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Project Management: Scope 


In
Project Management:
Scope, project managers learn about the importance of project scope in managing the project management process. They learn how to develop a project charter and write the scope statement for a project. In addition, they learn how to develop, organize, and use a work breakdown structure (
WBS).
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Object-Oriented Analysis Design I 
This course teaches students the basic object-oriented concepts, such as objects, classes, and their relationships. It also teaches the various
OOAD methodologies, such as
Booch and
OMT. This course is intended for systems analysts, application developers/programmers, project managers, and software designers.
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Project Leadership Leading the Project Team 
Project
Leadership:
Leading the
Project Team covers how to lead a project team in a way that ensures project success. The program details desirable project manager characteristics, skills, and styles, as well as how project managers can motivate project teams. In addition, the program covers how to manage project risk, guarantee on-time project completion, and prioritize projects. The target
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Initiating a Project and Preparing the Project Plan 
... processes so project objectives are achieved. Successful project managers use project integration management to integrate project processes, maximize performance, and meet project goals throughout the life cycle of a project. This course will highlight the importance of project integration management to project performance. It will cover the project inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of
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Project Leadership Overcoming Obstacles 
Project
Leadership:
Overcoming Obstacles covers the benefits of initiating change, how to handle employee responses to change, and how to encourage change. It also outlines how to recognize and reduce stress, as well as how to improve work habits. In addition, the program details how to manage and resolve team conflict. The target audience for this series is project managers who are responsible
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Implementing Project Human Resource Management 
...project managers have experienced the synergy of a well-functioning project team. When such a team exists, a project seems to run itself. A few of the secrets to a project's success include building a project team through obtaining the necessary human resources, developing team competencies, and monitoring performance to boost project performance. Project
Human Resource Management is concerned
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Elements of Project Human Resource Management 
...project managers set their sights on delivering creative project solutions on time and within budget, they must select and manage a team of experienced and competent professionals who can meet the challenge. This requires that project managers understand the
Project Human Resource Management processes of planning, selecting, developing, and managing a project team. Such an understanding enables
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Project Teams Building a Project Team 
Project
Teams:
Building a
Project Team offers students information required to establish and improve project teams. The program details guidelines for team goal setting, identifies motivational theories that impact project teams, and offers ways to manage a project team during times of change. Project managers, manager, and supervisors who are interested in learning more about how to build project
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Estimating Activity Costs 
...project managers are familiar with the sinking feeling that occurs when project costs exceed expectations. Project cost management is concerned with estimating and controlling the cost resources used to complete different project activities. This course will highlight the importance of project cost management to project performance. It will cover the project inputs, tools and techniques, and
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Project Management Government 
This course focuses on project management for
Federal Government agencies. Specifically, the course focuses on the differences between project management in a private organization and in the federal government This course series is designed for project managers who have a fundamental understanding of project management concepts, but are looking to apply these concepts within their government
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Project Integration Executing and Completing a Project 
...Project managers regularly face tough decisions about where to concentrate project resources when met with competing priorities and demands. Project integration management helps with these decisions by ensuring the proper coordination of project processes during project plan development and execution. Successful project managers use project integration management throughout the project life
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An Introduction to Project Management PMBOK-Third Edition aligned 
.... Challenging? Yes. Impossible? No. All industries employ project managers to implement processes as a way to control business. In fact, the field of project management is rapidly expanding, as more companies become project-based organizations. However, not all organizations and industries manage projects well. Some continue to waste time, money, and resources even after establishing procedures
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Project Lifecycles and Stakeholders 
Every project has a beginning and an end, but what happens in between is less predictable. The project life cycle will most likely involve uncertainties, and it's how these uncertainties are handled that determines the outcomes of the project. The more familiar one is with project phases and stakeholders, the more easily one can keep the project on track and on budget. Organizations might "fast
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Introduction to Project Process Groups and Initiating a Project 
In a relay race, the baton handoff from one runner to the next has a dual purpose. For the first runner, the handoff represents the end of his phase of the race. For the second runner, the handoff represents the beginning. The baton handoff is both a result and an input. In any project, there are many baton "handoffs" that must happen, making the whole project highly interactive. During this
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Project Planning 
...project managers and team members have the most potential influence on the outcomes of a project. Yet, lots of planning does not guarantee successful planning. Just as project success can be planned, project disasters can be predestined if team members are not careful about the assumptions they make. A project management team that can balance the need for predictability with the inevitability
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Introduction to IT Project Management 
Do you want to increase your effectiveness as a leader in project management? Are you unsure of the key skills needed for managing an information technology (IT) project? As you proceed through this "
Introduction to IT Project
Management" course in the "
Project Management for IT Professionals" series, you will gain valuable insight into project management with a special focus on managing IT
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Functions of IT Project Management 
...tness thrust upon them."
