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| 1384-EVM01 | Earned Value Project Management | Earned Value is a systematic methodology for evaluating the status of a project in terms of time and money. You can use it at any stage of a project to make an estimate of how your project is likely to finish. Knowing this early in the project will give you the opportunity to take corrective actions. In one day you will get an introduction of to managing projects using the Earned Value methodology. This methodology is quickly becoming the standard for project management due to its ability to accurately report status and forecast completion costs and schedules with only 10X to 15X of the project completed. The course includes hands-on exercises and practice using the latest version of MS Project. Audience: Project managers of all experience levels. | 1Day(s) | $430.00 | 7 |
| 1384-UML02 | Integrated Project Management Using RUP | This intensive three-day course provides participants with a strong foundation in the Rational Unified Process (RUP) and the knowledge necessary to integrate the RUP with common project management practices to best deliver projects on time, within budget, with the appropriate scope and with the desired level of quality. Participants are given hands-on exercises throughout the course to assist their development. Attendees receive a copy of the latest version of Addison-Wesley Publishing’s book on RUP. Audience: All project managers and IT professionals who are not familiar with the UML but involved with or interested in software or systems development. | 3Day(s) | $760.00 | 21 |
| 1384-PM101 | Introduction to Project Management | This three-day course focuses on introducing participants to the basics of positive project management. The course is taught with focus placed on the ANSI and IEEE accepted standards for professional project management as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI). This course is best suited for persons new to project management or desiring a refresher on the basics. The course is specifically tailored to professionals in Information Technology (IT). The course is especially effective when taken by entire project leadership teams. | 3Day(s) | $760.00 | 21 |
| 1384-UML01 | Introduction to UML | This two-day course introduces participants to the Unified Modeling Language, or UML, and the basic principles required to effectively use this powerful design and communications tool. Participants are given hands-on exercises throughout the course to assist their development. Attendees receive a copy of the latest version of Addison-Wesley Publishing’s book on UML. Audience: All project managers and IT professionals who are not familiar with the UML but involved with or interested in software or systems development. | 2Day(s) | $590.00 | 14 |
| 1384-MSP2KW | MS Project 2000 & the Web | This one-day course focuses is the third course in a three-course series designed to teach participants the many features and benefits of MS Project 2000. This course focuses on the newest addition to MS Project, MS Project Central. This program allows Project users to collaborate via the web and communicate with others like never before. This course makes significant use of Project Management Using MS Project Central, and each student is provided with a copy of the book and CD. Throughout the course participants are given hands-on exercises to assist in their development. This course is best suited for intermediate project managers. It is recommended that participants first take an advanced to MS Project course. | 1Day(s) | $430.00 | 7 |
| 1384-MSP2KA | MS Project 2000 Advanced |
This two-day course is the second course in a three-course series teaching the wide range of capabilities contained within MS Project 2000. This course teaches participants how to combine project data with other tools such as databases, Excel or Word. Participants also learn how to create custom macros and forms. This course makes significant use of the latest CoursewareÔ material from Microsoft Press, and each student is provided with a copy of the book and CD. Throughout the course participants are given hands-on exercises to assist in their development. This course is best suited for intermediate project managers. It is recommended that participants first take an introduction to MS Project course.
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2Day(s) | $590.00 | 14 |
| 1384-MSP2KB | MS Project 2000 Basics |
This is the first of a three-course series on MS Project. It will introduce you to many of the features and benefits of managing a project using the latest edition of Microsoft’s powerful project tool, MS Project. This course makes significant use of the latest Courseware material from Microsoft Press, and you will receive a copy of the book and CD. Throughout the course you will use hands-on exercises to reinforce the teaching points. Audience: Beginning project managers. It is recommended that participants first take an Introduction to Project Management course.
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2Day(s) | $590.00 | 14 |
| 1384-MSP22A | MS Project 2002 Advanced | This two-day course is the second course in a three-course series teaching the wide range of capabilities contained within MS Project 2002. Special attention is paid to the enterprise and team capabilities of the program and the tools surrounding the customization features. This course is best suited for intermediate project managers. It is recommended that participants first take an introduction to MS Project course. XpXXbXKey Course Topics:X/bX XULX XLIXQuick review XLIXCustom indicators & calculated fields XLIXCustom views, tables, forms and reports XLIXThe Organizer XLIXMacros and Visual Basic for applications XLIXExchanging information with other tools XLIXManaging projects using the web XLIXProgramming custom solutions XLIXUsing the OLAP Cube XLIXProject 98 vs. Project 2000 or Project 2002 what are the important differences X/ULX | 2Day(s) | $590.00 | 14 |
| 1384-MSP22B | MS Project 2002 Basic |
This intensive two-day course introduces participants to many of the features and benefits of managing a project using the latest edition of Microsoft’s powerful project tool, MS Project. This course makes significant use of the latest Courseware material from Microsoft Press, and each student is provided with a copy of the book and CD. Throughout the course participants are given hands-on exercises to assist in their development. This course is best suited for beginning project managers. It is recommended that participants first take an Introduction to Project Management course. However, the course does begin with a very short introduction to project management to ensure all participants are familiar with key terms.
