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  <div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">Practical Project Management</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2013-05-29T09:30:00" datetime="2013-05-29T09:30:00">Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 9:30am</time> through <time class="dtend dt-end" title="2013-05-30T17:00:00" datetime="2013-05-30T17:00:00">Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 5pm</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202393413'><span class='fn org p-name'>Advisicon</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> <div class="street-address p-street-address">5411 NE 107th Ave.</div> <span class="locality p-locality">Vancouver</span> , <span class="region p-region">Washington</span> <span class="postal-code p-postal-code">98662</span> <div class="country-name p-country-name">United States</div> (<a href='https://maps.google.com/maps?q=5411%20NE%20107th%20Ave.,%20Vancouver%20Washington%2098662%20United%20States'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <p><strong>14 PDUs available for this course</strong></p> <h2>Course Description</h2> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <h2>Learning Objectives</h2> <p>•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</p> <h2>Included Materials</h2> <p>This course includes a complimentary copy of Advisicon's <a href="http://store.advisicon.com/products/practical-project-management-best-practices-and-tools-for-managing-projects-effectively" title="view the product listing for this book on the Advisicon store">Practical Project Management</a> book, with 300+ pages of PMI approved life-cycle and thorough reference guide.</p> <p>A CD with Advisicon’s best practice electronic tools and templates to aid in Project Management, and the <a href="http://store.advisicon.com/products/project-management-lifecycle" title="view the product listing for this flowchart on the Advisicon store">Project Management Lifecycle</a> flowchart.</p> <h2>Who should take this course?</h2> <p>•Project Managers •Project Team Members •Project Contributors •Project Support Team •Functional Managers •Executives</p> <h2>Course Instructors & Accreditation</h2> <p>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.</p> <h2>Course Outline</h2> <ul> <li>Project Management Overview <ul> <li>The Goal of Project Management</li> <li>Projects and Operations</li> <li>Portfolio Management and Project Selection</li> <li>Understanding the Project Lifecycle</li> <li>Stakeholders, Managers and Team Members</li> </ul> </li> <li>Executing and Controling a Project <ul> <li>Implementing Project Plans</li> <li>Managing Requirements and Stakeholders</li> <li>Managing Change and the Change Control Process</li> <li>Managing Communications</li> <li>Managing Risks, Issues, and Document</li> </ul> </li> <li>Initiating a Project <ul> <li>Project Initiation Processes and Tools</li> <li>Identifying Project Deliverables</li> <li>Gathering Project Requirements</li> <li>Developing the Scope Statement and Project Charter</li> <li>Managing Expectations, Assumptions, and</li> <li>Risks</li> </ul> </li> <li>Closing Out a Project <ul> <li>Project Close‐Out Processes and Tools</li> <li>Getting Acceptance of Project Deliverables & Requirements</li> <li>Leading Effective Lessons‐Learned Sessions</li> <li>Capturing and Implementing Lessons‐Learned</li> <li>Handing‐Off Project Deliverables to</li> <li>Operations, Customers, and Others</li> <li>Final Reports and Project Closure</li> </ul> </li> <li>Planning a Project <ul> <li>Project Management Planning Processes</li> <li>Developing the Scope Management Plan</li> <li>Developing the Project Management Plan</li> <li>Characteristics of Good Project Planning</li> <li>Risk Management</li> <li>Communications Management</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2>Simulation</h2> <p>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.</p> <h2>Registration</h2> <p>Register at <a href="http://practical-project-management.eventbrite.com/">http://practical-project-management.eventbrite.com/</a></p> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a class="url u-url" href="http://practical-project-management-calagator.eventbrite.com">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>