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Bare Bones Project Management

This course is delivered in partnership with IT Catalysts.

Develop the core project management skills required for making change happen in your organization.

The only constant is change. This is more than a cliché. It's a central tenet of business today, which is why you can't view project management through the old lens, the lens that says it's just a skill for making sure deliverables drop on time. It's much more than that.

Project management is a core skill for making change happen in an organization. As a discipline, it transforms the intent to change into the specific tasks that have to be executed on time and on budget so the business can adapt to changing circumstances. You can't afford to limit your organization's project management skills to a small number of certified project managers. Staff at all levels can play an important role in effective project management.

This course presents the bare bones. Even novice project managers won't be overwhelmed; there is no unnecessary collection of templates, forms, and artifacts. Instead, this course focuses on actionable steps for building and managing projects and highlights the "street-smarts" side of project management.

What You Will Learn

  • Steps for setting up successful projects
  • How to define a project clearly to ensure the key players have a shared understanding
  • Sponsorship and how to turn a "sponsor in name only" into a real partner with a stake in the game
  • How to staff a project and maximize buy-in
  • How to build a practical project schedule
  • Day-to-day project management, or what it takes to keep projects on track and in control
  • How to declare victory, prevent project drift, and bring your project to a clean finish

Who Should Attend?

  • Anyone who wants to become a project manager and is looking for a solid foundation of skills
  • Anyone who leads small projects from time to time
  • Employees who have led challenging projects and to be more successful in the future
  • Experienced project managers looking for a refresher on the fundamentals
  • Business managers responsible for sponsoring projects and want clarification on what it entails

Course Outline

Unit 1: Getting Your Project Organized

  • What is a project?
  • Characteristics of successful projects
  • Five key subjects to understand about a project
  • How to achieve clarity about the key steps
  • Creating a staffing plan
  • Creating an involvement plan
  • What to know about team dynamics
  • Building an effective project schedule
  • Launching the project

Unit 2: Day-to-Day Project Management

  • Managing (not monitoring) progress against the plan
  • Managing the emotional state of the project team
  • Facilitating the project team's group dynamics
  • Managing the flow of great ideas that can change project scope and deliverables
  • Handling risks and issues
  • Communicating with stakeholder groups
  • Working with the project sponsor

Unit 3: Declaring Victory

  • Recognizing and addressing the common causes of project "drift"
  • Making sure projects finish and shut down
  • Shut down activities
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Virtual Classroom


Member Price: $545 | Price: $595

These scheduled courses provide students with live, instructor-led training delivered by HDI faculty. Using web conferencing software and an audio bridge, students interact with the instructor without ever leaving their desk.

  • Minimize the impact on your daily schedule by only training two hours a day for three days.
  • Learn only what you need to with targeted, topic-specific courses.
  • Ask questions and interact with the instructor.

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Public Classroom


Member Price: $595 | Price: $645

Facilitated by a faculty member, this one-day, public course allows students to actively participate in exercises and discussions as well as network with peers from other companies.

  • Maintain adequate coverage in your support center by staggering training dates.
  • Focus on learning by being out of the office.
  • Structured discussions facilitate networking and learning from real-world experiences.
  • To learn more about public classroom training, contact an account manager or call 1.800.248.5667.

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Onsite


HDI can train your team at your facility, eliminating individual travel costs and putting more control in your hands.

  • Control class size and pick training dates that accommodate your business schedule.
  • Focus on your organization’s key issues and pain points.
  • Save money. With groups of eight or more, this option is often more cost effective.
  • To learn more about this program, contact an account manager or call 1.800.248.5667.

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HDI offers courses in cities throughout North America. Don’t see a class near you or when you would like to attend? Contact your Account Manager or find an HDI Partner to discuss your needs.


HDI Support Center Analyst

Date: 6/7 - 6/9/11

Location: Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel
5855 West Century Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045

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