Project Management Best Practices

Lorman

On Demand Webinar – 50% Discount

Despite decades of research confirming common causes of project failure, 50-70% of projects still fail, depending on the surveys you examine.   According to the Project Management Institute and others, 10% or more of every project dollar is wasted at a rate of $1m every ten seconds.  Until organizations value project management and adopt a continuous improvement mindset, this problem will not go away.  This presentation examines project management best practices to avoid the top causes of project failure.  Adopting or strengthening these practices will improve project success over time. This workshop is critical for senior executives, managers, PMO leaders, and project managers seeking to enhance business and project success.

Project Management Best Practices for Accidental Project Managers

Lorman

December 13, 10 AM PST, 1 PM EST

Live Webinar – 50% Discount

Accidental project managers often fail at managing a project before they seek help.  Sometimes they may receive the support of their employer, but more often, they simply do not know where to start.  This presentation will help accidental project managers understand that project management best practices can avoid project failure.  This workshop is critical for accidental project managers and the senior executives, managers, and others that manage project managers.

BUSA-40891 Elicitation Techniques for Business Analysis

UC San Diego Online Course

27 June – 5 August

The Essentials of Business Analysis course introduced the role of the Business Analyst and surveyed the five domains of business analysis practices. This course delves into three specific and related skills related to business analysis: Elicitation – how to best draw out information from stakeholders and other sources; Documentation – the creation of culminating documents from the requirements collection process and how to best manage them; and Communication – how to communicate requirements in stakeholder-friendly formats. Coursework will include opportunities to learn and practice the following: analysis of reports, facilitation of focus groups, administration of surveys, and creation of prototypes.

BUSA-40970 – Project Cost Management

UC San Diego Online Course

25  July – 3 September

Project Cost Management covers the financial strategies and cost-management best practices for successful projects, emphasizing estimating, budgeting, and cost control. Concepts and tools are studied and applied in practical coursework, including group projects. Topics include the role of cost management in project initiation, project cost management planning, project budget development, project cost control, and project financing.  The course culminates in examining case studies of real projects, demonstrating a variety of cost management principles.

Overall, the course emphasizes practical skills rather than theory and project-based learning over lectures.

BUSA-40893 – Solution Assessment

UC San Diego Online Course

15 August – 23 September

Students will be required to show their mastery of business analysis through analysis and presentations in this capstone course. Learning activities will focus on the application of business analysis techniques learned in previous coursework: evaluate solutions, identify deficiencies, develop strategies for implementation, and monitor needs for improvements, as well as new material on solution evaluation. Student teams will document and present findings, therefore, demonstrating their ability to articulate results and recommendations.

This course is entirely online.  While the work is performed asynchronously, it is not self-paced – one lesson must be completed during each course week.