Course Outline / Agenda

8:00-8:30 AM

> Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30–9:00 AM

> Introduction and Overview

9:00–10:30 AM

> What is Project Management?

• Critical role of projects in the firm
• Project Manager – Role, not title

> Project Manager Skills and Abilities

• Leadership Skills
• Management Skills
• Communication Skills

> Project Manager Roles and Responsibilities

• Project Role
• Technical Role
• Business Role
• Marketing Role

> Team Structure in Project Management

• The project focused firm
• Effective team organization

10:30–10:45 AM

> Morning Break

10:45 – 12:00 PM

> Project Conception

• Scope
• Schedule
• Budget
• Contract
• Price
• Key Concept: Price versus Cost
• Key Concept: Negotiation
• Key Concept: Risk Management

> Project Initiation

• Team Formation
• Project Business Plan
• Kick Off Meeting
• Key Concept: Delegation
• Key Concept: Accountability

12:00–1:00 PM

> Lunch

1:00 – 2:30 PM

> Project Progression

• Budget Monitoring
• Schedule Monitoring
• QA/QC
• Team Communication
• Billing/Collections
• Marketing
• Key Concept: Time Management
• Key Concept: Communication
• Key Concept: Managing Projects Remotely

> Project Completion

• Closeout
• Review
• Celebrating Success

2:30 – 2:45 PM

> Afternoon Break

2:45 – 4:15 PM

> Project Capitalization

• Knowledge Transfer
• Marketing
• Bias and commitment for doing
• Scheduling a personal follow up with the seminar leader

> Implementation

• Successful Project “Must Haves”
• Fulfilling client, firm, and project goals
• What do I do from here?

4:15 – 4:30 PM

> Wrap Up and Questions

4:30 PM

> Program Concludes

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