Contents
The Business Problem
Many of today's Project Managers are unprepared for the
projects they face. Perhaps they have never taken a project management workshop. Or, they
took a class a long ago, and never had time to apply it. Perhaps they can't get away from
their projects long enough to attend a workshop. Whatever the reason, their skills are not
current.
This is happening in your organization if any of the
following are consistently true
 | Projects are late |
| Projects cost significantly more than estimated |
| Customers are dissatisfied, and find too many defects in
completed work |
| Managers feel they have no control of projects in their
area |
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There is no consistent project management
process, reporting, or change project change control |
The net result: Your projects, that could be the basis for
competitive advantage, fail to seize the opportunities you expect. And sometimes, they just
plain fail!
Why Modular Project Management
Training?
Increasingly, many organizations need "just in
time" training for Project Managers who do not have time to take an entire workshop.
And, with new emphasis on Enterprise Project Management, more organizations than ever before are discovering the need for increased Project Manager Competence. Recognizing this, we've created modular workshops that focus on today's most important
project skills, and grouped those workshops into curriculums that match different needs:
| Group 1: The Core Modules |
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Group 2: Advanced Enterprise Modules, and |
| Group 3: Advanced Information Technology Modules |
With our modules, we have been able to quickly
custom-develop instructor led training for groups ranging from Big Six consulting
firms, to insurance companies, to enterprises just like yours. Likewise, our
modular training increases your
options for getting the instructor-led training you need to help solve your business
problems.
Durations and Configurations
Each modular group consists of several modules, and each module is one-half to
one-full day. This is a great way for your to teach project management to your teams. And within your custom curriculum, you can choose just the modules that
you need. Or, choose modules from across the curriculums to create your update topics for those who have already been exposed to the basics of Project Management. Depending on your staff training needs,
you can configure a workshop for as few as 2 days, or as much as a series of
four 2-3 day workshops.
Select modules from the groups below to configure the training you need.
Any module can stand alone. All modules combine learner-centered instruction,
case exercise application, and facilitated discussion. Ask how participants
can use their own current project as their case study, for the highest relevance in learning!
Group 1: The
Core Modules
This group of modules presents the minimum skills for any
project management practitioner.
1. Initial Planning
2. Phase Structuring
3. Activity Estimating
4. Phase Scheduling
5. Project Control and Closure
Group 2: Advanced
Enterprise Project Management Modules
These modules present special Competences needed
by managers of larger Enterprise, Information Technology, or Cross-functional
projects. Choose the modules in this group that complement your
curriculum, and help your teams the most.
6. Enterprise Portfolio Prioritization
7. Benefit/Cost Analysis
8. Risk Management: Do You KnowRisk? (KnowRisk® is our Risk Management tool)
9. Earned Value Tracking
10. Intact Team Option
11. Personal Styles: Communication
and Teamwork
12. Leadership and Teambuilding
13. Managing Project Contracts
14. EXPO: Establish your EXpert PMO
15. Increasing PM Competence
Group 3: Advanced Information Technology
Modules
These modules add specialized topics that further
improve the success of Information Systems or Information Technology projects.
Just one
example:
these
projects often
have greater risk, and require more sophisticated methods to manage that risk.
A. Early IT Estimating: Portfolio to Design
B. IT Portfolio Prioritization
C. IT Project Strategies (Tiered, Web, Client/Server)
D. IT Risk Management: Do You KnowRisk®?
E. Improving Requirements Definition
Select modules from these groups to configure the training
you need. Modules can stand alone. All modules combine learner-centered instruction, case
exercise application, and facilitated discussion. All our are modules are consistent with both the asapm® National Competence Baseline and the latest PMBOK® Guide. Ask how participants can use their own
current project as their case study!
Custom-Developed Modules
We can also tailor to your project methods, or
custom-develop modules for special needs.
Too Many Options?
Here's Help!
If you are overwhelmed with the wealth of options, see
this page, that helps
individuals decide which modules will help you the most. Just complete the
page, checking the items recommended in the roles you fill, then print the
page and give it to your Education and Training or Learning Professional.
Selected modules are excellent for participants of prior
workshops who need a refresher on a specific content area. This program is great for
experienced Project Managers who have not had recent training in new methods, and managers
who want to manage with better information.
Here's More Help!
Our PM Competence Model
helps you identify the most important Project Manager Competences for each level of Project Stakeholder,
and then assess them against that success profile. Whether you are interested in a team, a department
or your Enterprise, PM CompModel can help you maximize your learning dollar. PM CompModel is available
as a license at several levels (Individual, SixPack or Site), as part of one of our training modules
(see 15 above, Increasing PM Competence), or as a facilitated service we provide.
Modular Project Management and KnowRisk are registered trademarks of Goff Associates, Inc., the ProjectExperts.
PMBOK is a registered trademark in the USA and other countries of Project Management Institute.
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