14 PDUs available for this course

Course Description

Learn how to manage projects from initiation to close‐out. This practical course teaches participants how to successfully initiate, plan, execute, control and close‐out projects applying industry best practices.

Based on Project Management Institute methodology, this class examines the foundation of Project Management. Students will learn Project Management concepts, helpful Project Management terminology, and established methods based on the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Our hands‐on training is extremely practical and gives participants the conceptual and practical tools, templates, and checklists they need to collaborate on and manage projects successfully.

Learning Objectives

•Project Lifecycle Steps, Templates and Key Activities •Managing Issues, Risks and Requirements •Delivering Value and Success through Chaos and Changes •Scheduling Tools and Techniques for Managing Complex or Dynamic Projects

Included Materials

This course includes a complimentary copy of Advisicon's Practical Project Management book, with 300+ pages of PMI approved life-cycle and thorough reference guide.

A CD with Advisicon’s best practice electronic tools and templates to aid in Project Management, and the Project Management Lifecycle flowchart.

Who should take this course?

•Project Managers •Project Team Members •Project Contributors •Project Support Team •Functional Managers •Executives

Course Instructors & Accreditation

Advisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management.

Course Outline

• Project Management Overview
  • The Goal of Project Management
  • Projects and Operations
  • Portfolio Management and Project Selection
  • Understanding the Project Lifecycle
  • Stakeholders, Managers and Team Members
• Executing and Controling a Project
  • Implementing Project Plans
  • Managing Requirements and Stakeholders
  • Managing Change and the Change Control Process
  • Managing Communications
  • Managing Risks, Issues, and Document
• Initiating a Project
  • Project Initiation Processes and Tools
  • Identifying Project Deliverables
  • Gathering Project Requirements
  • Developing the Scope Statement and Project Charter
  • Managing Expectations, Assumptions, and
  • Risks
• Closing Out a Project
  • Project Close‐Out Processes and Tools
  • Getting Acceptance of Project Deliverables & Requirements
  • Leading Effective Lessons‐Learned Sessions
  • Capturing and Implementing Lessons‐Learned
  • Handing‐Off Project Deliverables to
  • Operations, Customers, and Others
  • Final Reports and Project Closure
• Planning a Project
  • Project Management Planning Processes
  • Developing the Scope Management Plan
  • Developing the Project Management Plan
  • Characteristics of Good Project Planning
  • Risk Management
  • Communications Management

Simulation

We provide a hands-on project simulation exercise by forming workgroups that have the responsibility for planning and executing a project. Build a product according to the scope of sponsor specifications and implement the disciplines learned to deliver it within time and budget. We add twists, turns and other project real world problems for the teams to work through which adds to the fun of this creative simulation which effectively reinforces concepts and tools taught in the course.

Registration

Register at http://practical-project-management.eventbrite.com/

14 PDUs available for this course

Course Description

Learn how to manage projects from initiation to close‐out. This practical course teaches participants how to successfully initiate, plan, execute, control and close‐out projects applying industry best practices.

Based on Project Management Institute methodology, this class examines the foundation of Project Management. Students will learn Project Management concepts, helpful Project Management terminology, and established methods based on the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Our hands‐on training is extremely practical and gives participants the conceptual and practical tools, templates, and checklists they need to collaborate on and manage projects successfully.

Learning Objectives

•Project Lifecycle Steps, Templates and Key Activities •Managing Issues, Risks and Requirements •Delivering Value and Success through Chaos and Changes •Scheduling Tools and Techniques for Managing Complex or Dynamic Projects

Included Materials

This course includes a complimentary copy of Advisicon's Practical Project Management book, with 300+ pages of PMI approved life-cycle and thorough reference guide.

A CD with Advisicon’s best practice electronic tools and templates to aid in Project Management, and the Project Management Lifecycle flowchart.

Who should take this course?

•Project Managers •Project Team Members •Project Contributors •Project Support Team •Functional Managers •Executives

Course Instructors & Accreditation

Advisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management.

