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		<title>New PMI and NMA Accredited Self-Paced, E-Learning NOW Available on Savvy-U!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Maddox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back from Red: Recovering Failing Projects (1 hour/1 PDU/.1 CEU)
Presented By: Todd C. Williams, PMP, President eCameron, Inc.
Cost: $29.99
Back from Red describes the key elements in recovering Red Projects. The recovery process focuses on the human factors for project failure. In other words, the work one must do in dealing with the Red Project, the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>Back from Red: Recovering Failing Projects (1 hour/1 PDU/.1 CEU)</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Presented By: Todd C. Williams, PMP, President eCameron, Inc.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Cost: $29.99</strong></p>
<p><em>Back from Red</em> describes the key elements in recovering Red Projects. The recovery process focuses on the human factors for project failure. In other words, the work one must do in dealing with the Red Project, the dynamics of the team, stakeholders, and executives. Management style and technique are very important in the recovery, therefore multiple tips will be provided on being a leader. It also discusses the role of technology and the methodology in the failure. There are numerous case studies drawn from a variety of projects to reinforce the concepts presented.</p>
<p><strong><em>Starting a Direct-Sales (Home-Based) Business (1.5 hours/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs).</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Presented By: Jeannette L. Maddox, President JLM Training</strong></p>
<p><strong>Cost: $29.99</strong></p>
<p>In this self-paced, online course you will be introduced to direct-sales, home-based business evaluation, development, marketing and sales tools and techniques. You will receive twelve (12) templates as well as instruction to assist you in these processes, as well as information on the basic requirements necessary for all new direct-sales, home-based business owners.</p>
<p>For those of you with an entrepreneurial spirit or a desire for additional income we present the widely received:</p>
<p><strong><em>Starting a New Business: United States (4 hours/4 PDUs/.4 CEUs)</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Presented By: Jeannette L. Maddox, President JLM Training</strong></p>
<p><strong>Cost: $99.99</strong></p>
<p>In this self-paced online course you will be introduced to federal, state, and city requirements for starting and operating a new business in the United States. You will receive twelve (12) templates that will assist you in the process of selecting, developing, marketing, selling and ongoing operation of your business.</p>
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		<title>PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (PMI) AND NATIONAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (NMA) ACCREDITED, SELF-PACED, E-LEARNING AVAILABLE NOW ON SAVVY-U (www.savvy-u.com)!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Maddox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experience the convenient, efficient and affordable option to traditional courses. Savvy-U offers PMI and NMA accredited, self-paced, e-learning to today's busy professionals!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>Experience the convenient, efficient and affordable option to traditional courses. Savvy-U offers PMI and NMA accredited, self-paced, e-learning to today&#8217;s busy professionals!</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Convenient</span></strong> – Take these courses online, anytime and anywhere from any computer with internet access. Leave at any time and come back in and complete the training right where you left off.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Efficient</span></strong> &#8211; Feels like one-on-one instruction with about 10x the content of your traditional class and all courses (with the exception of <em>Overview of Project Management</em>) come with easily utilized; customizable templates.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Affordable</span></strong> &#8211; At 29.99 per credit; these self-paced, e-learning courses are about ½ the cost of your traditional training courses.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">PROJECT MANAGEMENT</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Overview of Project Management</em> (1 hour/1 PDU/.1 CEU);</li>
<li><em>Essentials of Project Management</em> (4 hours/4 PDUs/.4 CEUs);</li>
<li><em>Principles of Project Management</em> (8 hours/8 PDUs/.8 CEUs);</li>
<li><em>Project Integration Management</em> (1.5 hours/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs);</li>
<li><em>Project Scope Management</em> (1.5 hours/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs);</li>
<li><em>Project Time Management</em> (2 hours/2 PDUs/.2 CEUs);</li>
<li><em>Project Cost Management</em> (1 hour/1 PDU/.1 CEU);</li>
<li><em>Project Quality Management</em>  (1 hour/1 PDU/.1 CEU);</li>
<li><em>Project Human Resource Management</em> (1 hour/1 PDU/.1 CEU);</li>
<li><em>Project Communications Management</em> (1.5 hours/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs);</li>
<li><em>Project Risk Management</em> (1 hour/1 PDU/.1 CEU);</li>
<li><em>Project Procurement Management</em> (1.5 hours/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><em>AVAILABLE SOON ON SAVVY-U!!! BACK FROM RED: RECOVERING FAILING PROJECTS</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">BUSINESS</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Starting a New Business: United States</em> (4 hours/4 PDUs/.4 CEUs); and</li>
<li><em>Starting a Direct-Sales (Home-Based) Business</em> (1.5 hours/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">TRAINING RECOGNITION AND CREDITS</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Project Management Institute (PMI) Professional Development Units (PDUs); and</li>
<li>National Management Association (NMA) Continuing Education Units (CEUs).</li>
</ul>
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		<title>New Self-Paced, e-Learning Course On &#8220;Starting A New Business&#8221; Available On Savvy-U.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Maddox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have the entrepreneurial spirit? Do you know the business structure that’s best for you? Do you have the tools necessary to successfully market and sell your product or service?
