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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 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.

Starting a Direct-Sales (Home-Based) Business (1.5 hours/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs).

Presented By: Jeannette L. Maddox, President JLM Training

Cost: $29.99

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.

For those of you with an entrepreneurial spirit or a desire for additional income we present the widely received:

Starting a New Business: United States (4 hours/4 PDUs/.4 CEUs)

Presented By: Jeannette L. Maddox, President JLM Training

Cost: $99.99

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.

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!

Convenient – 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.

Efficient – Feels like one-on-one instruction with about 10x the content of your traditional class and all courses (with the exception of Overview of Project Management) come with easily utilized; customizable templates.

Affordable – At 29.99 per credit; these self-paced, e-learning courses are about ½ the cost of your traditional training courses.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Overview of Project Management (1 hour/1 PDU/.1 CEU);
• Essentials of Project Management (4 hours/4 PDUs/.4 CEUs);
• Principles of Project Management (8 hours/8 PDUs/.8 CEUs);
• Project Integration Management (1.5 hours/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs);
• Project Scope Management (1.5 hours/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs);
• Project Time Management (2 hours/2 PDUs/.2 CEUs);
• Project Cost Management (1 hour/1 PDU/.1 CEU);
• Project Quality Management  (1 hour/1 PDU/.1 CEU);
• Project Human Resource Management (1 hour/1 PDU/.1 CEU);
• Project Communications Management (1.5 hours/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs);
• Project Risk Management (1 hour/1 PDU/.1 CEU);
• Project Procurement Management (1.5 hours/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs).

AVAILABLE SOON ON SAVVY-U!!! BACK FROM RED: RECOVERING FAILING PROJECTS

BUSINESS

• Starting a New Business: United States (4 hours/4 PDUs/.4 CEUs); and
• Starting a Direct-Sales (Home-Based) Business (1.5 hours/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs).

TRAINING RECOGNITION AND CREDITS

• Project Management Institute (PMI) Professional Development Units (PDUs); and
• National Management Association (NMA) Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Sharable Content Object Reference 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).

MCM Project Management, a PMI Global Registered Education Provider (#: 1809) provides a full suite of convenient, efficient, affordable and PMBOK® Guide – 4th Edition compliant project management self-paced, e-learning courses through certified continuing education portal Savvy-U.com.

Principles of Project Management     $99.99

(4 Hrs/4 PDUs/.4 CEUs)

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.

Essentials of Project Management     $199.99

(8 Hrs/8 PDUs/.8 CEUs)

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.

Overview of Project Management     $29.99

(1 Hr/1 PDU/.1 CEU)

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.

Project Integration Management     $44.99

(1.5 Hrs/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs)

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.

Project Scope Management     $44.99

(1.5 Hrs/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs)

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.

Project Time Management     $57.99

(2 Hrs/2 PDUs/.2 CEUs)

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.

Project Cost Management     $29.99

(1 Hr/1 PDU/.1 CEU)

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.

Project Quality Management     $29.99

(1 Hr/1 PDU/.1 CEU)

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.

Project Human Resource Management     $29.99

(1 Hr/1 PDU/.1 CEU)

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.

Project Communications Management     $44.99

(1.5 Hrs/1.5 PDU/.15 CEUs)

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.

Project Risk Management     $29.99

(1 Hr/1 PDU/.1 CEU)

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.

Project Procurement Management     $44.99

(1.5 Hrs/1.5 PDU/.15 CEUs)

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.

 

Like a field general, you issue your directions in the morning. The kids know what time to expect you after school, and as lunch time nears, you make the traditional telephone call to your spouse “touching base” about the remainder of the day and any possible changes to the kid’s activities, schedule, dinner, and a million other possible things.

As the day progresses, you check your watch or glance at your computer monitor, ticking off in your mind the activities that are taking place and needing to take place.

You pick the kids up from school and deliver them to their appropriate extra curricular activity. While they are busy, you hurry to the grocery store to pick up the necessary items for that night’s dinner.

The PMBOK© 4^th Edition identifies these as processes:

4.3 – Direct and Manage Project Execution;
9.4 – Manage Project Team;
10.3 – Distribute Information;
12.2 – Conduct Procurements

Tune in again for Part V: How Was Your Day Dear?, 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 monitoring and controlling processes.

Slowly you shake the cobwebs from your head and start to think about your day. Who do you need to see? Who do you need to call? What is it that you want to accomplish that day and by when? What is it going to cost you? How long will it take to complete and how many people will need to work in synch in order accomplish your tasks?

The PMBOK© 4^th Edition identifies these planning processes:

4.2 – Develop Project Management Plan;
5.1 – Collect Requirements;
5.2 – Define Scope;
5.3 – Create Work Breakdown Structure.

Your family’s day may include getting the kids up and off to school; getting ready for and driving to work; stopping by the bank and hitting the ATM to withdraw a little money; picking up and delivering the kids to the proper after-school function at the proper time; stopping by the grocery store; cooking dinner and feeding the family; and getting the kids cleaned up and put to bed. Like a jig saw puzzle the once fuzzy day comes into picture; how long each activity will take, the order in which they take place, the cost of each activity, and who will be responsible for each.

Does any of this sound familiar to anyone?

The PMBOK© 4^th Edition identifies these planning processes:

6.1 – Define Activities;
6.2 – Sequence Activities;
6.3 – Estimate Activity Resources;
6.4 – Estimate Activity Durations;
6.5 – Develop Schedule;
7.1 – Estimate Costs;
7.2 – Determine Budget.

Tune in again for Part IV: Time to Go, 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 execution processes.