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University of Maryland University College | SkillSoft | Project Masters, Inc. | IPS & the Stanford Center
University of Maryland University College
PMAN 634: Foundations of Project Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Entry Level Basic Project Management I
Description: An overview of the theory and practice of managing projects in any organization. Focus is on the fundamental building blocks of project management, including project planning, organizing, team building, tracking, and controlling projects. Key aspects of management and proven techniques that differentiate project management from other types of management are examined in-depth. The goal is to gain a solid understanding and foundation to successfully manage each phase of the project life cycle, work within organizational constraints, set goals linked directly to stakeholder needs, and utilize proven project management tools to complete projects on time and within budget while meeting specifications. Essential concepts, processes, and techniques are applied through management of a term project.
Method of Training: Online and Classroom
Length of Training: 12 weeks
Location: Online
To register: contact fac-ppm@umuc.edu
PMAN 638: Communication, Negotiation, and Conflict Resolution
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Mid Level Leadership and Interpersonal Skills II
Prerequisite: PMAN 634.
Description: An overview of the international aspects of project management and the skills needed to deal effectively with the key issues of labor, environment, stakeholders, global project workforce, and relevant country disputes. Managing the human elements of project management is as challenging as mastering the technical aspects. Innovative approaches are employed to successfully negotiate and resolve conflicts among the team members and stakeholders. In today's global corporate environment, project workers are faced with critical global issues both at home and abroad. Proven techniques to make conflict a constructive rather than a destructive experience are discovered. Emphasis is placed on effective communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to successfully lead both domestic and global projects.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 12 weeks
To register: contact fac-ppm@umuc.edu
PMAN 670: Advanced Project Methods
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Mid Level Earned Value Management and Cost Estimates II
Description: overview of advanced methods of managing projects using industry-standard software tools for project management and risk analysis. Analytical and quantitative concepts involved in project management (such as techniques for estimating project time and cost, optimizing allocation of resources, expediting projects, and applying scheduling algorithms) are examined. Simulation tools and statistical techniques are used to analyze uncertainty in project selection, budget allocation, and time estimation. The processes, tools, and techniques of project management are applied to a team project.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 12 weeks
To register: contact fac-ppm@umuc.edu
PMAN 600: Project Management: Foundations and Advanced Methods
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Senior Level Project Management III
This six-credit course integrates the foundations of project management (PMAN 634) with advanced methods in project management (PMAN 670).
Description: A one-semester study of the foundations of project management, including project planning, organizing, team building, tracking, and controlling. Analytical and quantitative concepts involved in project management (such as techniques for estimating project time and cost, optimizing allocation of resources, expediting projects, and applying scheduling algorithms) are examined. Simulation tools and statistical techniques are used to analyze uncertainty in project selection, budget allocation, and time estimation. The processes, tools, and techniques of project management are applied to a large-scale governmental or commercial project that is developed from proposal to completion through group work.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 12 weeks
Students who receive credit for PMAN 600 may not receive credit for PMAN 634 or PMAN 670.
To register: contact fac-ppm@umuc.edu
TMAN 633: Managing People in Technology-Based Organizations
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Senior Level Leadership and Interpersonal Skills III
Description: An overview of the management of three levels of behavior in organizations: individual employee behavior, group behavior, and organizational behavior. Regardless of an organization's technology, size, or mission, people are the common denominator as managers cope with the challenges in today's information-based and global economy. Topics covered include emerging organizational behavior issues facing dynamic, technology-based organizations such as knowledge management, work design, virtual organizations and teams, contingent workforce management, creativity/innovation, socio-technical systems, the development of learning and boundary-less organizations, emotional intelligence, the global workforce, and the formulation of pay/retention strategies. Contemporary organizational behavior theories are linked to their applications in technology-based organizations through the use of real-life examples, case studies, and current events.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 12 weeks
To register: contact fac-ppm@umuc.edu
Mechanics of Communicating Effectively
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Oral Communication Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills
Description: The effectiveness of your communication
depends more on how you sound than the words you use. This course explains how
to develop a voice that people want to listen to, and gives some valuable
remedies to use to make your speaking voice the best it can be. Similarly, good
listening involves more than just hearing what is being said. To be an
accomplished listener you must be prepared to become actively involved in the
process, demonstrating your willingness to truly understand what the other
person is saying. In this course you will be given strategies to assist you to
improve your listening skills and in doing so to make solid connections with
those you communicate with. Finally, this course will introduce you to the
"silent" language of the body, giving you the ability to recognize when there is
conflict between what is being said and a person's true feelings.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to
http://www.skillsoft.com.