STARTING A NEW BUSINESS: UNITED STATES
Media: Self-Paced, e-Learning
Hours: 4.0
Cost: $99.99
PMI PDUs: 4.0
NMA CEUs: 0.4
Language: English 
Research shows that the success of a business can be improved [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>Do you have the entrepreneurial spirit? Do you know the business structure that’s best for you? Do you have the tools necessary to successfully market and sell your product or service?</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>STARTING A NEW BUSINESS: UNITED STATES</strong></p>
<p><strong>Media: </strong><strong>Self-Paced, e-Learning</strong><strong><br />
Hours: </strong><strong>4.0</strong><strong><br />
Cost: </strong><strong>$99.99</strong><strong><br />
PMI PDUs: </strong><strong>4.0</strong><strong><br />
NMA CEUs: </strong><strong>0.4</strong><strong><br />
Language: </strong><strong>English</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Research shows that the success of a business can be improved by better understanding your business startup and operations requirements as well as the utilization of industry proven tools and techniques for the ongoing development, marketing, and sales of your product or service.</p>
<p>In this Project Management Institute (PMI) and National Management Association (NMA) accredited self-paced e-learning course you will be introduced to federal, state, and city requirements for starting and operating a new business in the United States. You will receive <span style="text-decoration: underline;">twelve (12) templates</span> that will assist you in the process of selecting, developing, marketing, selling and ongoing operation of your business.</p>
<p><strong>Find this and other courses on Savvy-U.com.</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.savvy-u.com/">www.savvy-u.com</a> </strong></p>
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		<title>New Savvy-U Course To Debut</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Maddox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m hearing that Savvy-U will debut a course on “Starting a New Business” with one of the world’s largest financial institutions.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I’m hearing that Savvy-U will debut a course on <em>“Starting a New Business”</em> with one of the world’s largest financial institutions.</p>
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		<title>MCM/Savvy-U Project Management Self-Paced, E-Learning Approved by Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Maddox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little birdy tweeted that Savvy-U&#8217;s self-paced, e-learning was approved by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI). This makes Savvy-U one of only fourteen approved providers of project management self-paced, e-learning for all federal government contractors world wide.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A little birdy tweeted that Savvy-U&#8217;s self-paced, e-learning was approved by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI). This makes Savvy-U one of only fourteen approved providers of project management self-paced, e-learning for all federal government contractors world wide.</p>
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		<title>Savvy-U Accredited Online Training Available in NEW e-Marketplace?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Maddox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little birdy tweeted that starting the second quarter of 2010, Savvy-U and it&#8217;s accredited self-paced, e-learning will be the only online training company available in a NEW “e-Marketplace” with a constituency 70 million strong.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A little birdy tweeted that starting the second quarter of 2010, <em><strong>Savvy-U</strong></em> and it&#8217;s accredited self-paced, e-learning will be the only online training company available in a NEW “e-Marketplace” with a constituency 70 million strong.</p>
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		<title>Savvy-U to provide accredited self-paced, e-learning courses to corporation 45,000 strong.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Maddox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little birdy tweeted that Savvy-U was going to provide accredited self-paced, e-learning courses to a major environmental and engineering corporation 45,000 strong.
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		<title>Affordable, High-Quality Project Management Templates</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Maddox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Savvy-U.com (www.savvy-u.com) has fifty-eight (58) available and affordable initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing templates to assist you in better managing your projects!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looking for high-quality project management templates? Savvy-U.com (<a href="http://www.savvy-u.com/">www.savvy-u.com</a>) has fifty-eight (58) available and affordable initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling and closing templates to assist you in better managing your projects!</p>
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		<title>Project Management Institute (PMI) registered &amp; National Management Association (NMA) certified SCORM compliant e-learning suite now available through Savvy-U.com</title>
		<link>http://www.pmadvocate.com/project-management-institute-pmi-registered-national-management-association-nma-certified-scorm-compliant-e-learning-suite-now-available-through-savvy-ucom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Maddox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MCM Project Management, a PMI Global Registered Education Provider (#: 1809) provides a full suite of convenient, efficient, affordable, PMBOK® Guide - 4th Edition and SCORM compliant project management self-paced, e-learning courses through certified continuing education portal Savvy-U.com.]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN;" lang="EN">Sharable Content Object Reference</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> Model (SCORM) Compliant e-Learning is a specification of the U.S. Secretary of Defense’s Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, SCORM defines communications between client side content and a Learning Management System (LMS).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 6pt 0in;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Calibri; color: #3366ff; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">MCM Project Management</span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">, a PMI Global Registered Education Provider (#: 1809) provides a full suite of convenient, efficient, affordable and <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">PMBOK® Guide &#8211; 4th Edition</em> compliant project management self-paced, e-learning courses through certified continuing education portal <span style="color: #3366ff;">Savvy-U.com.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">Principles of Project Management</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">     </span>$99.99</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">(4 Hrs/4 PDUs/.4 CEUs)</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 3pt 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">This self-paced, e-learning course is designed for both the novice and experienced individual, with participants being introduced to PMI-based standards, tools and techniques as they are interactively guided through the project management life cycle. Participants will examine all forty-two (42) processes (22 in depth) and you will receive fourteen (14) templates that will allow them to efficiently and effectively manage and deliver projects of all sizes within scope, on time and within budget.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">Essentials of Project Management</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">     </span>$199.99</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">(8 Hrs/8 PDUs/.8 CEUs) </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 3pt 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">This self-paced, e-learning course is designed for both the novice and experienced individual, participants are introduced to PMI based standards, tools and techniques as they are interactively guided through the project management life cycle. Participants will examine all forty-two (42) processes in depth, and you will receive twenty-eight (28) templates that will allow them to efficiently and effectively manage and deliver projects of all sizes within scope, on time and within budget.