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Preparing for the PMP Examination
Project Management for Executives
Quality Management for Project Managers
Risk Is A Four Letter Word
Financial Management for Project Managers
Foolproof Estimating

 

 

Course Descriptions

All of our courses are taught on a participative basis. A strong emphasis is placed on the principles of teamwork and participative management. Leadership skills are stressed along with giving the students the tools and techniques necessary to be successful Project Managers. Lecture, exercises, case studies, team building exercises, demonstrations and student presentations are all used in our courses of study.

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Preparing for the PMP Examination - This class is 5 intensive days covering the basics and some of the advanced topics of Project Management. The course covers all of the material that is required for the PMP Certification Examination.
The class is made up of lecture, case studies and practice examinations and many practice exercises for the students. Since the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge is a guideline for the tools and techniques of Project  Management, this course thoroughly covers the basics of project management and much advanced material as well.

The intention of this course is to prepare students to work in the project management profession and give them the guidance to study for and pass the PMP Certification Examination. The course is not simply an examination preparation course, but a comprehensive course of study to prepare to practice and use Project Management.
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Project Management for Executives - This is a 2 day course designed to demonstrate to upper level management the benefits of initiating solid project management principles in their organizations.
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Financial Management for Project Managers - This is a 3 day course that covers the basics of Finance and Accounting for Project Managers. It is essential that Project Managers know and understand the fundamentals of Finance and thoroughly understand the details of project cost management.
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Foolproof Estimating! - This 2 day seminar is aimed at giving the project manager the tools and capabilities to correctly estimate the schedules and costs of any project in an integrated way. Consideration is given to managing consistently with the techniques used in project management software. Critical Path, PERT, Monte Carlo and other techniques are used.
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Risk is a Four Letter Word! - This is a course that covers the area of Risk Management in 3 days. Since the area of Risk Management is based largely on the study of uncertainty occurring in projects, probability and statistical theories and their application are also covered.
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Quality Management for Project Managers - This 3 day seminar covers the area of quality management in projects. It is essential for project managers to ensure that projects are managed in a way to ensure first class quality results. This course covers the concepts and details of statistical quality control as well as continuous quality control methods of Total Quality Management.

Customization of Courses

All of our courses can be adapted to be used in conjunction with hands on exercises with project management software such as Microsoft Project, P3, Sure Trak, Project Workbench, ArtemisOpen Plan and many others.

All of our course offerings are modular in nature and all have specific exercises and case studies relevant to the material covered. It is thus possible to create custom courses very easily. Almost any project management course material you may desire has already been developed for you. With a clear understanding of the aims and objectives of your organization we can present exactly the course material that you can best use.

All of our course offerings emphasize the participation of the student through class participation and exercises. Responsibility and authority and partnership and ownership of responsibility are emphasized throughout.