Good information technology (IT) project managers are trained, not born. As an IT project manager, you can achieve greatness by improving and developing your own skills through continued education and experience. Your management skills will become better each time a project is delivered successfully. The need for skilled IT project managers continues to grow as
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The Life Cycle of an IT Project 
Did you know that your information technology (IT) project becomes more vulnerable as it goes through the various stages of development? That's because during each stage of development the project becomes more complex, increasing the chances of something going wrong. Incorporating a structured framework for developing IT projects, also known as a life cycle, enables your corporation to implement
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Managing the Execution and Control of IT Projects 
Did you know that the average IT project has cost overruns of nearly 200 percent, and that almost 30 percent of all IT projects fail? Why do you think IT projects are so vulnerable to cost overruns and failure? How can you ensure that your project does not end up as one of these statistics? You can avoid being a statistic by managing project scope, cost, and scheduling. As you go through this
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Managing Efficiencies of IT Projects 
Are you delivering quality application systems? Do you know how you can ensure that your projects deliver value to your organization? The key to delivering value is "process."
Organizations are becoming more aware of the importance of following the same process for each project. In this course, you will learn how to converge methodologies with other project management techniques and process
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Project IT Management Simulation - The Early Stages 
American
Auto is a large automobile company that designs, manufactures, and markets cars and trucks worldwide. With its one price and no-haggle sales approach, the company has been very successful and continues to increase its customer base. To further simplify the buying process,
American Auto has recently embraced the idea of upgrading its web site's virtual showroom to allow for online
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Project IT Management Simulation - Design to Rollout 
American
Auto is a large automobile company that designs, manufactures, and markets cars and trucks worldwide. With its one price and no-haggle sales approach, the company has been very successful and enjoys a continuous increase in its customer base. To further simplify the buying process,
American Auto has recently embraced the idea of upgrading its web site's virtual showroom to allow for
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Project Management Fundamentals 
...more employees are getting promoted from within to become project managers as they fully understand what they are trying to produce and how best to meet the quality and quantity requirements set forth by upper management. Project management, as a process, is the supervision and control of the work required to complete the project deliverable. Using established project management processes,
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Transitioning into a Project Management Role 
Many people find themselves thrust into a project management role with no formal training or experience. When this occurs, it is important to be prepared to deal with the significant changes in your role. Your responsibilities broaden from managing yourself to managing others, from short-term to long-term goals, and from tangible to intangible issues. Time and experience will develop and refine
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Initiating and Planning a Project 
Initiating and
Planning are crucial phases in developing and executing any successful project. Companies that are embarking on a new project initiative must assign people to gather facts and decide what exactly they want to produce and how they are going to produce it. This course examines which factors should weigh in during the project selection process and how to effectively plan a project from
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Managing a Project 
The factors of a successful project almost always end up depending on how much money and time is needed to create a product worthy of the customer. This course will help you manage the constraints of time, money, and schedules, and how they relate to the overall quality of your project and product. This course is targeted toward a diverse range of managers and staff members who wish to acquire the
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Troubleshooting and Closing the Project 
The factors that can affect a project are numerous and often hard to pinpoint. Conducting meetings and using advanced tools, such as formulas and graphs, allow the project manager to properly define the health or status of the project. This course outlines how to conduct effective meetings and presents some troubleshooting tools that can be used during the project life cycle. It also presents the
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Ethics and Professional Knowledge PMBOK aligned 
...when conflict of interest has occurred? In today's world, project managers must have a clear comprehension of these ethical responsibilities. Project managers must also be aware of their professional duty to contribute to the body of project management knowledge, to pass on that knowledge to others, and to assess and enhance individual competence. This course teaches prospective project
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Stakeholder Interests and Cultural Diversity PMBOK aligned 
...t. But that's not all. In an increasingly global network, project managers won't get far without an understanding of cultural diversity, and how to work successfully with multi-national teams. Sensitivity to other groups, their social customs, and their means of doing business is key to success. This course teaches the common areas of stakeholder conflict and how to wend your way through the
