Global Knowledge-Business - February-June 2009 - (Page 25) Project Portfolio Management Course Description This course teaches you how to take a bird's-eye view of all projects within your organization or division. With a portfolio perspective, you can improve resource utilization and planning and make appropriate decisions about adding new projects and continuing current ones. Learn to establish a methodology to evaluate, select, and prioritize projects. Develop skills to monitor resource utilization, cost, and project progress across the portfolio. The tools and techniques practiced in the class will help you select the right projects and ensure their success by establishing a portfolio that is aligned with corporate strategies and return-on-investment goals. Students pursuing college credit recommendation or continuing education units must attend at least 90% of class time, participate in class exercises and section-knowledge checks, and score at least 70% on an end of-class, multiple-choice assessment. Course 2817 Learn how to identify, select, monitor, and implement the right projects for your organization. You will earn 24 contact hours or PDUs upon completion of this course. What You’ll Learn in Class • Understand why projects fail or succeed • Establish a methodology for evaluating, selecting, and prioritizing projects • Identify potential projects and determine their value • Select appropriate projects to support organizational strategy • Prioritize projects • Use advanced techniques to track multiple-project progress • Manage the enterprise resource pool • Analyze the portfolio and learn how to increase its effectiveness Hands-On Exercises • Assess the project portfolio of your organization • Choose a scenario and review organizational objectives • Create a charter for the PPM team • Design the structure of the PPM team • Perform a stakeholder analysis • Develop a business process cycle • Identify and categorize potential projects • Evaluate potential projects • Select the projects for your portfolio • Prioritize the projects in your portfolio • Reprioritize the projects using prioritizing techniques • Create a governance body and reporting criteria • Compile portfolio cost and schedule data • Prepare a periodic portfolio review report • Identify and manage the project risks in your portfolio • Monitor for changes to the portfolio Who Needs To Attend PMO leaders and directors, project management center of excellence leaders and directors, senior project managers, CIOs, and vice presidents. Prerequisites • Introduction to Project Management p. 11 • IT Project Management p. 12 • Applied Project Management p. 15 Classroom Learning 4 days $2,395 24 PDUs Classroom Learning CA San Jose Apr 14-17 DC Washington May 19-22 IL Chicago NJ Morristown NY New York On-Site Learning Call for info. May 12-15 Mar 30-Apr 2 Mar 17-20 TX Dallas Jun 2-5 Establishing and Managing the Project Management Office Course Description This course offers the opportunity to engage in a complete examination of the Project Management Office—its role and purpose, the different models used, and how an organization would approach establishing a PMO. Learn proven methods of establishing, managing, and achieving project excellence with a PMO. Build a detailed business case for the PMO that is synchronized with the strategy and vision of the organization. Include the recommended model, implementation plans, and costs. Identify the internal obstacles to implementation and create ways to overcome them. Learn how to gain stakeholder commitment. As you progress through the course, you'll delve into the details of establishing and managing an effective PMO. You'll examine governing boards and how to measure success for both the PMO and the projects that are launched from it. Determine a set of detailed best practices that support multiple activities and approaches, including documentation, templates, and tools. Take a strategic view of the project portfolio and develop methods for ensuring that all projects support the corporate strategies. Ultimately, you'll develop a methodology for the PMO that allows you to understand and implement ways to Classroom Learning 3 days $1,995 18 PDUs Classroom Learning CA San Jose Apr 20-22 IL Chicago Mar 23-25 NY New York Course 2814 You will earn 18 contact hours or PDUs upon completion of this course. Create an organization to make your project portfolio efficient and effective within six months. complete more projects in shorter timelines with a higher return on investment and better stakeholder value. Students pursuing college credit recommendation or continuing education units must attend at least 90% of class time, participate in class exercises and section-knowledge checks, and score at least 70% on an end of-class, multiple-choice assessment. Who Needs To Attend PMO leaders and directors, project management center of excellence leaders and directors, senior project managers, CIOs, and vice presidents. Prerequisites • Introduction to Project Management p. 11 • IT Project Management p. 12 • Applied Project Management p. 15 What You’ll Learn in Class • Create an environment in which a PMO will thrive • Identify the strategic plan • Plan the appropriate portfolio • Determine the PMO model • Relate the PMO to project management • Gain PMO sponsorship • Implement the PMO • Find the right PMO team • Create the PMO services • Determine PMO roles and responsibilities • Enable organizational change and acceptance of the PMO • Ensure PMO success Bu Buy 1 course, get 2nd half off. Buy 2 courses, get 3rd free. www.globalknowledge.com/bogo On-Site Learning Call for info. 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