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Free Seminars

Utowna believes you should know what you are buying before you buy it. For this reason, Utowna offers several free seminars to familiarize you with the field of Project Management. Utowna requires a minimum of five attendees. Attendess should come from multiple departments and include decision makers. Our offerings are as follows:

  1. What is Project Management?

    2. 90 minutes
    Purpose:
    1. To gain an understanding of the differences between managing operations and managing change within today's organizations.
    2. To help organizations understand how they can use the latest techniques in Project Management to more effectively create new solutions and implement change.
    3. To promote the growth and development of all who are involved in the planning, creation, and implementation of projects.
    4. To provide awareness of the support that is available through the Maine Chapter of the Project Management Institute.
    Intended Audience:
    • Senior, middle, first level management, and small business owners.
    • Information systems, construction, state & local government, health care, retail, insurance, engineering, utilities, banking, manufacturing, high tech., service industries, maintenance, and non-profit professionals.
    • Organizational change agents.
    • Project managers, team leaders, and team members.
    • Quality improvement team leaders, facilitators, and team members.
    What Will Be Covered:
    1. What is Project Management?
    2. Why and when would I want to use Project Management?
    3. Overview of key Project Management principles.
    4. Some practical tools that can be immediately applied to my work.
    5. What is the Project Management Institute (PMI)?
    6. What is Utowna Associates?



  2. Introduction to Project Management Software

    3. 90 minutes
    Purpose:
    1. To describe basic and advanced PM software features.
    2. To contrast single project needs with enterprise needs.
    3. To outline the costs and benefits of effective use of PM software.
    Intended Audience:
    • Senior, middle, first level management, and small business owners.
    • Organizational change agents.
    • Project managers, team leaders, and team members.
    • Quality improvement team leaders, facilitators, and team members.
    • Information systems, construction, state & local government, health care, retail, insurance, engineering, utilities, banking, manufacturing, high tech., service industries, maintenance, and non-profit professionals.
    What will be covered:
    1. History of PM software.
    2. Basic features.
    3. Problems with use.
    4. Repository, work flow, time sheet, risk, change management - the new power in PM software.
    5. Amount of Organizational Change for effective use.
    6. Benefits vs. Costs.
    7. The new power in PM software.
     

  3. What is Quality?

    4. 90 minutes
    Purpose:
    1. To define Quality.
    2. To provide historical background.
    3. To indicate its value today.
    Intended Audience:
    • Senior, middle, first level management, and small business owners.
    • Organizational change agents.
    • Project managers, team leaders, and team members.
    • Quality improvement team leaders, facilitators, and team members.
    • Information systems, construction, state & local government, health care, retail, insurance, engineering, utilities, banking, manufacturing, high tech., service industries, maintenance, and non-profit professionals.
    What will be Covered:
    1. Quality problem solving tools.
    2. Seven criteria for the Malcolm Baldridge Award.
    3. Incremental methods to gain ground.
    4. Cost/benefit of Quality.
    5. Quality as a part of a larger management plan.
    6. Six sigma and PM.
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