Course Outline

• Project Management Overview
  • The Goal of Project Management
  • Projects and Operations
  • Portfolio Management and Project Selection
  • Understanding the Project Lifecycle
  • Stakeholders, Managers and Team Members
• Executing and Controling a Project
  • Implementing Project Plans
  • Managing Requirements and Stakeholders
  • Managing Change and the Change Control Process
  • Managing Communications
  • Managing Risks, Issues, and Document
• Initiating a Project
  • Project Initiation Processes and Tools
  • Identifying Project Deliverables
  • Gathering Project Requirements
  • Developing the Scope Statement and Project Charter
  • Managing Expectations, Assumptions, and
  • Risks
• Closing Out a Project
  • Project Close‐Out Processes and Tools
  • Getting Acceptance of Project Deliverables & Requirements
  • Leading Effective Lessons‐Learned Sessions
  • Capturing and Implementing Lessons‐Learned
  • Handing‐Off Project Deliverables to
  • Operations, Customers, and Others
  • Final Reports and Project Closure
• Planning a Project
  • Project Management Planning Processes
  • Developing the Scope Management Plan
  • Developing the Project Management Plan
  • Characteristics of Good Project Planning
  • Risk Management
  • Communications Management

Simulation

We provide a hands-on project simulation exercise by forming workgroups that have the responsibility for planning and executing a project. Build a product according to the scope of sponsor specifications and implement the disciplines learned to deliver it within time and budget. We add twists, turns and other project real world problems for the teams to work through which adds to the fun of this creative simulation which effectively reinforces concepts and tools taught in the course.

Registration

Register at http://practical-project-management.eventbrite.com/

14 PDUs available for this course

This course is offered on multiple dates:

Monday, June 3, 2013 through Tuesday, June 4, 2013 from 8:30am – 4:30pm

Monday, July 29, 2013 through Tuesday, July 30, 2013 from 8:30am – 4:30pm

Wednesday, August 21, 2013 through Thursday, August 22, 2013 from 8:30am – 4:30pm

Course Description

This course is designed to teach a Microsoft Project Server Administrator the basic functionality of Project Server Admin. It assumes the student has a freshly installed environment needing configured, or has assumed an already installed environment needing modification

Learning Objectives

The learning objectives of this course are designed to help Project Managers and Administrators fully understand the Project Server 2010 environment and be capable of:

•Project Lifecycle Steps, Templates and Key Activities

•Create, Publish and Manage Project schedules with Project and Project Server

•Configure Project Server environment from the installation stage forward to the production environment, including but not limited to: Manage users, groups and security categories Manipulate and manage security templates Manage delegates Manage the Project Web Application permissions Create, manage and delete enterprise custom fields and associated lookup tables Create, manage and delete enterprise calendars

•Force Check-in objects Setup and Manage Active Directory synchronization

•Manage Daily and Administrative backups

•Create, manage and delete custom views, groups and Gantt chart formats

•Understand and create Fiscal Periods and Time Reporting Periods

•Make Timesheet Adjustments

•Create, manage and delete enterprise administrative time formats

•Manipulate task settings and displays

•Manage the Project Server queue

•Setup Alerts and Reminders

•Learn Custom tips and tricks for Project Server

•Create, manage and delete enterprise project types, their associated project details pages and workflow concepts

Course Instructors & Accreditation

Advisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management.

Registration

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6449082379

21 PDUs available for this course

This course is offered on multiple dates:

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 through Friday, June 7, 2013 from 8:30am – 4:30pm

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 through Friday, August 2, 2013 from 8:30am – 4:30pm

Course Description

This course is designed to teach a Microsoft® Project Server Project Managers the basic functionality of Project Server. Students will learn concepts to integrate Microsoft® Project Professional 2010 with Microsoft Project Server 2010, determine the various roles and permissions, learn to create and manage schedules, tasks and resources. Project Manager's learn concepts that enable individual views, groups and filters to be displayed, reporting options, and team collaboration functions incorporating SharePoint® 2010 through Project Web Application. PMs learn the concepts of task updates, status reports, timesheet functions and more when working using resources across an enterprise environment.

