Dates:
October 20-22, 2008
Time:
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location:
TU Campus
Fee: *
$1,395 per person
Early
Online Registration (10 days before seminar)
$1,295 per person
*subject
to change for future programs
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Advanced Project Management and
Project Risk Management
21 PMI PDUs / 2.1 CEUs
Detailed Outline
Module 1: Back to the Basics
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How Do You Know It’s a Project?
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The Big Picture
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How Does It All Fit Together?
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Project Tools Categories
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Project Scope and Parameters
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The Reality Triangle
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Project and Product Life Cycle
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The Flow of Work
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Milestones
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Project Management Processes
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Common Phases of a Project
Module 2: The Perfect Structure
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Organizational Work Flow
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Traditional Organization
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Advantages in the Standard Matrix
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Disadvantages of the Standard Matrix
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Developing Work Integration Positions
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Line-Staff Organization
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Pure Product Organization
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Matrix Organizational Form
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Typical Matrix Structure
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Modification of Matrix Structures
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Center for Project Management Expertise
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Matrix Layering
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Steering the Organizational Form
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Structuring the Small Company
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Strategic Business Unit Project Management
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Transitional Management
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PMO Info and Causes of their Downfall
Module 3: Managing in the Real World
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Management Schools of Thought
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Project Authority
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Project Leadership
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Interpersonal Influences
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Team Building Suggestions
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Barriers to Project Team Development
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Directing
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Monitoring and Controlling
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Organizational Impact
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Employee-Manager Problems
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Conflict Management
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Escalation Procedures
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Management Pitfalls
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Proverbs
Module 4: Controlling the Big Picture
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Performance Measurement Baseline
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Operating Cycle
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Cost Control
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Earned Value
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Schmidt Charting
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Schedule Control
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Rolling Wave Development Process
Module 5: Risk Management
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Risk Management
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Tolerance for Risk
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Risk Processes
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Decision Trees
Module 6: Global Projects
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Introduction to Global Projects
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Unique Aspects in Global Projects
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Virtual Teams
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Cultural Impact on the PMBOK Knowledge Areas
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Global Projects Checklist
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Internal Factors Affecting Project Management
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External Factors Affecting Project Management
Module 7: Getting to the Next Level
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Project Management Maturity Model
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Developing Effective Procedural Documentation
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Project Management Methodologies
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Critical Chain Method
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Topics for PMG Inclusion
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Continuous Improvement
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Six Sigma
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Design for Six Sigma
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Capacity Planning
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Managing Multiple Projects
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Inherited Projects
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Your Next Steps