Modern Project Management Strategies for Managing Single-Time Efforts 8 PDUs/.8 CEUs In the current tough economy, training and development budgets have been slashed or eliminated.  But future prosperity demands that business continue to invest in and develop tomorrow’s leaders.   So, we have created our own kind of stimulus—a way to give business a break while training employees.  The Center for Executive and Professional Development, in cooperation with local educator and noted speaker Chuck Tryon, is pleased to offer this one-day course Dec. 14th at a special fee of $29. Chuck volunteered to waive his fee and help us make this opportunity happen.  The fee covers part of cost materials and lunch. Our hope is that your managers and employees return to work re-charged, with new tools and motivated to lead your business and our community forward.

The Center is pleased to partner with Tryon and Associates to bring you Modern Project Management, a fresh and modern look at the discipline of project management.  This seminar compresses a large number of issues into an application oriented, fast-paced, one-day format.  Participants leave with a project framework for creating new product and services or enhancing existing offerings. 

Learn the key components to manage single-time projects with a cost-effective and time-saving method.  This seminar provides a practical foundation for any organization seeking to make project management a useful discipline.

Learning Objectives
Participants will learn:

• The definition of modern project management in a repeatable project life-cycle.

• The roles and responsibilities of each member in the project organization throughout the project life-cycle.

• How to launch a new project and construct a project charter that will serve as the initial project agreement.

• How and when to modify the project charter to reflect project realities.

• How to construct a foundational project plan for detailed planning.

• The components of project execution and a process for project completion.

Modern Project Management emphasizes the responsibilities and contributions needed from each member of the project organization.  These roles are evaluated as the project moves through a predictable and repeatable project life-cycle.  Special attention is given in this class to the early stages of a project (project initiation).  The seminar provides a detailed examination of a project agreement called the project charter.  While other components of project management may require time to fully implement, the project charter can become a powerful new tool immediately.

The course completes the discussion of project initiation by defining the components of the Base Project Plan.  This plan is based on the certified completion of well-defined intermediate and final deliverables.  It is also the basis for detailed planning.

Who Should Attend
Due to the widespread appeal of this seminar, members from across the total business organization will benefit, including:

• Anyone with responsibility for identifying the initial business need for a project, approving the project scope and vision, selecting the team, providing resources, managing the team or using the deliverables.

• Project managers and team members

• Product planners and managers

• Operations managers and specialists

• Industrial and software engineers

• Technology specialists

• Strategic planners and senior managers

• Trainers

Instructor
Chuck Tryon is a nationally respected educator and popular symposium speaker.  He founded Tryon and Associates in 1986 to provide seminar training and consulting on approaches to modern project management, knowledge management and business requirements.  The strategies presented in Chuck’s seminars are used by thousands of professionals in hundreds of organizations across the United States, Europe and Canada.  His client list includes many top 100 companies.

Prior to launching Tryon and Associates, Chuck spent five years as a senior staff consultant and instructor with Yourdon, Inc. of New York.  Chuck also worked for Sun Oil Company as a project manager, systems analyst and software designer. A business administration graduate of the University of Tulsa, he is currently completing a Master of Science in Knowledge Management at the University of Oklahoma.  He also serves as the co-chair and moderator for the regional Knowledge and Project Management Symposium.

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this session. 

Format and Materials
This seminar is conducted in an instructor-led format.  Attendees receive full set of presentation materials, as well as numerous articles, examples and templates.  Discussion agendas are also provided to use following the seminar, along with a comprehensive bibliography of reference material.

PMBOK Compatibility
This seminar is designed as a logical procedure for managing a project.  The majority of the topics discussed in the material relate directly to one or more knowledge areas of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®).  While the course does not teach the PMBOK® specifically, PMI material is referenced and suggested as a resource to all attendees.

SEI/CMM Compatibility
This seminar is useful for organizations seeking Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Level 2 and Level 3 certification from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).  This seminar specifically addresses the needs of project planning and project tracking identified by SEI for software development projects.