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Senior Project Management
Seminar Overview
Attendees will learn to apply the people skills of project management to motivate and empower their people; anticipate project problems; make project decisions faster, more effectively, and more confidently than ever; and optimize their use of project scheduling tools. Keywords: people skills, scheduling tools, contingencies, procurement life-cycle management. 3 days. CEUs: 1.8. Fee: $2095; $1895 for AMA members.
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Provider: AMA (American Management Association International) – $2,095
Topic(s): Leadership & Management > Project Management
Who Should Attend?
Experienced project managers, department managers, executives from all industries, organizations and government institutions
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Detailed Overview/Outline
Get the skills you need to master your job!
-You know the basics of project management and have real experience under your belt. Now you are ready for the next step in your career. HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT:
- Gain the “people skills” of project management
- Make decisions faster and more effectively
- Optimize scheduling tools for better control and analysis
- Prioritize objectives and assignments
- Succeed in a multi-project environment
- Plan for contingencies
- Be able to communicate to top management
- Make the right software decisions to meet your project requirements
WHAT YOU WILL COVER:
- Advanced planning and scheduling techniques
- Alignment with your business’s strategic goals
- Enhancing teamwork and managing conflict
- Purchasing and procurement life-cycle management
- The project management organization: types of organizations…the Project Management Office…specialty structures…accountability
- Surviving in a climate of change and global competitiveness
Who Should Attend
Experienced project and program managers and directors, department managers and any seasoned manager who is executing projects. Extended Description
Introduction to Senior Project Management
- Provide You with a Chance to Validate Your Knowledge of Critical Terms and Concepts, i.e., PMBOK®1 Guide Processes and Knowledge Areas
- Solve a Critical Path Scheduling Problem Using the Precedence Diagramming Method
Advanced Tools for Scheduling and Control
- Use Probabilistic Estimating (PERT)
- Use Tools for Conditional Scheduling (GERT)
- Apply Critical Chain Techniques to Time and Resource Scheduling
- Use Earned Value Analysis to Control Your Projects
Aligning Project to the Enterprise
- Align Programs with Enterprise Strategic Intent and Plans
- Define Project Drivers, Political Considerations, and Visibility Characteristics
- Prioritize Programs and Projects within Portfolios
- Coordinate Projects within the Enterprise
Working with Others
- Create the Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Teamwork
- Manage Conflict during the Execution of the Work Plan
- Select, Develop, and Evaluate Project Managers
Procurement Management: Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, and Contract Administration
- Define PMI®’s Six Processes Related to Project Procurement Management
- Define Various Types of Contracts and When to Use Each Type
- Define Essential Terms and Concepts Related to Contract Law
- Monitor Contractor Performance
- Negotiate Changes to Contract Scope, Terms, and Conditions
- Apply Pressure to Delayed or Delinquent Suppliers
- Use Appropriate Remedies
Optimizing the Organization
- Describe Organizations by Structure
- Define the Optimal Structure
- Synthesize an Optimization Plan
Moving toward a Project Management Doctrine
- Distinguish between Managing a Project and Project Management
- Analyze the Project Management Job Using a Scalar
Survival
- Be Better Able to Survive in a:
- —Global Environment
- —Resource-Constrained Environment
- —Climate of Change
- —Climate of Ignorance
Sponsor Background:
The American Management Association was founded in 1923. They have built a content control check into every one of their professional seminars. Plus a series of checks and balances to ensure that the content of every AMA seminar is precisely targeted to:
- provide comprehensive, hands-on training that is of practical use when you return to the job
- focus on need-to-know specifics, relevant to the demands of global business today
- offer the expertise and personalized attention of top-ranking instructors
- facilitate your career development and business savvy
Whether you're looking for a solid foundation of business fundamentals or strategies to help you seize growth opportunities for your company, AMA offers expert instruction to help you:
- manage your priorities effectively
- cultivate more productive working relationships
- increase your on-the-job value
- align your skills with marketplace demands
- bring out the best in people, processes and yourself
Cancellation and Refund Policy
If you cannot attend a seminar you may contact AMA in advance to transfer to a future session, or can send someone to take your place. If you need to cancel your attendance, AMA will give you a complete refund if you cancel more than three weeks before your seminar begins. To cancel, simply call. If you cancel with less than three weeks' notice, you will be liable for the entire seminar fee, however you may request a courtesy transfer to use at any future AMA seminar of equal or lesser value. The courtesy transfer must be used within one year of the date of your originally scheduled seminar. In fairness to all attendees, if you do not attend a seminar session for which you are confirmed, and do not cancel with a minimum of three weeks’ notice as described above, you will be charged the entire seminar fee.
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