October 6-8, 2008
$2400
Registration is limited to 36 participants. Register now to secure your seat!
Listen to a podcast of an interview with Dr. Smith-Daniels on learning to avoid the pitfalls in project management.
Earn 36 Professional Development Units (PDU's) and 2.4 Continuing Education Units (CEU's).
Good projects frequently fail, even with experienced project managers at the helm. They find that traditional project management practices don’t address the complexities and risks of today’s projects.
Taught by faculty who teach in our MBA programs, this comprehensive practical project management program will emphasize best known methods and an adaptive process for managing projects in organizations. You will learn techniques and processes that can be applied to work immediately and that can increase the success rate of the projects you manage.
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This program is specially designed for experienced business and technical professionals who have been actively engaged in projects as managers or core team members. Senior managers and executives who supervise project managers will also benefit from the program. Companies are encouraged to send project teams. Please call to inquire about group discounts.
W. P. Carey School of Business Executive Education is a registered education provider for the Project Management Institute (PMI). The curriculum is consistent with the PMI Body of Knowledge. Participants who are interested in PMI Project Management Professional certification will acquire the knowledge and professional development units (36 PDU's) required to prepare for the PMP examination.
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By participating in the High Impact Project Management Program, you will:
- Learn how to align projects with corporate strategy and how to maintain visibility for their projects during critical times.
- Learn about adaptive project management processes for responding to uncertainty and complexity in today’s projects.
- Learn to define project risk and generate strategies to mitigate critical risks.
- Learn best known tools and process methodologies for developing project plans and schedules in any environment.
- Learn to manage scarce project resources across the organization.
- Acquire tools for uncovering customer requirements to avoid costly rework and scope expansion.
- Identify project management capabilities within their organizations and develop a change management plan to build improved capabilities.
- Learn to effectively build, lead, and manage project teams.
- Understand project metrics and measurement methods.
- Develop methods for capturing lessons learned and for managing knowledge from previous projects.
- Earn 36 Professional Development Units (PDU's), sufficient to meet the education requirement for the Project Management Institute's PMP Certification. PDU's also apply toward PMP recertification.
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Out of consideration for experienced project managers who can’t afford to leave the office for too many consecutive days, the program will utilize a blended learning design. The three days of in-class activities on the Tempe ASU campus will be preceded by approximately twelve hours of self-paced, web-based activities. The online activities are designed to establish the foundation that will be needed to participate in the classroom activities, thereby enabling you to devote the time in class to advanced topics and to the application of best known processes to exercises and cases.
Throughout the program, you will experience action-oriented learning through lectures, case discussions, interactive exercises, and team-based problem solving. Activities will take place in a team environment, culminating in a case competition on the final day involving a simulated project planning and selection experience.
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Dwight Smith-Daniels is an associate professor of Supply Chain Management at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He served as a faculty liaison on a U.S. Department of Commerce grant that was awarded to leading Arizona companies, including Boeing, General Dynamics, Honeywell, Intel, Motorola, and On Semi-Conductor, to fund the education of over eight hundred engineers and managers on project and program management.
Vicki Smith-Daniels is Professor of Supply Chain Management at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. She also has an affiliate appointment in the School of Health Administration and Policy. Dr. Smith-Daniels has consulted with a number of leading companies including Allied Signal, Raytheon, Dial, and Intel. Dr. Smith-Daniels' research and teaching interests are in the area of supply chain integration, software supply chains, manufacturing strategy, product development, health care operations, and project management.
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- The Project Context
- Defining the Project
- Estimating Realistic Schedules and Costs
- Leading Projects in Dynamic Environments
- Identifying an Organization's Project Management Capabilities
- Leveraging the Critical Early Phase of a Project
- Risk Management in Projects
- Incorporating Adaptability and Risk into the Project Schedule
- Breakthrough Project Management Styles
- Project Implementation and Closure
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At the time of registration, you may pay the program fee of $2400 by credit card or request that an invoice be sent to you or your company. The program fee includes all instructional material, lunches, and breaks. Classes will be held on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University. Please refer to the list of local hotels for lodging options.
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