Presenting Successfully
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Oral Communication Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: There are a number of basic types of
presentations, but all presentations have four things in common: a presenter, an
audience, a venue, and a message. This course concentrates on showing how each
of these vital elements has to be taken into account when preparing a
presentation. Presenting is a skill that needs to be learned and practiced,
starting with how you prepare, and you will be shown a simple but powerful
method for selecting the right content, and then structuring it. Controlling
nerves is an important part of preparing, and this course helps you to remove
anxieties in the presentation environment by making sure that the venue is set
up correctly, and ensuring that you rehearse appropriately.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3 hours
To register: Check your
agency’s LMS or go to
http://www.skillsoft.com.
Giving Successful Presentations Simulation
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Oral Communication Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: After years of research and development,
the Top-Shelf Cola Company is finally ready to release its latest beverage,
Passion, to consumers. Passion is a caffeine-free, all-natural soda that's made
from real passion fruits. The company has spent ten million dollars to perfect
the product's taste and to create a brand for the drink. You are a brand manager
at Top-Shelf and responsible for the Passion brand along with your coworker,
Hannah. The drink will be hitting the streets soon, and the marketing campaign
for Passion has already begun. Top-Shelf has been aligned with several
restaurant chains to exclusively sell its other soft drinks. Now, Top-Shelf
management wants Passion to also be on the menus at these chains. In this
simulation, you must prepare and deliver a presentation to some of Top-Shelf's
existing customers and convince representatives from these chains that they
should be offering Passion to their customers.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: .5 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to
http://www.skillsoft.com.
Listening to Comprehend
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Oral Communication Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: This course teaches you how to
comprehend verbal and visual messages to maximize your understanding of others.
Because this course teaches listening skills, it is important to have your audio
turned on for certain sections. In some instances, the text that is spoken will
display in the caption text box. In these cases, the important
feature is not what is said, but how it is said. In these sections, it would be
most effective for you to turn off the captions to get the full effect of the
audio. In other instances, audio is presented without accompanying text. To
complete these sections, you must have your audio turned on.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 4 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to
http://www.skillsoft.com.
Problem Framing
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Problem Solving Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: When you frame a picture, you intend for
the viewer to examine everything within that border. Problem framing is similar
in that you must not only consider what objectively makes up the problem itself
but also what subjective tendencies influence your view of the situation. This
course is designed to help you effectively frame problems so that you're sure
your line of sight is aimed straight toward the solution. You'll discover how to
recognize and gather information about a problem so that all contingencies are
accounted for and all subtleties considered. You'll learn how to uncover the
various assumptions, both conscious and unconscious, that are typically made
about problems. After identifying these assumptions, you'll be able to tell the
productive ones from the nonproductive. You'll also explore specific strategies
for getting to the heart of any problem and learn dynamic techniques for framing
that problem so that success is greatly enhanced. In the end, your ability to
frame problems will be museum-quality.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to
http://www.skillsoft.com.
Problem Solving: Generating Alternatives
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Problem Solving Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: When faced with any problem, it's
tempting, especially in today's frenzied business atmosphere, to either take the
easiest route or rely on the old tried-and-true methods. But how many times have
you taken a certain action and realized afterward that you had more options than
you realized? As a positive result of that complexity, however, you can enjoy
the benefits of increased opportunities in problem solving. This course is
designed to equip you with numerous and productive alternative generation
strategies that will enable you to draw from a pool of expanded options. By so
doing, you'll better recognize and act on the best possible business choice.
