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Project Management Certification & Training

121 Essentials of Construction Projects $995

Personal 1-to-1 Coaching

Fundamental Project Skills
  • An expert project manager mentors on each step
  • Learn & practice basic project techniques
  • Get personal coaching on each assignment
  • Work at your pace, start when you want
  • Deliver On Time with a Proven Methodology
  • Motivate Your Team to Excellence
  • Deliver Professional Presentations
  • Schedule and Track Progress in Minutes a Week

Course Facts Brochure

  • Level: Foundation
  • Cost :$995
  • 30 Hours of work
  • Advisors: 800-942-4323
  • Email An Advisor

Student Comments

“The lectures were just as beneficial as being in a real classroom. I could take notes and replay the lectures as needed.”
.....Sandra Dancy

“My instructor was one of the best I’ve ever had, in any course. He is extremely knowledgeable and has a genuine interest in seeing that the students learn the material and walk away as better project managers.”
..... Chris Thomas, 3M

 

Course Components

What You Learn

Each module has reading, lecture and a case study assignment

1. Project Scope - Techniques for meeting with the customers and owners to define the scope

2. Requirements - Techniques for meeting with customers to gather requirements and decompose the scope

3.. Project charter - Identify & present major deliverables, risks, resource requirements in live role-play meeting.

4. Work Breakdown - decompose the scope and deliverables into individual assignments for subs and your team

5. Build Dynamic Schedules - in MS Project® that you update in 10 minutes a week & easily model alternatives

6. Estimate work and duration - Techniques for estimating with your team and making assignments

7. Optimize Your Schedule - Use the critical path to finish as early as possible

8. Communications & Conflict - learn to handle conflict between you team members and subs

9. Tracking & Status - cope with the problems that affect your project and make a live status report

A Practical Textbook Filled with "How To's" Not Theory
Read about real projects and see the schedule, plans and actual dialog from meetings. This paper-bound book teaches you a straight-forward 5-step methodology for successfully delivering projects on time. It includes proven techniques for planning, defining requirements, scheduling in MS Project®, creating a WBS, executing, conducting meetings and reporting status.
Watch Full-Screen Lectures on DVD with No Time Limits

Using the latest video technology, you watch lectures by expert project managers who teach you real world best practices. Then watch "PMs in action" videos to learn how to conduct planning meetings with the boss, customers and your project team and make status reports to the boss. Learn practical techniques for planning a project, creating a schedule, leading a team, tracking progress in MS Project® and reporting status. Watch the lectures whenever you wish and as often as you want with no time limits. Keep the lectures forever.
Practice Every Technique in Hands-on IT Case Studies with 1-to-1 Coaching
In 9 IT project case study assignments, you manage a project through each step in the lifecycle and get personal feedback from your instructor. You'll practice asking questions of users and managers to gather requirements. Then you'll practice leading your team, assigning tasks and estimating durations. Next, you present your plan to the decision-makers in a role-playing session with your instructor. You then build the schedule and execute your plan, with practice solving problems and reporting progress. You receive e-mail or telephone feedback from your instructor on every assignment.
1-to-1 Practice & Coaching to Strengthen Your People Skills
Build your skills in presenting plans and status reports as well as persuading and motivating people in meetings. You'll learn how to answer an executive's questions about your project plan and it's status. Practice all these skills with your instructor in private, 1-to-1 live meetings over the Web. You get on-the spot coaching and feedback to help you improve.
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Course # 111 Tuition $995
Also available as an Avila University course
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