Executive strategy & management online training course

Course Outline Section 01 - The Basics of Project Management

• What is Project Management?
• Projects vs. Operations
• The First Rule of Projects
• The Triple Constraints
• The Facts
• What Knowledge Do You Need?
• Certification
• What Is Project Management All About?
• So How Does An Organization Attain Predictable Results?
• Project Boundaries
• The Basics of PM
• The Spectrum Diagram
• PMBOK Guide Knowledge Areas
• Every Project Should Have
• The Major Project Documents
• The Project Charter
• The Statement of Work
• The Project Management Plan
• The Project Data Sheet (PDS)
• The Reporting Information Flow
• The Basic Planning Steps

Section 02 - The Keys to Success

• Why Projects Fail
• Performance and Maturity
• Elevation Equals Performance
• How Are We Doing???
• The Big Ideas
• What Causes Delays

Section 03 - Strategy Basics

• Scorecard Need Assessment
• Scoring
• The Value of Organizations
• Financial Measures, Why They Fail
• Barriers to Implementing Strategy
• The Balanced Scorecard
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Terms
• A Sample Strategy Map
• The Balanced Scorecard, Cont.
• The Nonprofit Balanced Scorecard
• The Customer Perspective
• The Internal Process Perspective
• The Financial Perspective
• The Employee Learning and Growth Perspective
• Deciding Who Should Implement
• Mission, Values, Vision and Strategy
• Five Key Questions For Change
• The Mission Statement
• The Mission Statement - Gast's Law
• Core Values - Key Questions
• Course Closure
• Concluding Thoughts
• Six Things to Do When You Get Home
• You Must Invert The Pyramid

• 12 Months Online Subscription to instructor-led classroom sessions with full Audio, Video and Review Quiz Components
• 14 PDU/Contact Hours upon Completion
• Printable Workbooks
• Certificate of Completion
• Free 1 Year Upgrade Policy