Project Management Overview

Project Management Overview Learn the essentials of project management and develop your role as a stakeholder. Discover what project management can do for your organization in this concentrated, one-day class. As a stakeholder and manager, learning the fundamentals of project management can help you better distinguish between projects that are struggling and those that are succeeding. In this course, you will examine the life cycle of projects, and you will learn essential terminology that will help you communicate more effectively with your project management staff. You will discover project management best practices so you can ensure that they are being followed at your organization, and you will gain an understanding of your role as a project stakeholder and the responsibilities you have to the project. What You'll Learn 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

The project life cycle The nine knowledge areas of the PMBOK® Guide Basic project management terminology and concepts Your role and responsibility as a stakeholder Roles and responsibilities of the team Define project scope and setting expectations Build an effective project schedule The importance of a communication plan Risk management best practices Manage project change through formal change control processes Hands-On Exercises Project Management Terminology Developing the WBS Network Diagramming and Critical Path

BrenDaniel Productions Overview BrenDaniel Productions Corp. provides extensive services in Project Management (PM) and Leadership development. We deliver workshops and provide consulting support worldwide, including Canada, China, the United States, Germany, Switzerland, and Africa. Your Facilitator – Daniel Fay, PMP

“Daniel Fay, B.Sc., M.Eng., PMP Dan is a renowned Business Management and Leadership Consultant. He has conducted business analysis and led projects and assisted in developing organizations in China, Africa, Europe, and North America, and been a Management Consultant in Business Analysis and Project Management internationally since 1985. Dan has his B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science, as well as an M.Eng. in Engineering Management. Dan holds the Queen’s Commission, Canadian Decoration (CD) and completed Militia Staff College.

Dan has held Board of Director positions with PMI Chapters in Ottawa, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, as well as being a member of Leadership Council – East China PMI (Proposed) Chapter. Dan has conducted business analysis and led projects and assisted in developing organizations internationally. Course Outline 1.

Project Management Framework

Explore the Project Management Institute (PMI®) framework for project management including the life cycle processes and knowledge areas, and identify core and facilitating processes. You will become familiar with the project management vocabulary during this section. The Project Management Institute Five Process Groups Life Cycles Nine Knowledge Areas What is a Project? Project Management Terminology 2.

Initiating

Discover the importance of the business case to support the start of a new project, establish the project scope, analyze stakeholder needs, identify constraints and assumptions, and build a communication plan. Five Steps of Project Initiation, the Project Charter Stakeholder Analysis Project Roles and Responsibilities and the RAM SignOff Process 3.

Planning

Learn the seven steps of successful planning and practice developing a work breakdown structure, effective estimates, diagramming a project, and identifying the critical path. Identify, assess, quantify, and manage risks through mitigation strategies and contingency planning. In addition, discover the importance of formal change control processes and managing organizational change as part of the project life cycle. Communications Management Risk Management Change Management WBS Basics Decomposition The Sticky Note Technique Scheduling Basics Precedence Relationships Network Diagramming Critical Path Analysis Using the Network Diagram Resource Allocation Resource Leveling Schedule Compression

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Monitoring and Control

Explore the relationship between planning, execution, and control, and learn a structured approach to project control. Understand how to use earned value as a powerful tool for assessing and reporting current and predicted future conditions of the project. Project Controls Managing Expectations 5.

Closing Processes

Investigate the best practices in conducting administrative closure on a project. Close Project Process Administrative Closure Contract Closure

We believe in an end-to-end development approach, as it is important to develop the team consistently, including the executive level and across all operational units.

Education

College of the North Atlantic, Algonquin College, University of Geneva, Dalhousie, McMaster, and 17 Chinese Universities

Government

Department of National Defence, St. John’s Municipality, Halifax Regional Municipality, Work Safe New Brunswick

In support of our customers, BrenDaniel consultants have: 1.

trained well over 6,000 managers in project management and leadership concepts world-wide

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been a member of the PMI SeminarsWorld faculty from 2005 to 2008

Why Organizational Development

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Like individuals, as organizations develop they experience growing pains. A highly successful practice for a team of 20 employees last year needs to be continually strengthened ensuring progress of your 40 employees this year.

held executive positions in PMI Chapters in Ottawa, Phoenix, Nova Scotia, ShangHai, and Newfoundland

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created and conducted PMP certification workshops, on the Chapter's faculty in Ottawa, Nova Scotia, Phoenix, Newfoundland, and ShangHai

Your managers need to think at an organizational level. They need to lead their teams in a direction that not only delivers team success, but more importantly, organizational value.

