Project Performance Management (CORE) 35558
   February 26-27, 2010

Description: This course will provide a hands-on approach to calculating, understanding, and using earned value management techniques. Different techniques for framing earned value analysis, calculating, and using earned value will be presented. The role of earned value in the broader context of project management will be presented. (PDU ID#8653)

    Issues in Project Risk Management (CORE) 35560
   March 5-6, 2010

Description: Will explore risk from different points of view (team, client, etc.), Risk identification techniques will be introduced. Quantifying risk and risk allowance methods will be discussed. The Risk Management Plan and Contingency Planning will be the focus of discussion. Many risk minimization techniques will be provided. (PDU ID #8655)

    Communication, Leadership and Motivation (CORE) 35559
   April 9-10, 2010

Description: This course will provide a series of tools addressing organizational communications, motivation, team building, and leadership. Micro and macro level communication skills will be presented. Coaching and team building exercises introduced. Change management, power and influence will be investigated. (PDU ID#8654)

    Intercultural Communication (CORE) 35616
   April 16-17, 2010

Description: As Project Management becomes more and more globalized, we have the opportunity to interact with business associates from many different cultures and the differences in our backgrounds can cause some interesting communication challenges. This course offers an awareness and understanding of cultural differences as defined by ethnic, religious, gender, abilities and national differences.  We'll look at the effects of nonverbal communication, recognize the impact of stereotypes and learn strategies for adapting different communications styles. (PDU ID # 8752)

     Project Plan Development (CORE)35562
   April 30 - May 1, 2010

Description: Project success is not measured by the amount of documentation that is produced. The success of a Project is directly impacted by the quality of the documentation and the communication and use of the documentation. It's not "How Much" but "What" needs to be documented and "How" you use this documentation to manage your project. The course will focus on a format for successful documentation of your projects. Learn how to create a "Project Plan" that you can use to manage your project. (PDU ID#8657

• ELECTIVES

  Presentation Skills for Project Managers (ELECTIVE) 35610
   February 19-20, 2010
  Description: Great communication skills have become an essential part of the project manager’s job and are a key component for advancement in the field.  Credibility, professionalism, scope creep and even risk management are affected by the way in which we communicate.  In this hands-on course, we’ll emphasize ways to turn anxiety into anticipation, finding and keeping focus during a presentation, analyzing your audience, organizing material into logical categories and boosting your credibility as a speaker. (PDU ID# 8671)

  Theory of Constraints (ELECTIVE) 35737
   March 12-13, 2010
  Description: This course will explore the theory of constraints and investigate critical chain project management as developed by Eli Goldratt and how to use it to your advantage. (PDU ID# 8665)

  Introduction to Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (ELECTIVE) 35609
   March 19-20, 2010
  Description: The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) has published a draft body of knowledge for the practices of business analysts.  Come learn about what will become the international standard for business analysis and how you can integrate this with your project management process. (PDU ID# 8751

  MS Project® (ELECTIVE) 35565
   March 26-27, 2010
  Description: Most MS Project courses teach how to use the various features of this software, but don’t teach how to use them together in an integrated manner to create a real life practical project. This course will do just that. Each member of the class will build a project from the bottom-up–learning and practicing along the way all the different views, tables, and reports. The underlying agenda of the class is to build real confidence in moving around inside the software. Not only will scheduling be learned, but resource loading and levelling, cost loading and monitoring, critical path, earned value, and WBS creation and restructuring. Multiple project management, insertion, and resource pooling will also be studied. You can sit and watch the instructor do all this on the screen if you like, but it is strongly encouraged that you bring your own laptop loaded with MS Project, preferably a 2003 or later version.

  This course is recommended for beginning users of MS Project, or intermediate users who want to review and practice. Other than general keyboard facility and ability to work with software programs, no actual background in MS Project is required; however, familiarity with common project management practices as outlined in the PMBOK is definitely required.

  This course is not recommended for advanced users. MS Project Server, enterprise project management, and back-end MS Project processes will not be addressed. (PDU ID# 8692)

  Building Resilience in Project Teams (ELECTIVE) 35738
  April 23-24, 2010
  Description: Projects are temporary, but team members usually are not. Burning out to complete a project may give some short term gains, but can be very expensive to the organization in the long run. In this course, we will look at causes and effects of stress, and more importantly, of resilience. We will also look at techniques to manage stress and increase resilience for you and your team. (PDU ID# 8750)

  Emotional Intelligence in Project Environment (ELECTIVE) 35617
  May 7-8, 2010
  Description: Properly understood requirements are vital to project success. Faced with increasingly turbulent business environments and the increasing complexity of projects, properly managing the requirements process is only becoming more difficult. Within this context, the course examines such topics as needs assessments, stakeholder evaluation, systems analysis, requirements determination and verification techniques, functional versus technical requirements, requirements-related quality assessment processes, requirements documentation methodologies, and requirements change management. A comprehensive case study will provide for the application of various requirements determination and management techniques. (PDU ID# 8753)

   Six Sigma Foundations for Project Managers (ELECTIVE) 35596
   May 14-15, 2010
  Description: Six Sigma is a disciplined approach to problem solving and process improvement.  This course will provide a foundational knowledge of the phases and deliverables of the methodology,
  and will relate these to Project Management.  You will learn to identify root causes for project or process failure, to prioritize solutions, and to insure that your project benefit is sustained. (PDU ID# 8694)

  The Project Manager as a Juggler - Managing Multiple Projects (ELECTIVE) 35598
  May 21-22, 2010
  Description: This course focuses on the individual who is responsible for managing more than one project at a time, either as a leader or team participant.  It looks at the role of the individual  responsible for managing more than one project and examines the problems and frustrations inherent in that role, with recommended solutions for survival. Participants will evaluate their own schedule using the model presented and evaluate and apply these techniques to their own personal “juggling” situation. (PDU ID# 8669)