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Project Schedule Training

The Project Schedule Training is a six hour course taught over two or three days. The course topics include
Topic Topic Description
1 Why do we use a scheduling tool?
2 What are the major steps in creating a project schedule?
3 What are common scheduling terms and concepts?
4 What “Golden Rules” are meaningful for project schedules?
5 What should a typical project schedule look like?
6 What are the steps in maintaining a schedule?
7 Exercise 1!
8 What information is meaningful for most schedules?
9 What is the critical path and how is it used?
10 What reports are most meaningful with scheduling tools?
11 How often should the schedule be updated?
12 Exercise 2!

 

Project Management Training

 EPS offers a project management training course consisting of twelve sessions. The course can be taught for three days (6 hours a day), six days (3 hours a day) or nine days (2 hours a day). The following is an outline of the course
Topic Topic Description
1
What is the Nature of the Course?
Introductions of Teacher and Students!
What is a Project?
What Differentiates a Project from an Activity?
What is a Project’s Triple Constraint?
Why Do Projects Fail?
How Often Do Projects Fail?
Which Failures can We Eliminate by Working Better Together?
What Words Describe a Project Manager’s Activities?
What Standards/Organizations Exist for Project Management?
What are the Different CMM Levels?
What is the Project Management Institute (PMI)?
Why Do Organizations Have Project Management Methodologies?
What are Common Features to Most Projects?
What Characteristics Do “Good” Project Managers Possess?
Exercise 1.
2
Review of Exercise 1.
What is the ABCs’ Methodology Lifecycle?
What Happens During the CANDIDATE PROJECT Stage?
What is a High-Level Project Schedule?
Why Do We Create a Business Case?
What is a Business Case?
What is Project Portfolio Management?
Why is it Critical to Align Projects with Organizational Goals?
What Happens During the PROJECT Stage?
What Happens During the MAINTENANCE Stage?
What is the Class Project?
Exercise 2.
3
Review of Exercise 2.
Review of CANDIDATE PROJECT Stage of Class Project!
What Happens During the Initiation Phase?
How Do We Determine a Project’s Requirements?
What Does a Requirements Specification Contain?
What Must Each Requirement Satisfy to Help Assure Project Success?
Why Do We Use a Deliverables/Requirements Matrix?
Why Do We Break a Project Schedule into Tasks?
What is a Work Breakdown Structure and How is it Used?
What Needs Considering in Creating a Project Schedule?
What is the Critical Path and Why is it so Important?
Why is it Important to Specify the Roles and Responsibilities?
How Do You Designate the Roles and Responsibilities?
How Do We Specify Empowerment?
How Do We Evaluate a Project’s Success?
What Happens at Project Audits and When Do they Occur?
What is an Issue Log?
How Do We Distinguish Between Actions, Issues and Risks?
What Happens at a Kickoff Meeting?
Exercise 3.
4
Review of Exercise 3.
Review of Class Project Initiation Phase!
What Happens During the Analysis Phase?
What Key Documents is Created During the Analysis Phase?
What is a Test Plan?
What is the Test Matrix?
What is the Documentation Plan?
How Do We Document the Implementation Strategy?
What are Project Risks and How Do We Identify Them?
What is a Contingency Plan and Why Do We Use it?
Exercise 4.
5
Review of Exercise 4.
Review of Class Project Analysis Phase!
What Happens During the Design Phase?
What Key Documents is Created During the Design Phase?
What is the Users Guide?
What is the Design Specification?
What is an Application Programming Interface?
What is a Design Review?
What Key Documents Do We Update?
What Approval is Needed Now and Why?
What Happens During the Implementation Phase?
What Happens to the Design Specification?
What are the Test Procedures?
What Test Information Do We Create?
Exercise 5.
6
Review of Exercise 5.
Review of Class Project Design and Implementation Phases!
What Happens During the Verification Phase?
What is the Test Report?
What is Accountability and Why is it Important?
What Maintenance Aspects should be Considered?
What are the Positives and Negatives of Outsourcing?
What Needs to be Considered when Scheduling Multiple Projects?
Class Project Review.
Exercise 6.
7
Review of Exercise 6.
Review of Class Project Verification Phase Results!
What Happens During the Deployment Phase?
What are the Key Documents of the Deployment Phase?
What is the Maintenance Plan?
What is the Training Plan?
What Does the Final Report Contain?
What is a Project Notebook?
How Do You Contract for Outside Services?
What Special Problems Exist with an International Project?
Why Do We Want to Evaluate Projects?
Exercise 7.
8
Review of Exercise 7.
Review of Class Project Deployment Phase Results!
Why do We Need Issue/Problem Management?
What is Earned Value?
What are Business Processes and How are They Documented?
What is the Importance of Empowerment?
When Should Issues be Escalated?
What Maxims are to be Followed When Creating a Schedule?
Exercise 8.
9
Review of Exercise 8.
Why is Commitment Important?
How Do you Motivate your Project Team?
Why Do We Need Documentation Standards?
Why is Training Important?
How Do We Select the Right Vendor?

