March 19, 2024

Staff Rate Available for Seminar: Taking the Mystery out of Project Management Lingo with Cara Parker ’05 MBA

A UMW staff rate of $50 per session is being offered for the series (includes 2.75% service fee).

Taught by Cara Parker ’05 MBA

Project management skills are a necessity for ensuring ideas become actual results.  New findings from the Project Management Institute suggests organizations that focus on excellence in project management execution reduce risk, improve performance, save money and achieve a greater return on investment.  All these components equal high performance.  This interactive workshop will give you the basic terms, roles/responsibilities, and tools to manage your next project from start to finish.  Bring one of your projects that you are currently working on (or getting ready to start) to the class.

Learning Objectives:

*  Learn what a project is and what it isn’t

*  Understand the five phases of a project’s life cycle (start to finish) and the components of each phase

* Manage expectations of and communicating with your “stakeholders”

*  “Juggling it all” using a Project Management Plan

You will receive the following tools and templates that can be customized to your firm’s needs: Project Management Plan, Work Breakdown Structure, Quality Tool, Communications/Status Templates

Fridays, 8-10 a.m. at Cary Street Partners

Please visit https://quikpayasp.com/umw/commerce_manager/payer.do?orderType=COBrefreshMBA_UMW to register.