You'll explore ways to begin generating alternatives and get into the flow of
enlarging your store of possible solutions. Using both rational and creative
approaches to problem solving, you'll be sure that no good idea is left
unnoticed. And even when you get stuck, when that rut becomes tiresomely deep,
you'll be able to right your course by using the dynamic strategies provided
here. Options and alternatives are valuable commodities to possess. Get ready to
take them to the bank.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 2 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
Making Decisions Dynamically
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Problem Solving Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: The objective of this course is to turn
you and others in your organization into dynamic decision makers. You'll gain
the skills necessary to avoid the psychological pitfalls that adversely affect
decision making. You'll hone your decision-making ability in risky and uncertain
circumstances. You'll walk away from this course with concrete and powerful
decision-making tools, both rational and statistical. When you use the
decision-modeling techniques presented here, you'll enjoy enhanced accuracy and,
hence, business confidence. Then, with these strategies in hand, you'll explore
ways to better make decisions even when you're working with others who aren't
completely "on your side." It's true that decisions determine your life. It's
time now to better determine your decisions.
Method
of Training: Online
Length of Training: 2.5 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go
to http://www.skillsoft.com.
Perspectives on Conflict in the Workplace
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Conflict Management Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: What is meant by the term "conflict,"
and what are the general attitudes towards it in the workplace? In this course,
three prevailing attitudes towards conflict are compared. These are that:
--Conflict is always a bad thing --Conflict is always a good thing --A certain
level of conflict is productive, but too much is undesirable. This last view
informs the rest of the course, which goes on to describe how a healthy and
productive level of conflict can be encouraged in an organization, promoting a
win-win philosophy that improves performance. Of course, conflict cannot always
be contained at this productive level, and often spills over into becoming
destructive. Therefore, learners will also discover how to recognize the signs
and symptoms of destructive conflict, so that they can deal with it in the
workplace.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3.5 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
Handling Conflict
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Conflict Management Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: No one can complete a working career
without experiencing conflict, so it is essential for you to handle this
conflict in the most effective way. To handle conflict well, you need to build a
repertoire of techniques. These techniques require you to behave differently
from your natural instincts at times. Therefore, a good starting point is to
establish what your instinctive approaches to conflict are, and where these
attitudes stem from. This will enable you to decide on a range of different
approaches to conflict, based on a spectrum that goes from being only concerned
about your own needs, to only being concerned about other people's needs. This
spectrum gives rise to five possible strategies for dealing with conflict.
Whatever strategy you apply, some core techniques will make you more effective.
These involve three main actions: confronting the conflict, communicating with
the other party, and determining an acceptable outcome.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3.5 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
Getting Past Clashes: Valuing Team Diversity
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Conflict Management Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: Teams have diverse personalities,
skills, and interests that are challenging to put together. You may not get
along with every team member, but it's important that you can work together to
achieve the same goal. At the end of this course, you'll have the skills needed
to work with different personality styles, control your gut reactions to
difficult people, and deal with difficult team members.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 2.5 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
Conquering Conflict through Communication
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Conflict Management Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: Develop the skills to conquer conflict
through communication. Identify the steps to active listening. Recognize how to
use feedback in your teams. Communicate information sensitively. Learn how to
bring out the best in people.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3.0 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
Leadership Communication Skills
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Interpersonal Skills Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: In this course, you will learn what the
requirements of leadership are, how to communicate your suitability for the
role, and how to communicate with those you lead. Leadership is not the same as
management. Unlike management, leadership does not require formal recognition of
authority. However, it does place other requirements on the person assuming the
leadership role. Before people will follow, they need to be reassured that their
leader is deserving of both their trust and their confidence. Good relationships
are paramount, and communication is the prime tool for building those
relationships. Once you have been accepted as the leader, good communication
will ensure that objectives are agreed upon, understood, and achieved.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3.5 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
Team Interpersonal Communication Skills Simulation
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meet Interpersonal Skills Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: Interpersonal communication is an
essential skill for the modern worker. Rarely does an employee work in complete
isolation. People interact with customers, peers, teams, managers, and
executives. Leaders especially must be able to demonstrate good communication
within their teams. When leaders practice good communication skills, their teams
are motivated, inspired, and committed. There are several strategies that
leaders can practice to improve their interpersonal communication skills. This
simulation focuses on them. The learner is the senior documentation writer at
Traveler Help, a company that makes The Belvedere. The Belvedere is a portable,
affordable, programmable travel companion that makes traveling easier by
alerting the traveler to flight status, alerts, and directions in terminals. The
