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Practical Project Management

Project Management

 
In today’s competitive business world, organizations are taking on many projects without the luxury of increasing headcount. More and more personnel from every industry without fundamental project management skills are being thrust into the role of project manager.

NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions’ Practical Project Management course will give you fundamental project management tools so that you and your current staff/team can hit the floor running. This two-day course will give you the skills to effectively and efficiently manage and complete more projects successfully, on time, and budget. Training can be customized to use your organization’s information.

This course is designed to help you work smarter and not harder. This can also be an excellent refresher for those with project management training.

During this course, you will learn how to:

  • Define and meet project objectives, scope, schedule and budget
  • Plan, establish, and maintain high-performing project teams with project schedules and critical paths
  • Execute and coordinate team tasks and assignments and manage variances to plans
  • Prepare a project charter and/or project A3
  • Develop a work breakdown structure, sequence and critical path
  • Identify, evaluate, and manage project risks
  • Monitor, control, and facilitate practical team activities and manage communications
  • Close and conduct final project reviews with stakeholders and customers
  • Analyze lessons learned, replicate and improve and celebrate

Industry Expansion Solutions’s team of facilitators has over 10 years of experience in project management across varying industries. We have the expertise to train your staff in project management fundamentals and coach your staff on how to implement best practices in project management techniques. Our training is regularly reviewed and aligned with the Project Management Institute (PMI) guidance.
 

Contact your Industry Expansion Solutions Regional Manager to get started!