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created the PM diploma programs for the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the College of the North Atlantic, and Airports Council International (ACI)

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been an invited adjunct professor for over 17 Chinese Universities, including the Peter Drucker Executive Development Program

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presented papers and been a selected speaker for PMI Congresses in New Orleans, Long Island, Halifax, BeiJing, and The Haag

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been an invited Breakfast Speaker for PMI MegaWorld events in Orlando, in 2006 and 2007

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been an invited speaker for events in Halifax, Boston, Newfoundland, Seattle, Phoenix, Toronto, Orlando, and ShangHai

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conducted web based programs for various associations in the project management, scheduling, and pharmaceutical communities of practice

We have had the opportunity to train leaders at all levels of our customers’ organizations.

BrenDaniel programs provide techniques and develop skills for leading people and managing projects in an organization. Our customers learn not only how to manage people, but how to work with risk, create successful strategic plans, and improve their capability to create strong partnerships with suppliers and customers. Creating Organizational Synergy Our approach is to create a training environment that is not content heavy. Participants have an opportunity to apply the concepts in-class through team discussion and industry specific case studies and examples. Our programs incorporate customers’ unique methods and processes. We have extensive experience in working cross industry, cross culturally, and with managers and leaders at all levels of our customers’ organizations. Working in different environments has honed our skills in adapting training programs and approaches to best meet our customer’s specific needs. Our Partners in Organizational Development BrenDaniel has had the opportunity to support organizational managers and leaders in:

What BrenDaniel Customers Have Said

Oil and Gas

Conoco Phillips, Irving Oil

Mining

IOC, VALE, ABB

Dan really charged up the team and re-invigorated me - Steve Marchigiabo, Progress Energy

IT

Newbridge, Nortel, Motorola, IBM, Nakina, Fleetway, EDS. xWave, VistaCare

Excellent Course – Great Instructor, very knowledgeable and interesting - Mary Claire Dighton, HSBC

Aviation

Gander Flight Training, Pacific Air, Air Bellview, Interair, Iran Air, Ethiopian Airlines, TACV, Air Malawi, Air Jazz

BrenDaniel Productions delivered an excellent course. An interesting facilitator and interesting presentation – very worthwhile experience - Alan Arnfield, IBM

Mr. Daniel Fay is a highly versatile facilitator, highly skilled in arresting attention. Multi-disciplinarian experiences passed hands-on by him. A highly rewarding experience. - Tunji Iyanda, Nigerian Airspace Management System Excellent stories, illustrations on the bridge to the “real” world. Good (very) at engaging folks, strong knowledge and ability, encourages thinking outside the box. - Ken MacNeil, PMI Seminars World - Orlando Daniel Fay, of BrenDaniel Productions Corp., is one of our most requested instructors. Daniel is highly valued by the students and training managers. Students consistently rate Daniel as knowledgeable in project management, enthusiastic and a clear instructor. - Gail Zhang, Resource Manager, BMMTEC Dan has consistently met and exceeded my, and the students’, expectations. He presents clear, lively, and informative sessions. I strongly recommend his training. - Hans Han, Sales Manager, Deluker (China) I was very impressed and pleased with the End-to-End Project Management Training. The course was a very good resource and I found so many topics that were a great reflection of our project. BrenDaniel’s facilitator was full of knowledge and shared personal experiences with us, which made it that much easier to understand the concepts and apply them to our experiences. I would definitely recommend this training to anyone interested in Project Management and would enjoy the opportunity to attend more training. - Leah Messervey, Project E-Merge, Nova Scotia Government Dan is a highly skilled and knowledgeable instructor. Students enjoy his classes and his great attitude. He is excellent at helping students understand how to apply management concepts - Raymond Meng, President, Shanghai BEO Management Development Ltd., Co.