learner is trying to convince the company that usability is critical to the
product's success and has been given a month to prove it. This task is in
addition to a regular workload.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: .5 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
Integrating Change in Your Organization
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Resilience and Flexibility Competencies under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: For the change process to be effective,
you must incorporate the changes that you have made and, at the same time,
create structures and mechanisms that are flexible enough to allow ongoing
change when necessary. To do this, you need to develop committed and flexible
teams, and create an atmosphere that allows open and frank discussion about how
improvements can continue to be made. Effective teams, performance management,
and well-placed policies are needed if your organization is to truly benefit
from the change process. "Incorporating Change in Your Organization" provides
you with the skills and strategies you need to embed and sustain change, and
then move forward toward continual improvement and collaborative working. The
change story never ends. In today's ever-changing business environment, you may
feel as if you're on an endless loop of change. As a manager, your role is to
ensure that each part of the change story finishes happily, so that when new
change is required, the foundation for progress is strong and flexible.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3.0 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
The Path from Pessimism to Optimism
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Resilience Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: Your point of view affects virtually
every aspect of your life, including your level of success. A negative point of
view is a detrimental influence. Negativity is the result of unchecked
pessimism. It's an abnormal pattern of thinking that persists over time and
negates solutions and successful outcomes. Learning to deal with negativity will
improve both your personal and business relationships. This course identifies
how negative attitudes are formed, how you can identify them, and how a bad
attitude becomes contagious. You will also learn some practical tools for
developing and maintaining a positive point of view.
Method of Training:
Online
Length of Training: 4.0 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
A Primer for Ensuring Accountability
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Accountability Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: This course is designed to
enhance your ability to communicate a philosophy of continuous improvement, what
you expect of your staff, and what they must expect of themselves. This is a
primer on multiple approaches to performance appraisal. It's much easier to hold
people accountable for their work if they know exactly what's expected, and more
importantly, why it's expected. Acting on the lessons in this course will pay
off in increased employee commitment, not to mention increased profitability.
The other major payoff here is the opportunity to do some soul searching. How
accountable are you? You'll have the chance to consider your own performance as
a manager and practice your own strategic approach for ensuring accountability.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 4.5 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
Writing with Intention
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Written Communication Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: Whether you're preparing a
brief e-mail response, a business letter, a performance review, a multi-page
proposal, or a presentation to a prime customer, you know that having a job
means having to write. But if you're not a trained writer, how do you begin? The
writing process actually starts before you pick up a pen or place your fingers
on a keyboard. It begins with defining what you are writing, for whom you are
writing, why you are writing, and which writing approach to use. "Writing with
Intention" addresses these defining matters, which you need to consider every
time you sit down to write. The course includes lessons on how to link your
writing to its purpose, how to modify your writing for different readers and
audiences, and how to approach your content in a manner that supports the
message type. In this course, business writing is taught as a collection of easy
skill sets, not as a strained creative exercise. The lessons flexibly encompass
almost any kind of business writing you may be required to perform on the job.
No matter what your level of writing skill, if you write at work, you can
benefit from this practical writing course.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 4.0 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
Avoiding Errors in Usage and Punctuation
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Written Communication Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: Have you ever received an
e-mail so poorly worded that you hit the delete button before you even finished
reading the message? Have you ever opened a letter so confusing that you
couldn't understand what the author was trying to say? If so, you understand the
frustration of receiving a badly written message. Are you afraid that you might
have sent messages that have been discarded or misunderstood for similar
reasons? If so, this course will help you to improve your basic usage and
punctuation skills so that your messages are read and understood.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 4.5 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
Avoiding Grammatical Errors in Business Writing
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Written Communication Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: Grammar: the very word
strikes terror into the hearts of learners everywhere. For many people, it
recalls the most difficult or most boring classes they can remember from
childhood. Yet using correct grammar is one of the key skills for any business
writer. Poor grammar skills interfere with communicating a clear message;
moreover, they may suggest that the writer is careless and perhaps
unprofessional. In this course, you will learn to recognize and repair the most
common grammatical errors in sentence construction. Using correct grammar will
help you to convey your information accurately and to represent yourself and
your company as articulate and professional.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 4.5 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com/
The Writing Process
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Written Communication Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: This course divides the
writing process into manageable components: preparing to write and composing
your message. It explains a methodical way of handling the various tasks from
beginning to end. It also covers the particular challenges of writing in groups.
