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Project Portfolio Management
The workshop will benefit anyone who wants to get the most out of every project dollar. It explains how senior management can enhance project Business Value through optimization of Project Portfolio Management, implementation of a Project Management Office and promotion of Project Stewardship. Learn more...
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Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is the primary business process that underlies execution of an organization's Business Strategy. Effective PPM ensures that we do the right projects at the right time and helps us to maximize the Business Value that we obtain from each project. This workshop explains the purpose and benefits of PPM, and offers specific steps that you can take to put PPM to work in your organization. Learn more...
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It is absolutely true that project success can be the norm in your organization, and the means for doing this is available to your management team today. This workshop explains how it can be done. It presents specific steps that your organization can take to make its project portfolio a cornerstone of the enterprise. Learn more...
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Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is the primary business process that underlies execution of an organization's Business Strategy. Effective PPM ensures that we do the right projects at the right time, and it helps us to maximize the Business Value that we obtain from each project. This advanced management workshop explains the purpose and benefits of PPM, and presents seven steps that you can take to make PPM more effective in your organization. Learn more...
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A key ingredient in project success is the use of a formal (but practical) project management practice. This workshop describes a practical approach to project management that can be used in any enterprise, and then details how this practice can improve your bottom line. Learn more...
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One of the primary factors in project success is the degree of Project Stewardship exhibited by all levels of management. Project Stewardship is the sum of policy, practice and approach that management takes with respect to projects. This advanced management workshop presents challenging concepts and encourages constructive dialog on how Project Stewardship can be improved in any organization. Learn more...
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Because Project Portfolio Management (PPM) ties business strategy to governance process and project investment, PPM requires mastery of many disciplines, including some that are inherently financial in nature. This advanced management workshop examines several financial aspects of PPM and helps the audience understand just how fundamental this process is to both the immediate and long-term health of any enterprise. Learn more...
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Implementation of a PMO is actually two projects in one. First, we must sufficiently define the mission and work of the PMO so that all stakeholders can understand what the PMO will do and why. Second, we must strive for organizational adoption of the changes that the PMO will bring about. This management workshop presents information that every PMO Director should consider BEFORE beginning PMO setup and rollout. Learn more...
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PMO setup is critical. A new PMO is much more likely to succeed if there is strong organizational support for its mission and work. The best practice, tips and techniques shared in this workshop include steps you can take that build support for the PMO and get it off to a strong start. Participants actually begin the work of PMO startup by writing a charter that serves as a mandate for the PMO. Learn more...
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Project Management
This workshop establishes a practical definition of long-term project value (i.e. Business Value), and then explores what optimization of that value means for our understanding of the role of Project Manager, conduct of the project, and the realization of Business Goals. Learn more...
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This advanced project training takes you on a guided tour through the sometimes wacky world of Preliminary Project Estimates and the Budgeting Process. It explains in detail steps that you and your management team can take to embrace the uncertainty that exists in preliminary project estimates and use it in the planning process. Attend this workshop and learn how to make preliminary estimation and early project budgeting a Win - Win for everyone involved. Learn more...
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During this exceptionally uplifting and empowering treatment of Opportunity in projects, you will hear that there are plentiful Opportunities available in every project, if we know how to find them. This advanced PM workshop on project risk explains why we tend not to see the Opportunities that are there, and what we can do to turn that around. Learn more...
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This workshop explains the origin of risk, where project threats usually come from, and how to manage those threats. Participants go through a series of exercises, each of which contributes to establishment of an effective Risk Management Practice. They leave having used an exceptional set of tools that they can put to use immediately in their projects. Learn more...
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This advanced PM training dives deep into the definition of what an expectation is, reveals how stakeholder Wants and Beliefs interact with the project plan, demonstrates two kinds of expectations and explains steps that you can take to keep stakeholder expectations in alignment with the objectives of the project. You will be taught the use of tools that allow the discovery and management of expectations commonly encountered among stakeholders and team. Learn more...
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This workshop provides a rational basis for selecting metrics for a project, for post-project evaluation, for measurement of PMO success or for any other project related purpose. A review of commonly used metrics and their appropriate use is included. Learn more...
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This half-day short course provides a quick but thorough overview of fundamental project management concepts and techniques. Participants are taught standard vocabulary and then shown how projects are designed, executed and controlled. In clear and simple language, this course explains what it takes to bring a project to a successful conclusion. Learn more...
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This Human Factors workshop speaks directly to some of the primary causes of project success and failure. Each topic provides insight into root cause and then suggests steps that participants can take to turn potential weakness into a source of strength. Participants are shown numerous ways through which they can overcome obstacles, energize their work environment, and leverage the skills and aspirations of everyone involved in their project. Learn more...
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The work of software maintenance often is accomplished in a time frame of hours to weeks. This presentation re-examines many of our assumptions about what projects are, how they are managed and what is "reasonable" in the application of Project Management technique and concludes that much of what we know from our work as project managers does apply to software maintenance, but not in the usual way. Learn more...
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This workshop explains the use of project templates that are currently in use in at least 23 countries and are a mainstay for project managers in many lines of business. During this workshop, you will hear how to design an effective template, how to select the templates you need for any project, and how to use them effectively. Learn more...
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Transition is that period of time that spans implementation of a project's deliverables and initial use of those deliverables by the customer. The amount of Business Value that a project delivers depends critically on how well the work of Transition is carried out. This half-day workshop focuses on the steps necessary to prepare for and execute the work of Implementation and Rollout. Participants leave with a new set of concepts and tools that can be applied to any project. Learn more...
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This workshop examines an age-old question in project management and comes up with some surprising answers. What is project success? Who is responsible for defining it? If the definition of project success is not clear, how do we evaluate the project? Failure to deal with questions like these at the start of a project can create difficult questions at the project's end. Join us in an in-depth look at this fascinating subject and take away insights on how to define and measure success in your own projects. Learn more...
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All half-day workshops can be delivered in 60 – 90 minute seminar format.
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CVR/IT also provides Basic and Advanced PM Training, as well as special courses for Executives:
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Many of our courses are available in public sessions at training facilities around the US. Check out Fast Lane, our partners in training.
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