 

Requirements Specification Training

The Project Requirements Training is a four hour course. The course topics include
Topic Topic Description
1 What are requirements?
2 How do requirements relate to the project’s goals and objectives?
3 How do we make each requirement understood the same by all project stakeholders?
4 What should we avoid when specifying each requirement?
5 Why and how do we make each requirement uniquely identified?
6 How do requirements link to other project documents?
7 Why and how do we make each requirement testable?

 

EPPORA Training Course Outline

The EPPORA Training course is a 5 day course. The course includes:
TOPIC Title Description Estimated Hours Intended Audience
1* Project Dilemmas Discussion of why projects cost more than estimated, are rarely on time and often do not satisfy original expectations. .5 All
2* Major Features Brief discussion of some of the major EPPORA features. .5 All
3* User Roles and Responsibilities Describes the roles and responsibilities of EPPORA Administrators, Project Team Members, Project Managers, Project Portfolio Managers and Executives. 1 All
4 Exercise 1 Teams are formed and each team is responsible for solving each of Exercise 1’s questions. 1 All
5* User’s Guide Review of the contents of the User’s Guide and its intended use. 1 All
6* Basic Concepts Discussion of the basic concepts upon which EPPORA is built. 3 All
7* Basic Premises Discussion of what EPPORA assumes is true to build a product that will enable vastly improved project success rates. .5 All
8 Exercise 2 Each team solves each of Exercise 2’s questions. 2 All
9 Establishing the Environment Detailed description of how to create users, projects, labor categories, criteria and prioritization weights. 2 PM, PPM, Admin
10 Maintaining the Environment Discussion of how Administrators maintain their portion of the environment (users, labor categories and projects) and project managers maintain their portion of the environment (project requirements, schedule, etc.). 3 PM, PPM
11 Updating User Attributes Describes how each user can update his/her attributes. .5 All
12 Exercise 3 Each team solves each of Exercise 3’s questions. 3 PM, PPM
13* Project Management Model Discussion of project management models and how to employ it for your organization. 1 PM, PPM
14* Prioritization Discussion of how projects and project tasks are prioritized. 2 PM, PPM
15* Allocation Discussion of basic algorithms employed by EPPORA in allocating resources and PPM responsibilities. 3 PPM
16* Triggers Discussion of how EPPORA uses triggers as a proactive mechanism to help assure projects satisfy the triple constraint. 1 PM, PPM
17 Options Discussion of each of the EPPORA options and how they are used. 1 PPM, Admin
18* Reports Discussion of EPPORA’s reports and how they are to be used and customized. 2 All
19 Exercise 4 Each team solves each of Exercise 4’s questions. 2 All

* = This topic is recommended for Executives.
Abbreviations (Admin = Administrator, PM = Project Manager and PPM = Project Portfolio Manager)

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