Learning Objectives

The learning objectives of this course are designed to help Project Managers fully understand the Project Server 2010 environment and be capable of:

•Project Lifecycle Steps, Templates and Key Activities •Create, Publish and Manage Project schedules with Project and Project Server

•Coordinate Team Collaboration Efforts in Projects using Team Project Sites

•Open, Save, Publish and Manage Projects interactively using Microsoft Project Professional and Project Server

•Manipulate and manage the Global Template and Assets

•Request and manage project status updates

•Manage Resources across multiple departments within the enterprise

•Create and manage custom views, reports, filters and groups

•Derive metrics that enable more effective task management and scheduling

Course Instructors & Accreditation

Advisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management.

Registration

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6878197875

4 PDUs available for this course

This course is offered on multiple dates:

Monday, June 10, 2013 from 1:00pm – 5:00pm

Monday, June 24, 2013 from 1:00pm – 5:00pm

Monday, August 5, 2013 from 8:30am – 12:30pm

Friday, August 9, 2013 from 8:30am – 12:30pm

Monday, August 19, 2013 from 8:30am – 12:30pm

Course Description

This course is designed to teach a Microsoft Project Server Team Members the basic functionality of Project Server. Students are acquainted with the Project Server interface, enabling them to filter, view and group their tasks, update tasks status, respond to project update reports. Students learn the concepts of task updates, timesheet updates and administrative time, learn to interact with the Project Collaboration Sites and communicate more efficiently as a team!

Learning Objectives

The learning objectives of this course are designed to help Project Members fully understand the Project Server 2010 environment and be capable of:

•Login in and view assigned tasks

•Update Tasks Status

•Respond to Project Manager Status Reports

•Update and Manage Team Collaboration Documents, Information and team dynamic concepts

•Submit timesheet updates

•Have a basic understanding of the Project Lifecycle and PMI concepts

Course Instructors & Accreditation

Advisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management.

Registration

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6878434583

14 PDUs available for this course

Course Description

Learn how to manage projects from initiation to close‐out. This practical course teaches participants how to successfully initiate, plan, execute, control and close‐out projects applying industry best practices.

Based on Project Management Institute methodology, this class examines the foundation of Project Management. Students will learn Project Management concepts, helpful Project Management terminology, and established methods based on the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Our hands‐on training is extremely practical and gives participants the conceptual and practical tools, templates, and checklists they need to collaborate on and manage projects successfully.

Learning Objectives

•Project Lifecycle Steps, Templates and Key Activities •Managing Issues, Risks and Requirements •Delivering Value and Success through Chaos and Changes •Scheduling Tools and Techniques for Managing Complex or Dynamic Projects

Included Materials

This course includes a complimentary copy of Advisicon's Practical Project Management book, with 300+ pages of PMI approved life-cycle and thorough reference guide.

A CD with Advisicon’s best practice electronic tools and templates to aid in Project Management, and the Project Management Lifecycle flowchart.

Who should take this course?

•Project Managers •Project Team Members •Project Contributors •Project Support Team •Functional Managers •Executives

Course Instructors & Accreditation

Advisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management.

Course Outline

• Project Management Overview
  • The Goal of Project Management
  • Projects and Operations
  • Portfolio Management and Project Selection
  • Understanding the Project Lifecycle
  • Stakeholders, Managers and Team Members
• Executing and Controling a Project
  • Implementing Project Plans
  • Managing Requirements and Stakeholders
  • Managing Change and the Change Control Process
  • Managing Communications
  • Managing Risks, Issues, and Document
• Initiating a Project
  • Project Initiation Processes and Tools
  • Identifying Project Deliverables
  • Gathering Project Requirements
  • Developing the Scope Statement and Project Charter
  • Managing Expectations, Assumptions, and
  • Risks
• Closing Out a Project
  • Project Close‐Out Processes and Tools
  • Getting Acceptance of Project Deliverables & Requirements
  • Leading Effective Lessons‐Learned Sessions
  • Capturing and Implementing Lessons‐Learned
  • Handing‐Off Project Deliverables to
  • Operations, Customers, and Others
  • Final Reports and Project Closure
• Planning a Project
  • Project Management Planning Processes
  • Developing the Scope Management Plan
  • Developing the Project Management Plan
  • Characteristics of Good Project Planning
  • Risk Management
  • Communications Management

