Our program is unlike any other project management training available. We offer dual focus on management and technical issues, with a comprehensive and integrated curriculum that ties each project back to the company’s strategic objectives. Research and industry best practices are combined to deliver a dynamic end product. We offer a decision-driven project framework that is structured with a stage-gate process with milestone decision gates that address uncertainty and risk in discrete and manageable steps. We explore the full spectrum of project structures, from small independent projects to complex interconnected projects with shifting goal posts. Remote, Internet-based virtual learning meets face-to-face classroom structure creating a time-efficient educational environment. Our curriculum is flexible and customized by each participant through core courses and electives.
Project Management Certificate
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Developing the Project Business Case
This program focuses on how to build a sound business case for pursuing potential opportunities in the face of significant risk and uncertainty. Participants will be able to scale a general stage-gate planning template and set up the appropriate governance and assurance process. Along with economic drivers, technical and non-technical risks are considered in the framing process that leads to an opportunity roadmap with value drivers and goals linked to corporate strategy.
Topics
Opportunity Management Framework
- Why opportunities succeed or fail
- Stage-gate theory
- Governance and assurance
- Deliverables and hand-offs
Conceptualizing the Opportunity
- Selling the idea
- Stakeholder engagement
- Sustainable development
- Unintended consequences
Framing the Opportunity
- Links to corporate strategy
- Defining the opportunity statement
- Establishing value drivers and goals
- Develop an opportunity roadmap
Evaluating the Opportunity
- OPEX and CAPEX considerations
- Cash flow analysis
- Economic evaluation
- The impact of uncertainty
Registration
Early registration is encouraged. Class size is limited and may fill to capacity. We request registrations with payment at least three weeks in advance of the program start date.
To
enroll online, please follow the link and from the
Registration: Program Selection screen, choose pull-down option “Open Enrollment” to get started. If you prefer, you may also
enroll via e-mail, fax or telephone.
| Title: | Developing the Project Business Case |  |
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| WHEN: |
September 17-18, 2012 |
(Select Date to Add to Your Calendar) |
| DURATION: |
2-Day Program: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| FACULTY: |
Britt Freund, Prabhudev Konana |
| COST: |
$2450 - Individual Course $13,800 - Project Management Certificate
The program fee includes materials, lunches and breaks.
Registration is not complete until payment is received. |
Continuing Education Units
Participants earn 1.4 continuing education units (CEUs). A certificate of completion will be presented from Texas Executive Education.
Next Steps
Already Enrolled? Participant Resources:
Project Management Core Courses:
Project Management Electives:
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Managing Information Technology Projects
The statistics on failed information technology projects are dismal and have been for decades. This course focuses on project management strategies that can improve success rates. We will address the major challenges faced by information technology project managers. You will leave with a comprehensive toolkit for successfully aligning business strategy with technology strategy, and for enabling better communication and coordination among global project development teams, business functions, and vendors. We will also present strategies for managing change—an essential feature of information technology projects.
Topics
Aligning Technology with Business
- Evaluate and manage risk
- Identify stakeholders
- Maximize value added by IT
- Define requirements
Managing Project Execution
- Communicate, monitor and intervene
- Integrate business units, vendors, and clients
- Contain cost and maintain schedule
Managing Change
- Accelerate learning and reduce complexity
- Establish and manage staging environments
- Just-in-time decisions and rapid-fire fulfillment
- Plan for change
Creating a Productive Culture
- Ensure quality
- Enhance learning with continious improvement
- Post-production enhancements and maintenance
Registration
Early registration is encouraged. Class size is limited and may fill to capacity. We request registrations with payment at least three weeks in advance of the program start date.
To
enroll online, please follow the link and from the
Registration: Program Selection screen, choose pull-down option “Open Enrollment” to get started. If you prefer, you may also
enroll via e-mail, fax or telephone.
| Title: | Managing Information Technology Projects | |
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| WHEN: |
May 17-18, 2012
November 27-28, 2012 |
(Select Date to Add to Your Calendar) |
| DURATION: |
2-Day Program: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| FACULTY: |
TBD |
| COST: |
$2450 - Individual Course $13,800 - Project Management Certificate
The program fee includes materials, lunches and breaks.
