WBS & Precedence Diagramming: Get Back to the Basics
with Lee R. Lambert, PMP, CEO
PMI Fellow (2009)
4 PDUs
8:30 - 12:30

A PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOP

Approach:

Following trageted brief lectures, participants will be required to complete a series of real-world workshop exercises to develop and use the concepts of WBS and Precedence Diagramming to assure skill building and successful knowledge transfer has been accomplished.

Who Should Attend:

1. PMP Wannabees who need Professional Contact Hours
2. PMPs who need Professional Development Units
3. Anyone involved in PM who wants to significantly improve their performance

Although PDUs will be awarded, this workshop is designed for PMPs and non-PMPs alike and should be attended by PMPs searching for cost-effective PDUs, PMP wannabees preparing for certification, anyone who wants to improve their project management skills and the managers of all of the above!

Creating a NO “BS” WBS – Building a Solid Foundation

Learning Objectives:

Participants will learn how to:

1. Use the “process” for developing a meaningful, deliverable oriented , work structure that will improve scope definition, progress measurability, management reporting and impact analysis
2. Establish completion criteria that eliminates or significantly reduces subjective assessment of work status and adds substantial value to the “estimating” process
3. Determine what level of granulation/decomposition of the WBS adds the most value to the PM process
4. Establish a numerical numbering system that will allow their automated system to create a plethora of decision support information
5. Use the WBS as the basis for managing scope creep throughout the project life cycle

Using the Precedence Diagramming Technique to Create a Bar Chart...on STEROIDS

Leaning Objectives:

Students will learn how to:

1. Create a realistic work flow diagram using the output-input relationships between the WBS Work Packages
2. Capitalize on the variability of potential Work Package logic sequence to optimize time and resource availability
3. Use the science of Critical Path and the power of the Float Paths in executing a project in a multiple project/shared resource environment
4. Convert work progress status inputs into an uncanny ability to determine long term impacts of short term events
5. Analyze and reduce the impact of project timeline impacts resulting from resource skill set variations due to unavailability

We look forward to welcoming you to our little project management family!

REGISTER 10 OR MORE TOGETHER AND RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT

Registration fee includes breakfast and all supporting materials.

Continental breakfast and registration starts at 8:00am. Workshop begins at 8:30am and will end at 12:30. The country club has a dress code, including collared shirts for the men and no jeans. Please contact them directly if you have any questions about the facility. Instructions for obtaining Certificates of Completion through our automated system will be distributed at the end of the workshop. These automated certificates will contain all of the information you will need to register your PDUs through PMI.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Lee R. Lambert, PMP, CEO
PMI Fellow (2009)
PMI Professional Development Provider of the Year (2007)
PMI Distinguished Contribution Award (1995)

Lee Lambert takes the saying; "been there, done that, got the T-shirt" to new heights in project management training, by incorporating a pragmatic perspective and a unique use of personal analogies to help bring the subject matter to life. No other Project Management educator can contend with his uncanny technical knowledge, material content and refreshing delivery - not to mention his humorous, engaging, CommonSense™ style that has mesmerized more than 40,000 students in 21 countries. Lee has been an honored and distinguished member of the project management community since 1968 and was part of the original team that formulated and implemented the PMP Certification Program. He is recognized as one of the most effective project management educators in the world.