Courses

With the increasing demand for efficient project delivery, mastering the art of project management has become a critical skill for both businesses and individuals. Project management is the practice of planning, organizing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals and objectives, while adhering to the predefined project parameters. It provides control over the project lifecycle, from its initiation to its completion. Whether a business is planning a small-scale project or a large-scale initiative, effective project management is the key to ensuring success. 

The Project Management 7th Edition course will cover principles and techniques in accordance with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) 7th Edition, which is the globally recognized standard for project management best practices. Participants will gain an understanding of value delivery, project management principles, as well as performance domains that are important for final delivery outcomes. As the world continues to change with technology evolving and new organizations emerging, it’s important to reconsider the global perspectives that are found within the PMBOK Guide. 

Workshop Objectives

Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning, it occurs more easily and rapidly. 

This course is designed to help you in the following ways:

    • Define projects and project management

    • Explore the changes with the 7th edition and past editions

    • Recognize the factors that contribute to a system for value delivery

    • Identify the ethics that are most important for project management 

    • Explore the 12 Project Management Principles

    • Identify the 8 Project Performance Domains

    • Understand the Tailoring Process

    • Define and explore models, methods, and artifacts

Most people find that they wish they had more time in a day. This workshop will show participants how to organize their lives and find those hidden moments. Participants will learn how to establish routines, set goals, create an efficient environment, and use time-honored planning and organizational tools to maximize their personal productivity.

Workshop Objectives

Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning, it occurs more easily and rapidly. With that in mind, let’s review our goals for today.

At the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:

    • Set and evaluate SMART goals

    • Use routines to maximize their productivity

    • Use scheduling tools to make the most of their time

    • Stay on top of their to-do list

    • Start new tasks and projects on the right foot

    • Use basic project management techniques

    • Organize their physical and virtual workspaces for maximum efficiency

    • Take back time from e-mail and handheld devices

    • Beat procrastination

Those who are in management are responsible for protecting the safety of their employees. Workplace safety, however, is the responsibility of everyone in an organization. Companies have legal obligations to meet certain safety requirements, but many go further than the minimum obligations. Safety standards and procedures must be put in place, and everyone needs to follow the standards in order for them to be effective. 

Workshop Objectives

Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning, it occurs more easily and rapidly. With that in mind, let’s review our goals for today. 

At the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:

    • Define workplace safety.

    • Understand legal responsibilities associated with a safe work environment.

    • Create a safety plan and identify hazards.

    • Recognize the role of management.

    • Develop training procedures.

    • Learn how to implement a safety plan.

Welcome to the Train-the-Trainer workshop. Whether you are preparing to be a professional trainer, or you are someone who does a bit of training as part of your job, you’ll want to be prepared for the training that you do. This workshop offers various types of training tools to help create and deliver engaging, compelling workshops that will encourage trainees to come back for more. 

Workshop Objectives

Research demonstrates that when clear goals are associated with learning, it occurs more easily and rapidly. With that in mind, let’s review our goals for today. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

    • Define training, facilitating, and presenting

    • Understand how to identify participants’ training needs 

    • Create a lesson plan that incorporates the range of learning preferences

    • Create an active, engaging learning environment

    • Develop visual aids and supporting materials 

    • Manage difficult participants and tough topics

Welcome to the Budgets and Financial Reports workshop. Everyday businesses deal with budgets and financial reports in some form or fashion. At minimum, business managers review budget numbers and run financial reports for decision-making and reporting to shareholders and Federal regulators once a month. Many companies devote the last few months of the calendar year to creating budgets for the next calendar year. In addition, organizations create and disseminate year-end financial reports to investors.

The goal of this workshop is to give the participant a basic understanding of budgets and financial reports so they can hold relevant discussions and render decisions based on financial data. This course will define key terms like ROI, EBIT, GAAP, and extrapolation. Furthermore, this one-day course will discuss commonly used financial terms, financial statements, budgets, forecasting, purchasing decisions, and laws that regulate the handling of financial information. 

Workshop Objectives

Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning, it occurs more easily and rapidly. 

In this course, participants are going to achieve the following learning objectives:

    • Identify financial terminology

    • Understand financial statements

    • Identify how to analyze financial statements

    • Understand budgets

    • Learn how to make budgeting easy

    • Understand advanced forecasting techniques

    • Understand how to manage the budget

    • Identify how to make smart purchasing decisions

    • Identify the legal aspects of finances

Everyone has dreams and goals. Achieving personal and professional goals, however, requires planning and action. Learning how to manage time and set realistic goals will increase your chance of success in every area of your life. Following the advice in this course will help increase your productivity and help you achieve your dreams. 

Workshop Objectives

Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning, it occurs more easily and rapidly. With that in mind, let’s review our goals for today. 

At the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:

    • Overcome procrastination

    • Manage time effectively

    • Accomplish important tasks

    •  Self-motivate

    • Create SMART goals

Welcome to the Meeting Management workshop. You are on your first project and you have to organize and manage the project kick-off meeting. What do you do first? Do you create the agenda or the invitation list? How do you run a meeting? What preparation do you need? All of these are valid and real questions you, as the meeting manager, must address. There is no doubt about it, meetings require skill and technique in order for the meeting to achieve its purpose. Disorganized and poorly managed meetings waste time and hurt your credibility as a meeting manager. Consistently leaving a poor impression with the attendees will haunt you, if left unchecked.  

This training course is designed to give you the basic tools you will need to initiate and manage your meetings. You will learn planning and leadership techniques that will give you the confidence to run an engaging meeting that will leave a positive and lasting impression. This is a hands-on workshop and your participation will help make it a valuable experience. Use this time to begin the process of developing your techniques to improve your meeting management skills. 

Before we begin, let’s get to know each other better. Since we will be spending most of today working with each other, it is worth the time to share some things about ourselves now, making it easier to engage in the course. 

Workshop Objectives

Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning, it occurs more easily and rapidly. 

By the end of this workshop, participants will understand:

    • Planning and preparing

    • Identifying the participants 

    • How to choose the time and place 

    • How to create the agenda 

    • How to set up the meeting space 

    • How to incorporate electronic options 

    • Meeting roles and responsibilities 

    • How to use an agenda

    • How to chair a meeting

    • How to deal with disruptions 

    • How to professionally deal with personality conflicts 

    • How to take minutes 

    • How to make the most of your meeting using games, activities and prizes