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2Day(s) | $590.00 | 14 |
| 1384-MSP22S | MS Project 2002 Server |
This one-day course is the third course in a three-course series teaching the wide range of capabilities contained within MS Project 2002. This course focuses on the administrative and technical side of implementing MS Project 2002 Server, SharePoint Team Services and SQL Server 2000. The course does not teach Windows Server Administration This course is best suited for advanced project managers and system administrators. This course requires a working knowledge of Windows 2000 Server and its administration to ensure participants maximize the coverage of installation and configuration topics.
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1Day(s) | $430.00 | 7 |
| 1384-PMP01 | PMP Exam Preparation |
So you have decided to take the PMP® Exam and have concluded an exam prep course is the best way to go. How do you decide which course to take and how much should you pay? Finally, what other materials do you need to purchase? The answers to these questions and others are what makes the Looking Glass Development PMP Exam Prep Course the very best.
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3Day(s) | $1,295.00 | 21 |
| 1384-PD101 | Project Documentation | This one-day course provides participants with a critical review of the documentation necessary to ensure quality project communications and records as well as the methods used to quickly and easily produce such material. Participants will gain hands-on experience using MS Project, databases and other tools to produce quality project documentation. Audience: All project managers. | 1Day(s) | $430.00 | 7 |
| 1384-PMSA1 | Project Management & Systems Architecture | This four-day course is an intensive laboratory designed to take participants through the process of developing a software application from start-to-finish using the best practices in project management and object oriented software development. At the end of the course, participants will have experienced every phase of development from conceptualization and requirements development to acceptance testing and sign-off. Special emphasis is placed on change management. Audience: This course is best suited for new or moderately experienced IT professionals and project management personnel. | 4Day(s) | $920.00 | 28 |
| 1384-PPR01 | Project Performance Reporting | Reporting can be onerous. But it need not be that way. Tools are readily available to help you wit this task. You will learn how to accurately measure the timeline, productivity and costs of a project. See how a variety of tools, such as MS Project, can make reporting project results significantly quicker, easier, and more accurate. Remember, communication is 90% of what we do. | 1Day(s) | $430.00 | 7 |
| 1384-PPMA1 | Project Post Mortem Analysis | This one-day course focuses on the most overlooked portions of creating organizational knowledge and achieving project success. This course will take participants through the process of completing a quality post-project analysis to discover key learnings and errors to avoid in the next project. This course is best suited for all levels of project management and IT. Audience: Everyone. | 1Day(s) | $430.00 | 7 |
| 1384-PQM01 | Project Quality Management | The one-day intensive course offers participants a practical approach to the often-ambiguous topic of managing project quality. Participants completing this course will learn valuable skills to define overall project quality and then ensure the defined standards are met. Audience: Beginning to intermediate project managers. | 1Day(s) | $430.00 | 7 |
| 1384-RSK01 | Project Risk Management | In some circles risk is not a popular topic. Getting clobbered by unexpected events is even less popular. Risk is a reality. Ignore risk at great peril to you and your company. Deal with it effectively and your projects are bound to be more successful. This course will build your confidence and capability to recognize, manage, and mitigate project risks. Audience: Team members, team leads, project managers. | 1Day(s) | $430.00 | 7 |
| 1384-PQM01 | Project Schedule & Cost Control | This two-day course provides you with real world tools to manage the complex problems surrounding schedule and cost management. During the course you will use a variety of case studies and other tools to see what works and what does not in the real world of IT projects. Audience: Intermediate and advanced project managers. | 2Day(s) | $590.00 | 14 |
| 1384-PM0801B | Requirements Development | Without a clear, mutual understanding of customer requirements, the chances of success are dismally small. If communicating with the customer was all that easy, there would be a lot more successful projects. This course presents tools and techniques to develop well-understood project requirements to increase your project successes. Among the topics covered are Displayed Thinking, use-cases, customer interviewing techniques, requirements meetings, requirements documentation, and many other topics critical to the success of a complex project. Participants attending this course receive a copy of Alistair Cockburn’s Writing Effective Use Cases. Audience: Experienced IT professionals interested in enhancing their management skills. | 1Day(s) | $430.00 | 7 |
| 1384-REQ01 | Scope & Requirements Development | This two-day course introduces participants to the tools and techniques necessary to develop well-understood project requirements. Participants are introduced to Displayed Thinking, use-cases, requirements interviews, requirements meetings, requirements documentation, and many other topics critical to the success of a complex project. Participants attending this course receive a copy of Alistair Cockburn’s Writing Effective Use Cases. This course is best suited for experienced IT professionals interested in enhancing their management skills. | 2Day(s) | $590.00 | 14 |
| 1384-SIM01 | Simulation Modeling for Project Management | How long will this project take? A question heard often by customers and upper management. While it's impossible to answer this question exactly, simulation modeling will give you insight not available with basic techniques. At the heart of this methodology are the concepts of optimistic, pessimistic and most likely duration estimates. You will learn to use simulation modeling as a tool for project duration and cost estimating using the techniques of Monte Carlo simulation, Latin Hypercube, and PERT. You will learn about several of the computer tools that make this type of analysis possible. At the end of the course you will be able to use this advanced technique to more effectively manage your projects. Audience: Experienced project managers. | 1Day(s) | $430.00 | 7 |
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