Simulation

We provide a hands-on project simulation exercise by forming workgroups that have the responsibility for planning and executing a project. Build a product according to the scope of sponsor specifications and implement the disciplines learned to deliver it within time and budget. We add twists, turns and other project real world problems for the teams to work through which adds to the fun of this creative simulation which effectively reinforces concepts and tools taught in the course.

Registration

Register at http://practical-project-management.eventbrite.com/

14 PDUs available for this course

Course Description

Learn how to manage projects from initiation to close‐out. This practical course teaches participants how to successfully initiate, plan, execute, control and close‐out projects applying industry best practices.

Based on Project Management Institute methodology, this class examines the foundation of Project Management. Students will learn Project Management concepts, helpful Project Management terminology, and established methods based on the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Our hands‐on training is extremely practical and gives participants the conceptual and practical tools, templates, and checklists they need to collaborate on and manage projects successfully.

Learning Objectives

•Project Lifecycle Steps, Templates and Key Activities •Managing Issues, Risks and Requirements •Delivering Value and Success through Chaos and Changes •Scheduling Tools and Techniques for Managing Complex or Dynamic Projects

Included Materials

This course includes a complimentary copy of Advisicon's Practical Project Management book, with 300+ pages of PMI approved life-cycle and thorough reference guide.

A CD with Advisicon’s best practice electronic tools and templates to aid in Project Management, and the Project Management Lifecycle flowchart.

Who should take this course?

•Project Managers •Project Team Members •Project Contributors •Project Support Team •Functional Managers •Executives

Course Instructors & Accreditation

Advisicon is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (REP) and an accredited Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. This course will be taught by an experienced Advisicon instructor, all of whom are industry experts in the field of project management.

Course Outline

• Project Management Overview
  • The Goal of Project Management
  • Projects and Operations
  • Portfolio Management and Project Selection
  • Understanding the Project Lifecycle
  • Stakeholders, Managers and Team Members
• Executing and Controling a Project
  • Implementing Project Plans
  • Managing Requirements and Stakeholders
  • Managing Change and the Change Control Process
  • Managing Communications
  • Managing Risks, Issues, and Document
• Initiating a Project
  • Project Initiation Processes and Tools
  • Identifying Project Deliverables
  • Gathering Project Requirements
  • Developing the Scope Statement and Project Charter
  • Managing Expectations, Assumptions, and
  • Risks
• Closing Out a Project
  • Project Close‐Out Processes and Tools
  • Getting Acceptance of Project Deliverables & Requirements
  • Leading Effective Lessons‐Learned Sessions
  • Capturing and Implementing Lessons‐Learned
  • Handing‐Off Project Deliverables to
  • Operations, Customers, and Others
  • Final Reports and Project Closure
• Planning a Project
  • Project Management Planning Processes
  • Developing the Scope Management Plan
  • Developing the Project Management Plan
  • Characteristics of Good Project Planning
  • Risk Management
  • Communications Management

Simulation

We provide a hands-on project simulation exercise by forming workgroups that have the responsibility for planning and executing a project. Build a product according to the scope of sponsor specifications and implement the disciplines learned to deliver it within time and budget. We add twists, turns and other project real world problems for the teams to work through which adds to the fun of this creative simulation which effectively reinforces concepts and tools taught in the course.

Registration

Register at http://practical-project-management.eventbrite.com/

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