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Choosing Sellers and Administering and Closing Contracts 
How do you choose among potential sellers? Why is it important to manage the contract and relationship between the buyer and seller? What's the most effective way to complete and settle contracts? As you advance in this course, which focuses on seller selection, contract administration, and contract closure, you will obtain the skills and knowledge required to manage these areas of
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Introduction to Program Management 
...Project managers are often tasked with managing multiple concurrent projects but what about managing multiple programs? When in a program environment, the processes differ from traditional project management. This course explains the key terms and themes of program management. It also introduces theories that are recognized as successful methods of managing programs.This course is aligned with
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Performance Reporting and Stakeholder Management 
... day-to-day activities and ensure success of the project--project managers need to understand what a communications model is, and how it helps promote success and resolve differences. They need to plan out a strategy to ensure that needed information is gathered and produced efficiently. Finally, the project manager is responsible for distributing information to all stakeholders--internal and
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Advanced Project Management Managing Accelerated Projects 
...te the percent efficiency of resources, and what elements project managers should consider when planning for resources. Finally, it teaches how to promote teamwork and enhance productivity, empower project team members, and create a sense of urgency to ensure project work is completed on time. Project managers who are responsible for managing all aspects of a project from start to finish, for
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PrimeFinance The Ground Rules 
This course defines the relevance of finance for the nonfinancial manager. Project managers and department managers who need to take on budgetary responsibilities and input into business decisions .
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PrimeFinance The Financial Statements 
This course explains the core financial statements (income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement) and how to interpret them. Project managers and department managers who need to take on budgetary responsibilities and input into business decisions .
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PrimeFinance Evaluating Performance 
This course describes appropriate managerial responses to an evaluation of liquidity, activity, profitability and solvency ratios. Project managers and department managers who need to take on budgetary responsibilities and input into business decisions .
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PrimeFinance Budgeting Matters 
This course describes how to relate budgeting and the key budgeting methods to a manager's work. Project managers and department managers who need to take on budgetary responsibilities and input into business decisions .
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PrimeFinance How to Budget 
This course describes how to interpret and control budgets. Project managers and department managers who need to take on budgetary responsibilities and input into business decisions .
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PrimeFinance Making Investment Decisions 
This course describes the decision points that support capital budgeting within an organization, and continues to explore how a range of techniques (including
CVP,
NPV, payback,
IRR, and
ARR) can be used to conduct short- and long-term project evaluations within this process. Department managers who need to take on budgetary responsibilities, input into business decisions and participate
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Object-Oriented Analysis Design II 
This course focuses on the object-oriented (OO) software development life cycle, both at the macro and the micro level. It also teaches the diagrams used at the different levels of the OO software development life cycle. This course is intended for systems analysts, application developers/programmers, project managers, and software designers.
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Introducing User-Centered Design 
To identify the principles and benefits of user-centered design and to determine a practical approach to promoting user-centered design methodology in organizations This path is targeted primarily at software architects and project managers working on high level design. This path will also target programmers and developers looking to improve their skills in user centered software design.
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Developing an Application Using User-Centered Design 
To conduct user research and to design effective user interface and interaction elements This path is targeted primarily at software architects and project managers working on high level design. This path will also target programmers and developers looking to improve their skills in user centered software design.
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The Iterative Process in User-Centered Design 
To design usability tests and surveys, organize focus groups, and analyze feedback and implement findings for improving product design This path is targeted primarily at software architects and project managers working on high level design. This path will also target programmers and developers looking to improve their skills in user centered software design.
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Practical Examples of User-Centered Design 
To design user-centered
Windows applications and web sites This path is targeted primarily at software architects and project managers working on high level design. This path will also target programmers and developers looking to improve their skills in user centered software design.