Registration is not complete until payment is received. |
Continuing Education Units
Participants earn 1.4 continuing education units (CEUs). A certificate of completion will be presented from Texas Executive Education.
Next Steps
Already Enrolled? Participant Resources:
Project Management Core Courses:
Project Management Electives:
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Managing Project Execution
Participants will master the direction of the execution phase to a successful conclusion. After building the proper cultural environment, the manager will be able to monitor progress and intervene only when and where necessary. Scope is controlled through a change control process that is scaled appropriately to the level of definition. Various conflict resolution modalities are brought into play when problems cannot be avoided through early detection and recovery planning.
Topics
Creating a Safe and Productive Culture
- Health, safety and security
- Quality management
- Productivity issues
- Tools for building culture
Monitoring and Controlling Execution
- Monitoring progress
- Earned value
- Intervention
- Recovery planning
Change Management
- Change control process
- Scope creep, shift and change
- Recycling
- How to say “no”
Conflict Resolution
- Recognizing the signs
- Negotiation
- Litigation
- Mediation
Registration
Early registration is encouraged. Class size is limited and may fill to capacity. We request registrations with payment at least three weeks in advance of the program start date.
To
enroll online, please follow the link and from the
Registration: Program Selection screen, choose pull-down option “Open Enrollment” to get started. If you prefer, you may also
enroll via e-mail, fax or telephone.
| Title: | Managing Project Execution | |
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| WHEN: |
September 24-25, 2012 |
(Select Date to Add to Your Calendar) |
| DURATION: |
2 day program: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| FACULTY: |
John Borcherding, Jim O'Connor, Mike Pappas |
| COST: |
$2450 - Individual Course $13,800 - Project Management Certificate
The program fee includes materials, lunches and breaks.
Registration is not complete until payment is received. |
Continuing Education Units
Participants earn 1.4 continuing education units (CEUs). A certificate of completion will be presented from Texas Executive Education.
Next Steps
Already Enrolled? Participant Resources:
Project Management Core Courses:
Project Management Electives:
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Planning the Successful Project
You will develop a robust execution plan that captures the cost, schedule and resource requirements in the face of significant risk and uncertainty. The participant will be able to identify and address risks at the proper level using a comprehensive risk management process. The potential impact on cost and schedule is described using range estimates and mitigated through a contracting strategy that allocates risks appropriately.
Topics
Specifying Requirements
- Understanding trade-offs and priorities
- Concept evaluation and selection
- Scope development
- Value-improving practices
Creating the Plan
- Work breakdown structure
- Cost estimation
- Organizing the schedule
- Resource allocation
Risk Management and Impact on the Plan
- Identifying and specifying risks
- Risk management process
- Range estimates
- Impact risk on cost and schedule
Contracting Strategy
- Tiered contracting principles
- Risk allocation through contracts
- International contracting challenges
- Interfaces and the “contracting quilt”
Registration
Early registration is encouraged. Class size is limited and may fill to capacity. We request registrations with payment at least three weeks in advance of the program start date.
To
enroll online, please follow the link and from the
Registration: Program Selection screen, choose pull-down option “Open Enrollment” to get started. If you prefer, you may also
enroll via e-mail, fax or telephone.
| Title: | Planning the Successful Project | |
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| WHEN: |
April 23-24, 2012
October 11-12, 2012 |
(Select Date to Add to Your Calendar) |
| DURATION: |
2-Day Program: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| FACULTY: |
Mike Pappas, Prabhudev Konana, Britt Freund, Jim O'Connor |
| COST: |
$2450 - Individual Course $13,800 - Project Management Certificate
The program fee includes materials, lunches and breaks.
Registration is not complete until payment is received. |
Continuing Education Units
Participants earn 1.4 continuing education units (CEUs). A certificate of completion will be presented from Texas Executive Education.
Next Steps
Already Enrolled? Participant Resources:
Project Management Core Courses:
Project Management Electives: