Project Management Essentials

Challenge

Today’s knowledge workers have quietly slipped into the role of the unofficial project manager. Stakeholders, scope creep, no formal training, and a lack of process all combine to raise the probability of project failure costing organizations time, money, and employee morale.

Solution

PEOPLE + PROCESS = SUCCESS

Project management isn’t just about managing logistics and hoping the project team is ready to play to win. The skills of “informal authority” are more important than ever before, so team members are inspired to contribute to project success! Project Management Essentials for the Unofficial Project Manager will provide the mind-set, skill set, and toolset that will consistently deliver successful projects to completion. This two-day work session will help participants consistently complete projects successfully. They will learn to implement a disciplined process to execute projects and to master informal authority.

About the Course

In Project Management Essentials, participants will be able to:

Understand that consistent project success depends on processes and people.
Implement Four Foundational Behaviors that inspire their team members to execute with excellence.
Identify a project’s stakeholders.
Establish clear and measurable project outcomes.
Create a well-defined project scope statement.
Identify, assess, and manage project risks.
Create a realistic and well-defined project schedule.
Hold team members accountable to project plans
Conduct consistent team accountability sessions.
Create a clear communication plan around their project that includes regular project status reports and project changes.
Reward and recognize the contributions of project team members.
Formally close projects by documenting lessons learned.

What you Receive

Participant Guide
Pocket Card Set (Quick Reference Cards)
USB Drive (with templates of the tools discussed in the course)
Colored Pens
Sticky Notes

Schedule and Pricing

This two day course will be offered two more times in 2014 on July 14-15 and November 10-11.

The price for this course is $475.

How to Register

Just follow these steps:

1. Goto the

(you may need to login with your NetId and password.)
(If the link doesn't work, paste this URL into a new tab/window on your browser: https://www.hr.cornell.edu/life/ods/odfs.cfm)
2. Choose: “Registering Yourself for effectiveness development program” radio button
3. Fill out the form.
4. Select the radio button “Project Management Essentials for the Unofficial Project Manager"
Be sure to choose the correct date for the class you want to attend!
5. Type in your account number (required)
6. Read and check the cancellation policy checkbox
7. Click “Submit Form”

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