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Communicating and Implementing Requirements 
A business analyst expresses the output of a requirements analysis and documentation phase by presenting, communicating, and gaining approval of the requirements from project stakeholders. Once this solution design is agreed upon, the business analyst assists with detailed design work, testing and quality assurance activities, and supporting solution implementation.This course will explore methods
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e-Business Part 5 Understanding the Applications 
This course covers search engines and portals, on-line shopping and resource management software. It also covers
Enterprise resource planning and interactive communication software. Technical
Manager,
Business Manager,
Project Managers who have an understanding of business principles and knowledge of how to use a browser. The fifth course in the e-Business curriculum focuses on the various kinds
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e-Business Part 6 Working with Employees 
This course covers establishing acceptable use policies, email etiquette, company-employee communication and employee-employee communication. Finally, it needs to cover guidelines for building the
Intranet and establishing document sharing. Technical
Manager,
Business Manager,
Project Managers who have an understanding of business principles and knowledge of how to use a browser. The sixth course
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e-Business Part 7 Satisfying the Customer 
This is the seventh course in an eight part series. Subjects covered in this course include marketing strategies, customer relationship management, and selling-chain management. In addition, students will focus on how to use an e-Business environment to better attract, retain, and satisfy customers. The audience for this course includes
Technical Managers,
Business Managers, and
Project Managers.
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Frame Relay Concepts 
To introduce the concepts underlying the
Frame Relay protocol
Technical professionals; IT and business managers who need to learn about wide area network technologies; students investigating or researching telecommunications technologies; nontechnical business managers, project managers, and end-users who require information on the capabilities of communications technologies to make informed
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Frame Relay Signaling and Applications 
To introduce the various
Frame Relay signaling mechanisms and applications
Technical professionals; IT and business managers who need to learn about wide area network technologies; students investigating or researching telecommunications technologies; nontechnical business managers, project managers, and end-users who require information on the capabilities of communications technologies to make
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Fundamentals of Microsoft Office Project 2007 
...d creating project calendars. This course is designed for project managers, managers, supervisors, team leaders, or consultants who are actively involved in the project management activities as part of project teams and for whom project management is an integral part of their job profile. The intended audience has an understanding of project management concepts, is responsible for creating and
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Working with Microsoft Office Project 2007 
...ces, and assigning calendars. This course is designed for project managers, managers, supervisors, team leaders, or consultants who are actively involved in the project management activities as part of project teams and for whom project management is an integral part of their job profile. The intended audience has an understanding of project management concepts, is responsible for creating and
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Creating and Designing a Project 
...Microsoft
Office Project 2007 is a comprehensive tool for project managers responsible for the overall design of projects, enabling them to engage in task assignment and management, resource allocation, costs, and budget control in an easy and intuitive way. Microsoft Office Project 2007 also enables the collection and sharing of project progress information with a project's team members and
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Fundamentals of MS Project 2000 
This course is the first course in the MS Project 2000 curriculum. It acquaints the students with the capabilities of MS Project 2000. It also enables students to plan, create and manage products and assign tasks and resources to a project. This course is designed for project managers who need to create project plans for managing tasks and assigning resources.
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Advanced Features of MS Project 2000 
This is the second course in the
Project 2000 curriculum. It acquaints the students with the advanced capabilities of Project 2000. It enables students to plan, create and assign tasks and resources. It also enables students to manage and generate project reports, and access risks. Additionally, it enables students to use
Project Central 2000 for communicating information and managing the
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Fundamentals of PhotoShop 5 5 
The
Fundamentals of
Photoshop 5.5 is the first course in the Photoshop 5.5 curriculum. It acquaints the students with the features of Photoshop 5.5. It also enables students to create images and use Photoshop tools to create images. Functional architects, technical architects, project managers, and system analysts.
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Managing IT Projects: Project Planning and Execution 
In a
Project Planning and
Execution '' you will learn about project activity definition time management project critical path and cost management. Planning is critical to the success of a project. Project managers must develop and maintain plans for both human and resource management as well as for communication risk and procurement. With proper planning in place the project can be executed.
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Project Management: The Team 
...his course covers the human resources responsibilities of project managers, the types of power associated with project management, and the advantages and disadvantages of project organization types. This course also includes information about the fundamentals of organizational planning, the steps to follow when creating a project team, as well as the questions you should answer prior to
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