PMI® Executive Essentials Course Description With tight pressure to cut costs and yet implement technology quickly, Executives and managers are under severe pressure to complete projects on time, on budget, and at the promised quality. This course delves into the unique challenges of managing projects, and offers a roadmap to success. Course Objective: You will learn why adopting a project management methodology for your organization can provide specific rewards and savings. You till learn the specific PMI standards for project management, and best practice methods to avoid common pitfalls. Our Instructor led, group-paced, classroom learning will allow you to gain a firm understanding Project Management and it's value to the enterprise. You will learn how to successfully integrate project management into your company. Course length: 1 day (8 hour, 8PDU) with Certificate of Attendance. Target Student: This course is designed for students who are new to project management as well as executives and managers who want to learn the value proposition of using project management in their company.. This course focuses on project management standards defined by the Project Management Institute® (PMI). Performance-Based Objectives Upon successful completion of thes course, students will be able to: 1. Identify specific inputs and outputs of the PMI® project management processes. 2. Realize the value of discovery and analysis to determine the true nature of the problem or opportunity, ascertain its relevance and feasibility, and identify associated risks. 3. Understand processes to create a high-level timetable and budget for the project. 4. Know the how and why of project planning documents, including Scope Statement, Project Charter, and Statement of Work. 5. Understand the true depth and breadth of project plan creation- a Real project plan is more than just a Gantt chart. 6. Realize the true difficulty of managing the project in different organization types and the challenges associated with project team creation and management. 7. Define a strategy for monitoring the project iteratively as a manager or stakeholder, periodicially reviewing schedule and budget variances, managing the project manager, the team, and vendorsas well as quality metrics. 8. Identify how to manage corrective action, negotiate changes, and identify the management role to avoid scope creep. 9. Know how & why the project manager needs to perform administrative closure, the project transfer steps, including documentation, transfer process,

Course Content Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools , and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements. Project management is accomplished through the use of processes such as: initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing. This course will focus on the standards for project management created by PMI®. These standards provide the beginner with a solid foundation for performing project management. This course will provide the intermediate and advanced project manager with specific information required to successfully pass the CAPM ® or PMP ® certification examination. We will cover portions of the Project Management Book of Knowledge - (PMBOK ®) in class. Specific PMBOK areas to be covered: Project Integration Management Project Scope Management Project Time Management Project Cost Management Project Quality Management Project Human Resources Management Project Risk Management Project Procurement Management   Now is the best time to take advantage of this new opportunity. Dont miss your chance - Seating is limited - Enroll today!