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Comprehensive Project Management Workshop

Confidently lead projects, avoid pitfalls, and achieve success in this workshop offered by the American Management Association. With a focus on project management principles aligned with PMI's PMBOK®, this course equips you with the tools to excel in your project management career. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and pave the way for achieving PMP® certification.

  • All levels
  • 21 and older
  • $3,295
  • 2345 Crystal Dr , Arlington, VA
  • 37 hours & 30 minutes over 5 sessions
Comprehensive Project Management Workshop

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  • $3,295
  • AMA Washington Area Center @ 2345 Crystal Dr Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22202
  • 37 hours & 30 minutes over 5 sessions
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  • Mon, May 06 at 9:00am - 4:30pm
  • Tue, May 07 at 9:00am - 4:30pm
  • Wed, May 08 at 9:00am - 4:30pm
  • Thu, May 09 at 9:00am - 4:30pm
  • Fri, May 10 at 9:00am - 4:30pm
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Description

What you'll learn in this project management training:

Delays, cost overruns, or quality problems can wreck your project. Keep it on course with this 5-day overview of project management.

Aligned with PMI’s PMBOK®, this project management workshop helps you master the entire PM process. You’ll earn 35 professional development units (PDUs) pre-approved by PMI, and you’ll gain skills and in-depth knowledge that prepare you for the next level: the Project Management Professional certification.

You Will Learn How To:

  • Manage projects with confidence
  • Avoid dangerous shortcuts and omissions
  • Monitor risks and correct trouble spots
  • Put together a solid team and effective documentation
  • Pave the way for achieving PMP® status

You’ll Also Receive:

  • A complimentary copy of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), 6th Edition, by PMI®—a $65.95 value

Who Should Attend

Project managers, program managers, and project team leaders who have several years of experience initiating, planning and managing projects, and project team members who are interested in enhancing their career by preparing to become a certified PMP.

Prerequisite: This course requires you to have basic knowledge and experience in project management. AMA recommends attending Improving Your Project Management Skills: The Basics for Success (Seminar #6503) or its equivalent before enrolling in this seminar.

What You will cover:

DAY 1

Examining the Project Management Framework

  • Exploring characteristics of projects
  • Reviewing project management terminology
  • Considering environmental influences

Reviewing the Project Management Body of Knowledge

  • Describing the project management process groups
  • The project management knowledge areas
  • Project management competency standards

Initiating the Project

  • Using project selection methods
  • Defining project scope
  • Documenting project risks, assumptions and constraints
  • Identifying and performing stakeholder analysis
  • Evaluating the project charter

DAY 2

Planning the Project

  • Defining and recording requirements, constraints and assumptions
  • Identifying project team members and defining roles and responsibilities
  • Creating the work breakdown structure (WBS)
  • Developing the change management plan
  • Identifying risks and defining risk strategies
  • Obtaining plan approval
  • Conducting the kickoff meeting

DAY 3

Executing the Project Plan

  • Executing the tasks defined in the project plan
  • Ensuring a common understanding and setting expectations
  • Implementing a quality management plan
  • Executing approved changes, actions and workarounds
  • Improving team performance

DAY 4

Monitoring and Controlling the Project

  • Measuring project performance
  • Verifying and managing changes to the project
  • Ensuring that project deliverables conform to quality standards
  • Monitoring all project risks

DAY 5
Closing the Project

  • Obtaining final acceptance for the project
  • Getting financial, legal and administrative closure
  • Releasing project resources
  • Creating and distributing a final project report
  • Archiving and retaining project records
  • Measuring customer satisfaction

Reviews:

★★★★★
"practice our learnings in breakout rooms"
Very detailed and engaging. Enjoyed being able to practice our learnings in break out rooms and then discussing as a group.

Colin W. 
6/25/2021



★★★★★
"course dynamic"
Susan is a really experimented person and she always try to mantained the course dinamic. The information is really interesting

Carmen P. 
6/25/2021


★★★★★
"lots of life experience to teach from"
Obviously a tenured gentleman that has lots of life experience to teach from.

Jay R. 
9/25/2020




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For Classroom, Live Online, Express Skills Courses and Webinar programs, you may transfer to a future session, send someone to take your place, or cancel for a 5% fee up to 23 days prior to your program.

If you provide AMA with less than 23 days’ notice, or fail to attend, you will be liable for the entire program fee.

Programs included in AMA On Demand offerings are not eligible for substitution, transfer, cancellation, return, or refund. We appreciate that this is an important investment for you and your company and would like to accommodate your needs the best we can.

Please email us at [email protected]

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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