4-Hour Virtual Seminar on The Project Management Course: Beginner to Project Manager
January 24, 2025
08:00 AM PST | 11:00 AM EST
4 Hours
305723
Group Attendees: Any number of participants
Recorded Version: Unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)
Embark on a transformative journey from project novice to skilled project manager in just four hours with "The Project Management Course: Beginner to Project Manager."
This immersive seminar is crafted to equip you with the essential tools, techniques, and insights needed to excel in the dynamic field of project management. Whether you're looking to kickstart a new career, spearhead projects with confidence, or enhance your managerial skills, this course will provide a solid foundation and a clear path forward. Dive into real-world scenarios, interactive sessions, and expert guidance designed to elevate your project management capabilities and prepare you for success in any industry.Why should you Attend:
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the Fundamentals of Project Management: Gain a solid grounding in key project management concepts, methodologies, and frameworks
- Develop Effective Planning Techniques: Learn how to craft detailed project plans that align with business objectives and ensure timely delivery
- Master Resource Allocation: Acquire skills to efficiently allocate resources, manage budgets, and optimize workforce deployment
- Enhance Communication Skills: Elevate your ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders, teams, and clients to ensure clear and concise information exchange
- Navigate Project Challenges: Learn strategies to identify, analyze, and overcome common project hurdles and risks
- Implement Monitoring and Controlling Processes: Understand the importance of tracking project progress and making data-driven adjustments
- Lead with Confidence: Develop leadership qualities that inspire and motivate teams to achieve project goals with high standards
- Drive Project Success: Equip yourself with the tools to deliver projects successfully, on time, and within budget, enhancing your career prospects
Would you like to gain a solid grounding in key project management concepts, methodologies and frameworks?
What if you could learn strategies to identify, analyze, and overcome common project hurdles and risks?
How about taking away practical tools and a Project Management Course - From Beginner To Project Manager Action Plan you can implement immediately?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, come join us, learn, listen and laugh as Chris DeVany shares practical Action Steps we can take immediately to improve performance!
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Introduction to Project Management: Overview of project management, key terms, and why it matters
- Project Lifecycle and Methodologies: Deep dive into various project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, Scrum) and their applications
- Project Planning Essentials: Tools and techniques for effective project planning, including scope definition, work breakdown structures, and milestone mapping
- Resource Management: Strategies for managing human resources, budgeting, and logistics
- Effective Communication: Techniques for improving communication with stakeholders and team members, including conflict resolution and negotiation
- Risk Management: Identifying potential risks, conducting risk assessments, and developing mitigation strategies
- Monitoring and Controlling: Tools for tracking project performance, including key performance indicators (KPIs) and progress reporting
- Project Closure: Steps for closing out a project, including post-project reviews and lessons learned
- Leadership in Project Management: Skills for leading project teams, fostering collaboration, and maintaining motivation
Who Will Benefit:
- CEO
- Senior Vice President
- Vice President
- Executive Director
- Managing Director
- Regional Vice President
- Area Supervisor
- Manager
Chris DeVany is the founder and president of Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide, a firm which focuses on management and organization development. Pinnacle's clients include global organizations such as Visa International, Cadence Design Systems, Coca Cola, Sprint, Microsoft, Aviva Insurance, Schlumberger and over 500 other organizations in 22 countries. He also has consulted to government agencies from the United States, the Royal Government of Saudi Arabia, Canada, Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom.
He has published numerous articles in the fields of surviving mergers and acquisitions, surviving change, project management, management, sales, team-building, leadership, ethics, customer service, diversity and work-life balance, in publications ranging from ASTD/Performance In Practice to Customer Service Management. His book, "90 Days to a High-Performance Team", published by McGraw Hill and often accompanied by in-person, facilitated instruction, has helped and continues to help thousands of executives, managers and team leaders improve performance.
He has appeared hundreds of times on radio and television interview programs to discuss mergers and acquisitions (how to manage and survive them), project management, sales, customer service, effective workplace communication, management, handling rapid personal and organizational change and other topical business issues.
He has served or is currently serving as a board member of the International Association of Facilitators, Sales and Marketing Executives International, American Management Association, American Society of Training and Development, Institute of Management Consultants, American Society of Association Executives, Meeting Professionals International and National Speakers Association. Chris is an award-winning Toastmaster's International Competition speaker. He recently participated in the Fortune 500 Annual Management Forum as a speaker, panelist and seminar leader.
Chris has distinguished himself professionally by serving multiple corporations as manager and trainer of sales, operations, project management, IT, customer service and marketing professionals. Included among those business leaders are Prudential Insurance, Sprint, BayBank (now part of Bank of America), US Health Care and Marriott Corporation.
He has assisted these organizations in mergers and acquisitions, facilitating post-merger and acquisition integration, developing project management, sales, customer service and marketing strategies, organizing inbound and outbound call center programs, training and development of management and new hires, and fostering corporate growth through creative change and innovation initiatives.
Chris holds degrees in management studies and organizational behavior from Boston University. He has traveled to 22 countries and 47 states in the course of his career.