There is no single correct way to write, and experienced writers usually develop
their own individual processes. But if your current approach is haphazard and
frustrating, using the process explained in this course may make the act of
writing less formidable and more enjoyable. It may also help you to produce more
focused, more polished and more effective business documents.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 5.0 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
The Fundamentals of Exceptional Customer Service
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Customer Service Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: This course is designed to
take your goals beyond merely satisfying the customer to creating customer
loyalty. The training takes aim at outdated modes of thinking, and establishes
the building blocks for a service mentality that increases customer commitment,
not to mention profits. Learn how to develop service standards and track their
effectiveness. Gain new insights and strategies from the corporate masters of
customer service. Explore the value of building relationships with customers.
Most importantly, by the end of the course you'll be able create your own
customer-focused philosophy.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3.0 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
The Customer's Voice
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Customer Service Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: This course provides the
tools to learn all that you can about your customers. The focus is on
recognizing and ultimately anticipating customer expectations. There are any
numbers of ways to hear "The Customer's Voice", but you have to know how to
listen. Learn about the dynamics of client expectations, and the inconsistent,
ever-changing nature of today's customer. How do customers judge our success?
You'll explore the five key expectations dimensions, and you'll be able to
assess your workplace in terms of meeting client needs. And you don't have to be
James Bond to "gather intelligence" on your customers. By completing this
course, you'll be able to master methods of compiling customer data and input.
The final step in "hearing" your customer is creating compatibility. Explore how
to align your services with each of your clients, and gain customers for life.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 5.0 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
Customers, Confrontation and Conflict
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Customer Service Customer Service under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: This course will give you
the perspective to effectively cope with customer conflict, and sound methods to
deal with all types of potentially confrontational situations. You'll be able to
identify elements of emotional response that interfere with good customer
service. Staying cool, calm, and customer-connected is a critical learning
objective for this course. Develop communication skills that defuse customer
complaints. Learn and differentiate the best methods to handle difficult
customers in person and over the phone. By the end of this highly interactive
course, you'll have the strategies necessary to restore customer confidence and
move beyond the thorny issue to an even stronger relationship.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 5.0 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.
Managing the Project’s Quality
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Test & Evaluation Competency under Entry Level Basic Project Management I
Description: This course provides and
overview of quality management and specifically focuses on the cost of quality,
quality integration and requirements. Participants will also
learn about the history of quality, measurement procedures and corrective
actions, and procedures to verify project effectiveness. The
course also introduces quality management including flow charts, cause and
effect diagram, check sheet, pareto diagram, histogram, control chart and
scatter plot.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: One day or 8 hours
To register: go to http://www.projmasters.com or call
301-362-5800.
Managing Teams
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Problem Solving and Interpersonal Skills Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: This course describes and
defines team terminology, discusses behavioral issues in managing teams and
specifically focuses on theories such as Maslow’s Hierarchy, Herbert’s
Motivators, Theory X and Y Behavioral Issues. Course
participants will learn team management skills, setting team norms, how to
listen and give feedback, how to set up a team. The course
also reviews team motivation factors, decision making tools, and problem
solving.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: One day or 8 hours
To register: go to http://www.projmasters.com or call 301-362-5800.
Becoming an Effective Communicator
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Oral Communication and Conflict Management Competency under Entry Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills I
Description: This
course gives an overview of communication terminology, manager communication
skills and different communication types. Participants will
learn conflict management skills, basic presentation skills, and negotiating
skills. The course also focuses on Management by Walkaround
(MBWA), effective meeting skills, status reporting and avoiding failure due to
lack of communication.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: Two days or 16 hours
To register: go to http://www.projmasters.com or call 301-362-5800.
Advanced Acquisition Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Advanced Acquisition
Management III
Description:This course describes the Federal
government acquisition policy, acquisition management, work breakdown structure,
cost estimating, Program budget execution, solicitation planning, evaluation and
award, and contract management post award. The course also
addressed earned value management, quality management, and risk management.
