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Management Analysis: Data Gathering


September 22 - 25, 2008
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Marguerite ScullyWashington, DC$945

December 1 - 4, 2008
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Art CasabiancaWashington, DC$995

March 24 - 27, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Art CasabiancaAnnapolis, MD$995

April 13 - 16, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Kenneth WesselWashington, DC$995

May 4 - 7, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Westminster, CO$995

May 18 - 21, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Neil ClaytonPortland, OR$995

June 8 - 11, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Neil ClaytonWashington, DC$995

July 13 - 16, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Washington, DC$995

July 27 - 30, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Sidney SmithAtlanta, GA$995

August 10 - 13, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Art CasabiancaWashington, DC$995

August 17 - 20, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Neil ClaytonLas Vegas, NV$995

September 21 - 24, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor: Kenneth WesselWashington, DC$995

Overview:
Get the knowledge and skills you need to produce thoroughly researched, useful management studies. This course provides the participant with both an overview and examples of the most frequently used data-collection tools and identifies those specific situations that are amenable to those tools and approaches. Moreover, the program provides an introduction to the most commonly used techniques to analyze the collected data.

This course is also part of the Certificate of Accomplishment in Program and Management Analysis.

Who Should Attend?
Program and management analysts, auditors and others, who want to improve their ability to produce thoroughly researched, useful management studies or who want to learn interviewing skills and how to design questionnaires and flow-chart presentations.
Prerequisites:
Management Analysis: Overview (PGMT7000D) or equivalent experience.
Additional Information:
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Syllabus:
Syllabus -- Management Analysis: Data Gathering, PGMT8000D, Grad. School, USDA

Day one of four

  • Management Orientation review
  • PDCA Cycle revisited
  • Causal Model
  • Hypotheses
  • Correlation
  • Operational Definitions
  • Physical Inspection and Layout Analysis

Day two of four

  • Work Distribution Charts
  • Functional Analysis Systems Technique
  • Work Sampling
  • Single Column Process Flow Chart
  • ADP Flow Chart

Day three of four

  • Interviewing steps, types and strategies (including)
  • Probing Interviews; Developmental and Specific Informational
  • Constructing Interviews and Role-playing
  • Introduction of Questionnaires

Day four of four

  • Questionnaires (continued)
  • Identification of Questionnaire Item types
  • Editing and critiquing Questionnaire items
  • Final Case Exercise: Application to a specific work area


Course Details
CODE:  PGMT8000D
TYPE:  Classroom-Day
LENGTH:  4 Day(s)
CREDIT:  2.4 CEU
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