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">Overview of Project Management</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">     </span>$29.99</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">(1 Hr/1 PDU/.1 CEU)</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 3pt 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">This self-paced, e-learning course is designed for both the novice and experienced individual, with participants being introduced to PMI-based framework and methodology.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">Project Integration Management<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">     </span>$44.99</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">(1.5 Hrs/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs)</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 3pt 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all six (6) Integration Management processes in depth, and you will receive six (6) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the integration of various key planning and execution elements on your projects. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">Project Scope Management</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">     </span>$44.99</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">(1.5 Hrs/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs) </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 3pt 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all five (5) Scope Management processes in depth, and you will receive eight (8) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the scope of work on your projects. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">Project Time Management</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">     </span>$57.99</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">(2 Hrs/2 PDUs/.2 CEUs)</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 3pt 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all six (6) Time Management processes in depth, and you will receive five (5) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the timely completion of your project. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">Project Cost Management</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">     </span>$29.99</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">(1 Hr/1 PDU/.1 CEU)</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 3pt 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all three (3) Cost Management processes in depth, and you will receive four (4) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the budget on your projects.<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">Project Quality Management<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">     </span></span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">$29.99</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">(1 Hr/1 PDU/.1 CEU)</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 3pt 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all three (3) Quality Management processes in depth, and you will receive two (2) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the quality on your projects.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">Project Human Resource Management<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">     </span>$29.99</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">(1 Hr/1 PDU/.1 CEU)</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 3pt 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all four (4) Human Resource Management processes in depth, and you will receive three (3) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the human resources on your projects.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">Project Communications Management<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">     </span>$44.99</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">(1.5 Hrs/1.5 PDU/.15 CEUs) </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 3pt 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all five (5) Communications Management processes in depth, and you will receive twelve (12) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the communications on your projects.<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">Project Risk Management<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">     </span>$29.99</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">(1 Hr/1 PDU/.1 CEU) </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 3pt 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all six (6) Risk Management processes in depth, and you will receive five (5) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the risk on your projects.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Calibri; color: #ffff99; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">Project Procurement Management<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">     </span>$44.99</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">(1.5 Hrs/1.5 PDU/.15 CEUs) </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN">In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all four (4) Procurement Management processes in depth, and you will receive fifteen (15) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the procurement on your projects.</span></p>
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		<title>Project Life Management: How to implement real life efficiencies in your professional world. Part V: How was your day dear?</title>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: white; font-size: 10pt;">Throughout the day, you monitor the activities that are taking place and needing to take place. You run through your mental checklist of the day’s activities ensuring that nothing has been missed. You recall that you need to purchase the latest postal stamps and you immediately allocate the money (plus tax) necessary to procure them.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 6pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: white; font-size: 10pt;">You purchase the stamps, pick up the kids from their activities and proceed home to cook dinner and get the kids prepared for bed. As you, your spouse and kids sit down at the dinner table, you and your spouse talk about your day; what went good, what went bad, and what could be improved in the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 6pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: white; font-size: 10pt;">The <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">PMBOK© 4<sup>th</sup> Edition</em> identifies these project monitoring and controlling processes:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 6pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: white; font-size: 10pt;">4.4 – Monitor and Control Project Work</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 6pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: white; font-size: 10pt;">4.5 – Perform Integrated Change Control</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 6pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: white; font-size: 10pt;">5.4 – Verify Scope</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 6pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: white; font-size: 10pt;">7.3 – Control Costs</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 6pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: white; font-size: 10pt;">10.5 – Performance Report</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 6pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: white; font-size: 10pt;">Tune in to</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">PMAdvocate.com</span></span></strong> <span style="color: white;">for <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Part VI: Is Conan On Yet?</strong>,<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </strong>where I compare how, at the very lowest level, our days can be divided up into a series of activities and how the performance of those activities compare to PMI’s Closing processes. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 6pt 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: white; font-size: 10pt;">For additional information about self-paced, e-learning courses in project management, please visit</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.savvy-u.com/"><span style="color: #800080;">www.savvy-u.com</span></a></strong><span style="color: white;">.</span></span></p>
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