Participants will learn how to deliver and manage a Departmental/Agency
effort, direct the development of concepts, requirements, and documents related
to the program, manage the preparation of a Program’s Management Strategy,
Maximize the use of Performance Based Acquisition Principles, Market Research,
relevance of FAR Parts 10 and 12, direct requirement baselining, change
processes and resourcing.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: Three days or 24 hours
To register: go to http://www.projmasters.com or call 301-362-5800.
Vendor: IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University
Project Management Mastery (PMM)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements Development Process, Risk and Opportunity Management,
and Communication Management Competencies under Entry Level Basic Project Management I
Description:This fundamentals-level course developed by IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development
at Stanford University teaches a streamlined, flexible, step-by-step approach in managing projects of any size.
It instills practical project management methods essential for success in today’s challenging business environment.
Get the hands-on experience in producing and implementing a powerful project plan, including execution and control strategies.
Learn how to apply proven techniques, templates, and tools for each project phase presented in the course – initiating, defining,
organizing, planning, tracking, managing, and closing out projects.
Method of Training: Classroom and Online
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Call 800-643-0404 or email fedsapm@ipslearning.com to schedule a class
Managing Without Authority (MWA)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Conflict Management, Team Building/IPT, and Influencing/Negotiating Aligned Skills
under Mid Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills II
Description:Learn how to get work done when authority is less important than knowledge.
This course developed by IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University
gives proven and effective techniques to succeed when experiencing tough projects, tougher customers,
nearly impossible deadlines, valuable team members with differing priorities, others who aren’t delivering as agreed,
and functional managers who aren’t meeting key resource commitments. MWA provides the tools to read the political terrain,
identify the business, social, and individual dynamics in play, and determine the best strategies and tactics for the situation.
Method of Training: Classroom and Online
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Call 800-643-0404 or email fedsapm@ipslearning.com to schedule a class
Leading Effective Teams (LET)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Partnering, Conflict Management, Team Building/IPT, Creativity/Innovation,
and Leveraging Diversity Competencies under Mid Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills II
Description:This course developed by IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University
equips participants with the insights and skills needed to lead complex team efforts to success under the most challenging of circumstances.
Maximizing team performance is a key organizational imperative in today’s complex and dynamic business environment.
Team members span organizational lines, geographical boundaries, cultures, and even languages, and leaders must be prepared to deal with
these dynamics. LSE gives managers and leaders an opportunity to step back and acquire the strategic perspective to ensure everyone is aligned
and progressing toward the same goal.
Method of Training: Classroom and Online
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Call 800-643-0404 or email fedsapm@ipslearning.com to schedule a class
Mastering the Integrated Program (MIP)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements Development Process Competency under Mid Level Project Management II
Description:This course developed by IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University presents
proven processes for managing the interrelationships among various projects in order to assure repeatable success in the complex program
environment. Managing the complex interrelationships among projects has become a mandatory skill in the twenty-first-century. Recognizing
that it is not enough to approach programs simply as large projects, this course presents a unique set of management skills for identifying
and assessing the myriad of interfaces and relationships affecting today’s integrated programs.
Method of Training: Classroom and Online
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Call 800-643-0404 or email fedsapm@ipslearning.com to schedule a class
Converting Strategy into Action (CSIA)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Entrepreneurship and Vision Competencies under Senior Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills III
Description:This course developed by IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University provides
an introduction to the full range of approaches and emerging concepts for aligning project initiatives with strategic objectives.
An organization doesn’t just naturally evolve from being project driven to being focused and successful with projects that consistently
execute business strategies. CSIA delineates and demonstrates what it takes to bring about this evolution by treating strategic execution
as an overall system.
Method of Training: Classroom and Online
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Call 800-643-0404 or email fedsapm@ipslearning.com to schedule a class
Leadership for Strategic Execution (LSE)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Strategic Thinking, Entrepreneurship, and Vision Competencies under Senior Level Leadership/Interpersonal Skills III
Description:This course developed by IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University addresses the critical
role that leadership plays in achieving better organizational performance and how best to use that role strategically. Organizations stand or fall
on their ability to execute strategy effectively – which means they demand skilled leaders to manage the teams that translate strategy into effective results.
LSE provides participants with the tools to become effective leaders, whether for making strategic decisions, translating strategy, or managing change within
an organization.
Method of Training: Classroom and Online
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Call 800-643-0404 or email fedsapm@ipslearning.com to schedule a class