Organisation: Learning Tree International
Category: Project Management
Description: A Different Way to Learn
Driven by a cutting-edge computer simulation, this instructor-led course packs the tasks of a 70-week project into three days. As the project manager, you design, plan and construct a roller coaster that pushes the technological envelope. You control the outcome of the project with each decision you make.
This course combines project management theory with practice. Immersed in a realistic setting, you gain invaluable experience applying project management tools and techniques in a fail-safe and risk-free environment. You learn how to maintain control in difficult circumstances and make decisions under complex situations amid uncertainty.
Sharpen Your Project Management Skills
Throughout this unique course, you practice and refine critical project management skills, including:
Outlining the project plan
Leadership
Overcoming obstacles
Decision making
Defining scope
Effective scheduling and budgeting
Managing risk
Handling change
Allocating resources
Who Should Attend
Managers who need a safe environment to practice their project management skills as well as experienced managers who want to refine their existing project management skill set. Project management experience at the level of Course 296, "Project Management: Skills for Success," or Course 340, "Project Management for Software Development," is assumed.
Through extended experiential activities, you simulate real-world situations and practice project management skills and techniques. Activities include:
Defining prioritized criteria for project management decisions
Building team consensus to move your project forward
Creating a work breakdown structure (WBS) for a complex international project
Establishing risk factors and values
Competing with other project management teams to achieve the highest profit margin on a project
Responding to "Murphy-isms" in a complex project
Optimizing a project as it is running
Tuning critical path elements for project quality, profit and time
Duration: 3 Days
Price: USD $2,550
Contact: Learning Tree International
2300-160 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2N8
Canada
email:
cncourses@learningtree.com
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