Deltek University
Project Management educational courses hosted by ESI International and Deltek University
Special Offer: Register 4 weeks prior to the course start date and receive 20% off the registration fee!
Deltek has partnered with ESI International to provide a total education solution to our customers around project management training. Since 1981 ESI International has been the recognized leader in innovative project management training and has helped more than 800,000 people from 100 countries achieve excellence in individual and organizational performance.
Deltek is hosting several courses at locations across North America in the coming months. See below for more details.
To sign up for a course or for more information contact deltekuniversity@deltek.com or Tel: 800.456.2009 x3
Course: Unlocking the Power of Earned Value Management
Class Length: 2 Days
Price: $1,645
You've been hearing the term Earned Value Management (EVM) for some time, and you have been introduced to the plethora of calculations involved. Management has been pushing you to explain what's really going on in your projects, and to tell them how you know that what you're telling them is true. What you really need is a more objective way to evaluate and control your project and to provide management accurate summary information. In short, you need Unlocking the Power of Earned Value Management.
This course will take you beyond the calculations you've already learned. You'll review key project documents to gain an understanding of their relationship to effective project evaluation and control using EVM. You'll explore the challenges and approaches involved in establishing a baseline and obtaining accurate, timely and useful information to measure project performance with EVM. You will benefit from relevant discussions with your peers and an experienced instructor.
Working through an integrated case study designed to simulate real-world issues, problems and decisions, you'll gain insight and experience in determining a realistic assessment of where your project actually stands. This approach allows you to practice new skills and ask questions as you assimilate a broad array of practical experience that can be immediately applied upon your return to the workplace.
Participants in this course will receive ESI's Earned Valued Formula Finder.
Recommendation: Please bring a calculator to class.
Reminder: Prior to taking this course, you should have a good understanding of standard project management control tools such as network diagrams and responsibility matrices. In addition, a basic background in applying and managing cost and schedule metrics is desirable.
Learn How To:
- Harness the power of EVM to control your project
- Indicate work progress in a more objective way within and across projects
- Properly relate cost, schedule and technical accomplishment
- Relate time-phased budgets to specific tasks and/or statements of work to create a useful and realistic baseline
- Supply managers with information at a practical level of summarization
- Prepare an action plan and create an immediate impact to your organization's ability to effectively control projects
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Course: Taking Charge of Organizational Change
Class Length: 3 Days
Price: $2,195
Are you experiencing anxiety or uncertainty stemming from a merger, acquisition, outsourcing, plant or base closure, staffing change or some other organization change? Too often, change initiatives fail because of poor planning, resistance to change, and lack of vision and communication. With constant change occurring in most organizations, a better understanding of how organizational changes come about, how they are planned, and the challenges inherent in the change process will facilitate smoother transitions and organizational effectiveness.
This extremely interactive course provides an overarching approach for making change happen in organizations and helps participants embrace a mindset that welcomes organizational change. This course addresses how to assess whether change is necessary, as well as what needs to be changed and how to build a business case for a change. Based on that, you will explore how to develop and articulate a compelling vision and strategy for change. The course will teach you how to engage support for change from stakeholders, as well as how to develop a successful communication plan that is key to any successful change initiative. Particular emphasis is placed on the emotional reactions to change and how to help people support change.
During class, you will work through real-life change scenarios and have the opportunity to plan for change and understand the impact of change from multiple perspectives. You will gain a better understanding of how you personally handle change and use strategies and tips to help others cope with change. You will come away from the course able to apply the framework, tools and approaches for leveraging the inevitable change that occurs every day in today's business environment.
This course also applies toward the Advanced Master's Certificate in Project Management.
Learn How To:
- Become a change agent
- Leverage organizational change for positive outcomes
- Help others deal with change
- Create a business case for an organizational change
- Consider other perspectives that impact change initiatives
- Apply a framework to plan and lead organizational change
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Course: Managing Projects
Class Length: 3 Days
Class Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Price: $1,995
Get a solid understanding of project management methods with this comprehensive introductory course. Gain practical experience in proven project management techniques and discover a wealth of valuable, flexible tools that you can use immediately to ensure the success of any project in any type of organization.
Managing Projects gives you the foundation, techniques and tools to manage each stage of the project life cycle, work within organizational and cost constraints, set goals tied directly to stakeholder needs, get the most from your project management team and utilize state-of-the-art project management tools to get the work done on time and within budget.
Learn How To:
- Master fundamental project management skills, concepts and techniques
- Link project goals and objectives to clear, compelling stakeholder needs
- Develop work breakdown structures
- Set realistic, measurable objectives and ensure positive results
- Estimate project costs and schedules using simple, proven techniques
- Establish a dependable project control and monitoring system
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Course: Project Leadership, Management and Communications
Class Length: 3 Days
Class Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Price: $1,995
Project Leadership, Management and Communications is an interactive course designed to provide a solid foundation in key leadership competencies and to afford you the opportunity for a truly transformational leadership experience. As a participant, you will complete a self-assessment of your leadership skills, and then master the basics of these leadership competencies: setting direction, aligning people, motivating and inspiring, leading teams, communicating, building relationships, facilitating ethical conduct, negotiating and leading change.
Learn How To:
- Lead project teams through more effective communication
- Identify motivational value systems to improve productivity and cooperation
- Recognize the role of business and personal ethics in leadership
- Describe predictable change stages and identify appropriate leadership strategies for each stage
- Utilize a powerful four-stage collaborative negotiation process
- Create a Leadership Development Plan to implement when you return to work
