Training
Training from Utowna Associates offers you and your employees benefits above and beyond those found in other Project Management coursework. Some of these major advantages are:
- All Project Management courseware vendors teach the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Knowledge areas (scope, time, cost, risk, quality, procurement, communications, human resources and integration). We build into our curriculum a change management, information technology, and leadership/strategic planning awareness that links all of these areas together. This awareness permits the student to know which techniques or combination of techniques to use in the various situations encountered by a Project Manager. These skills are normally presented as separate programs by others (eg. vendors of non PM courses).
- We teach people skills and process skills in equal proportions; most others are heavy on the technical skills.
- We build the student’s critical thinking and problem solving skills – most other vendors “assume” the student will be able to develop good project objectives, or tell the student to simply “ask the customer”.
- Our courses are interactive “hands on” courses that utilize real life theme cases to provide numerous experiential learning opportunities.
- We have a unique project plan methodology, which is easily implemented by the student in his/her workplace to create an enterprise Project Management framework (other vendors let the student go back to the firm with no way to convince the firm that what they have learned can work for the entire company).
- All our courses are directed towards the student passing the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional (PMP) exam.
- All of our instructors are Project Management Professional (PMP) certified (or are pending certification) and are practicing Project Managers.
Here are some of the training options offered by Utowna Associates:
- Project Management Certificate Program:
The Utowna Project Management certificate program courses are designed for students from small or large companies, and for small business entrepreneurs who have recently started new businesses, or who are encountering accelerated growth. Students who have just been assigned to their first project, or have managed a few projects and want to improve their efficiency will benefit from the teaching approaches and the experience of our practitioner instructors. The courses will also appeal to seasoned project managers who want to see the new tools, techniques, and directions of the profession. The courses include preparation for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam. - IT Project Management:
Only 22% of all IT projects are successful. IT projects are truly different - clients have difficulty separating wants from needs, resources are not dedicated, priorities wander, and benefits are difficult to achieve. These problems are due to an inability in identifying high risk situations and the unavailability or inadequacy of management guidelines. Utowna will help you uncover the keys to successful IT Project Management. You will learn proven Project Management techniques to avoid common pitfalls at each stage of the IT development process. You will master techniques to set goals tied directly to stakeholder needs, get the most from your Project Management team, and utilize Project Management tools to take control of schedules, budgets, and resource allocations. Utowna provided you with specific strategies to make the right decisions for your project and your organization is the primary focus. - Project Team Plan:
Utowna offers a facilitated, 2-3 day project planning workshop designed to maximize project team interaction to produce a completed, high quality plan for a real project. This process is ideal for the firm or a department that has projects that "can't fail" and wants to use these projects as a focus to create a department or company wide PM framework. It establishes a common, team based understanding of project planning concepts that accelerate the real-time project planning effort. The workshop includes brief periods of instruction followed by breakout sessions to formulate project plan details. The process ensures that your firm or department will have realistic, immediately applicable tools for your next project-a project definition, a work breakdown structure, a risk analysis, and a cost, schedule and resource allocation estimate. You may add additional days and topics to fit your specific organizational needs. - Management Overview:
This half-day course for senior management describes the bottom line payback, organizational
communication improvements, and employee growth and learning rewards from utilizing Project
Management practices. It emphasizes the "work" needed to obtain the benefits and dispels the
idea that Project Management is the latest "silver bullet" or management du jour. It outlines
the new roles and responsibilities and the required infrastructure adjustments needed to
accommodate this very useful performance management methodology.
- Customized Training:
In addition to its Project Management Certificate programs, Utowna also offers customized PM training. Customized training is ideal for a company working on a particular project or for a company that is developing a PMO.
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