of Projects and how to support them in your organization
   How to Initiate, Plan, Execute, Control, and Close projects (I.P.E.C.C.)
   The nine areas of Knowledge from the PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (Integration,  Scope, Time, Cost Qaulity, Human Resource, Communications, Risk, and Procurement)
   Soft (Leadership, Negotiation, Motivation) skills impact on Project Management
   The role of a Project Management office
   Different tools, processes and S/W packages that can be used in your project


   Course Benefits:

   Whether in a booming economy or in a slow economy , companies manage their business objectives using Project
    Management to ensure quality, timelines, and cost effectiveness of achieving their milestones. This course will provide
    you with the right skills to manage your projects whether you are in a small, medium, or large company. With the skills
    offered in this course you will be able to begin or enhance your journey in the project management world allowing you
    to organize resources, manage tight schedules and budgets. You will be given templates, and proven processes that you
    can implement right away to your project.


   Hands On Exercies:

   Through this course, you will be involved in several exercies to help you develop your skills in managing
   projects no matter what size project you are involved in, some of the exercises are:

 
   Defining the Project Charter
   Picking the right gating process for your project
   Balancing between Time, Scope, and dollars
   Defining the work breakdown structure for the project activities
   Estimating task duration and work effort
   Establishing a communication plan for the whole team
   Assigning and analyzing costs and resource use
   Implementing risk management plans
   Applying Cost Management to your project
   Conducting Change Management on an existing project
 


   Other Information:

   We can customize courses for your specific needs, and we can emphasize on certain topics to meet your specific
   requirements.

      Course Duration: 3 days
      Minimum number of attendees per session: 8
      Courses will be held on client's premises, unless otherwise requested.

   Call eSS Professional Services Inc. at 416-447-7377 or email us at info@ess-ps.com to book your session or to
   request a detailed description of the course.

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