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 With accelerated schedules driving many technology projects today, the smart project manager must rapidly retool their skill set. This course offers a breakthrough model for dealing with the realities of managing projects at supersonic speeds. Learn to meet and win the challenges of truncated timelines, short-staffed project teams, skimpy budgets and crippling risks.
This course includes a knowledgeable and caring instructor who will guide you through your lessons, facilitate discussions, and answer your questions. The instructor for this course will be Tom Myers.
 Tom Myers is a certified project manager who has been active in managing information technology projects for more than twenty years. A graduate of George Washington University's Project Management program, Tom has taught technical project management and certification courses for two of the largest software companies in the U.S. His published works include "Software Project Management A Methodology" and "Gambling on ProjectsWinning, Not Losing". Tom is also the head of a firm that specializes in rescuing failed projects.
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Requirements:
Internet access, e-mail, the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and the Adobe Flash and PDF plug-ins (two free and simple downloads you obtain at http://www.adobe.com/downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and Get Adobe Reader).
Syllabus:
All courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end. Two lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course. You do not have to be present when the lesson is released, but you must complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.
A new section of each course starts on the second or third Wednesday of each month. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure to space the start date for each course at least two months apart.
| Week One |
| Wednesday - Lesson 01 |
What’s the big hurry? Don’t be kept in the dark about why you’re required to manage your project at such a fast pace. In this lesson, you’ll learn the reasons. Then you’ll be in the driver’s seat and ready to focus on running a successful project.
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| Friday - Lesson 02 |
Three factors are always critical to the success of any project. In this lesson, we'll take a close look at each factor. You’ll also learn what speed indicators are and how to use them to stay on top of a fast-moving project.
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| Week Two |
| Wednesday - Lesson 03 |
In this lesson, we'll look at Factor 1: The team. The project team members are the keys to your success. You’ll learn techniques to motivate and keep a team focused while working at high speed.
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| Friday - Lesson 04 |
This lesson is all about Factor 2: Time vs. Money. We’ll look at actual case studies to illustrate new ways of adjusting project speed and increasing overall productivity.
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| Week Three |
| Wednesday - Lesson 05 |
This lesson addresses Factor 3: Risk. Managing risk at the speed of light is not for the fainthearted, but it can work to the advantage of the well-prepared manager. In this lesson, we'll explore the risks that are most prevalent and learn how to plan for them when and if they occur.
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| Friday - Lesson 06 |
In this lesson, you’ll learn the first five steps of fast-track planning. Quickly creating a comprehensive project plan is crucial to staying on target. We'll look at ways to abbreviate the process from developing a scope statement to finalizing the project team.
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| Week Four |
| Wednesday - Lesson 07 |
Today’s lesson continues the planning process by addressing when and if you should use network diagrams and critical path analysis. You'll learn how to estimate time and costs that are in sync with an e-speed project. And we'll review the pros and cons of the critical chain management theory.
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| Friday - Lesson 08 |
We'll continue the planning process in this lesson. Here, you'll look at templates and real-world examples that will demonstrate how to speed up the development of plans for project procurement, quality management, and risk management.
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| Week Five |
| Wednesday - Lesson 09 |
Today, we'll take a look at the final steps in the planning process. You’ll examine templates and real-life examples for rapid development of change control plans, communication and management plans, and the final project plan. You'll also learn the importance of obtaining plan approval sign-off and when and why to use a kickoff meeting.
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| Friday - Lesson 10 |
In this lesson, you’ll see that the project plan is finalized and primed to provide a roadmap and navigational aides for the e-speed project. You'll learn how to allocate time and effort to achieve the greatest advantages for the project. We'll pay special attention to applying the best practices for managing tasks, quality assurance, team development and verification, and progress meetings.
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| Week Six |
| Wednesday - Lesson 11 |
Projects developed at e-speed require strict processes for managing changes in performance, scope, quality, risk, schedule and cost. In this lesson, we’ll take a close look at the value of management toolkits that are simplified and easy to use.
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| Friday - Lesson 12 |
The project is not over until you cross the finish line and throw all the shutdown switches. This lesson is designed to walk you through the final seven steps to end the project on a positive and professional note.
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Student Reviews:
"I enjoyed the perspectives on executing projects at e-speed. There were several concepts presented that I plan to incorporate into my own style of project management."
"I feel I got much more out of this course than I expected. I find it has changed the way I think about projects of all kinds, work related or otherwise. I have a good bit of project management experience, but this has given some structure to my experience and will help to maintain the proper focus in the future."
"I have taken 1-3 day seminars and classes, but I don't think I learned as much in those multiple sessions combined as I did in this class. Thanks!"
"I liked the course because it was taught from years of experience which gave an indepth perspective 'from inside the trenches'. That is exactly what I needed."
"I thought the instructor had excellent real life, practical information and knowledge to share. The content was pertinent, consise and on point. I especially valued the way the information was presented in the form of a logical progression of "step-by-step" things to do as your project progresses. I leave the course with a useful tool to structure a project. I also found the supplemental websites to be great resources."
"Thanks very much for this. I've taken other project management training and this one had very practical ideas that will be easy to implement."
"This course has been great. I think that it will continue to be a good reference for me in my development of project skills."
"This course was outstanding. It really opened my eyes to see how this course can relate to global projects as well as small business ventures. This information will be vital in the years to come for every project I am related to from here on out. Thank you for putting together a great course. My compliments to the instructor."
"This is a course that covers the whole project management process in reasonable detail and offers an excellent summary and brushes up on techniques and tools. I can highly recommend this course to even the most experienced project managers."
"This is an excellent course. I have taken several courses in Project Management but this is the first that addresses risk assessment. I have learned a lot while taking this course and have already implemented some of the techniques I have learned in my current project. My team has commented that they like these new changes."
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