Essentials of Project Management (CMCC)

Organizing for Project Management (CMCC)

Two Tuesdays: April 8 & 15, 2014

Corporate and Community Services

Central Maine Community College

1250 Turner Street

Auburn, Maine

TO REGISTER: 207-755-5282 http://cmconnect.cmcc.edu/ICS/Training/Training_Home_Page.jnz?portlet=Contained_Form_Portlet

Projects are complex innovations characterized by risk, the involvement of multiple stakeholders, limitations on time and resources, and high expectations.

This two-day workshop provides Project Management practices for organizing the process in both its teamwork and its process requirements. Its workplace-based design presents the tools, practices and processes that research and experience has proven will competently manage projects.

As an essentials course, Organizing for Project Management focuses on how-to elements: cases, exercises and discussions. Theory is included to the extent that it is necessary so particiapnts can make effective applications back at work. The specifics of Project organization are combined with management of risk and stakeholder relations.

Key course activities are centered on a six-stage process of Project organization:

Situation Analysit

Stakeholder Organization

Work Breakdown

Work Package Specification

Scheduling

Final Planning

Organizations need frequent tune-ups to maintain effective workflow amid change. Jim has long experience – plus creative tools -- to help executives analyze their organizations, then design and implement better ways.

Project Management is the 21st-century model for managing complex, risky innovations to on-time outcomes within budget. Jim Milliken offers workplace-tested designs in customized formats for onsite implementation and classroom training.

Communication is the lifeblood of human organization, in small partnerships and large corporations – and the pipeline to their markets. Jim provides practical approaches to all the oral and written forms.

Personal Productivity is fundamental, and it consists of skills that can be examined, practiced and perfected. Likewise Leadership and Supervision. Jim has common-sense training designs for dozens of these essentials.

There is no obligation, financial or otherwise, arising from a preliminary discussion of consultation or training solutions.