Today, we all rely on teams, collaborators and partners.  Even simple tasks can turn into complicated projects that span time zones and weeks or months.  Professional project managers are trained to handle these situations, speak the language and have expertise to apply to these situations.  This PM101 Workshop is being offered to help "the rest of us" gain some insight and training on applying PM techniques in our daily professional lives.

Project Management is a core competency for organizational change, and a critical personal skill for leaders and managers.  AITP is offering a workshop in basic project management for its members that will be conducted by Glenn Hamamura, PMP, the principal consultant of Systems Excellence LLC.

Systems Excellence LLC is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Educational Provider (REP), and this workshop is registered with PMI.  The project management training is based on the PMI PMBOK (Body of Knowledge), which provides a consistent framework and common vocabulary for all project based work.  It will provide an industry standard knowledge base for the IT managers, which is used by Project Management Professionals (PMP) around the world.

This 8 hour workshop focuses on the following key processes of project management, including project initiation, scope definition, time management, cost management, risk management, basic team management, project monitoring and control, and project closing.  It consists of lecture and exercises.  The in-class exercises help participants develop project planning skills in a classroom setting.

At the end of the workshop, the participant will have a basic understanding of the elements of project management, and have in-class exposure to creating basic project planning documentation.  The participant will be credited with 8 PDU’s (Professional Development Units) which can be used as part of the requirement for project management training if certification is later pursued.

Workshop Information
Date:  Saturday May 30, 2009  0830 am to 430 pm
8:00 Arrival, Registration & Refreshments
Noon Lunch Break
IBM Building 4th Floor
Limited seating for 40 students
Tuition $60 includes materials, certificate, refreshments and lunch

Registration closes at 3:00 pm on Thursday, May 28, 2009.