U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

If you want to learn the basic principles, tools, and techniques to manage projects and to understand the role of the project manager, this seminar provides an excellent foundation for learning project management discipline. You will learn important concepts in project planning and implementation, and practice using them with the assistance of knowledgeable and personable facilitators. The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) serves as a guide to key project management terminology and process descriptions.  You will learn the classic project management framework and learn to plan and manage projects more effectively. A brief online quiz taken before and after the seminar will assess your progress and help to focus your coursework.

• Develop an understanding of the project management discipline and the PMBOK
• Learn to use appropriate project management tools to improve project planning and implementation
• Demonstrate your understanding of effective team behavior and the importance of team membership
• Construct and present a basic project plan incorporating what you learned in the seminar
• Improve interpersonal skills, especially when communicating project changes and progress