S14CRP01 - Project Management Professional (PMP): Training & Exam Prep

This class is geared towards project managers who have fulfilled or are fulfilling their exam prerequisites (educational experience, project management experience, and experience leading and directing projects) and are within one year of taking the exam (these 35 hours are good for one year), or for others with previous project experience who want to learn more.

The course will serve as an excellent exam prep course and will cover the 35 contact hours required to take the exam. For full exam requirements, visit PMI.org. PMP Certification is widely recognized by major companies and governmental agencies as the standard qualification for the role of project manager.

The course is taught using a combination of lectures with actual project examples and hands-on class exercises. You’ll learn about each step in project management from start to finish: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. You will use real-world templates for managing a project’s schedule, cost, and risk and be able to immediately apply what you learn to your job.

Note: Cost of course materials is $25, payable to the instructor on the first night. Recommended (but not required) study material: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide - Fifth Edition) and The PMP Exam - How to Pass on Your First Try (Fifth Edition) by Andy Crowe.

Amanda Preston-Penny, MBA, PMP, CSM and CSSBB, has been been a practicing project manager for over twenty years with experience in business, technology and acquisitions areas.

March 1 - April 5        6 weeks/36 hours 

Saturdays, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM                                                   Course Fee: $799

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S14CRP02 - Project Scheduling with Microsoft Project 2013

This is a practical, hands-on course designed to teach you the mechanics of how to build usable schedules and manage resource assignments.

This course is designed to meet the needs of project managers, project schedulers and anyone with project experience who wants to learn more.

MS Project is a project management application that contains a set of tools to help managers plan, schedule and control projects. The project plan file acts as a repository for all project-related information, including task lists, resources, calendars and cost data. Some of the topics discussed will include creating a Project Plan; creating a Task List and Work Breakdown Structure; creating Relationships Among Tasks (Predecessors); Deadlines, Constraints and Notes; and tracking “Duration Percent Complete.”

Daniel Stuart, B.S. in Environmental Sciences from Cornell University, has worked for several years in Spectra Energy’s Engineering and Construction Group as a Project Scheduler and is currently the Project Controls Coordinator for Spectra’s Northeastern U.S. and Maritimes Canada regions.

March 8 - March 22        3 weeks/12 hours
Saturdays, 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM (includes 30 minute lunch break) Course Fee: $375

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S14CRP03 - LEAN Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification

Six Sigma certifications prove your commitment to improving your business acumen, analytical skills, and the business in which you work. They demand respect because they are not easy to attain. Six Sigma’s main principles include focusing on the customer, identifying and understanding how the work gets done, and removing non-value added steps and waste.

This two day workshop will focus on how to be a “Process Improvement Team Member.”  Topics include an exploration of each phase of Six Sigma’s DMAIC methodology, “5S” tools, cause and effect tool, process mapping, identifying waste, root cause analysis, simple data analysis/collecting metrics, process improvement and control methods, and Kaizen Blitz. Case studies and in-class labs allow the participant to combine and utilize concepts learned during the course. Successful participants will receive a LEAN Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification.

Kim Walker has spent the last ten years as a hands-on LEAN practitioner in both manufacturing and health care organizations. She is a LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt.

Teri Hegarty, Masters in Public Administration, is director of marketing at a local hospital. She has over 15 years of marketing and public relations experience and is a certified LEAN Yellow Belt.

“Useful illustrative exercises that drove home the lessons in question.” ... “Enjoyed the background information as well as future options for us to utilize to either pursue more or to implement in day-to-day operations.”

March 8 - March 15        2 weeks/16 hours
Saturdays, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (includes one-hour lunch break)      Course Fee: $399

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