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Effective Project Management Training with Michigan Technology Services

Michigan Technology Services offers many instructor-led Project Management courses. This Effective Project Management training can take place at our location in Farmington Hills, 20 miles outside of Detroit, where you will sit in a room with one of our instructors, onsite at your office anywhere throughout the United States, or if you prefer, instructor led live online.

About this Course

This 2-day workshop is designed to completely cover the fundamentals of managing projects. It introduces participants to more complex topics in project management while it deepens their understanding of planning and controlling processes. Participants discover concepts, tools and ways to manage projects to achieve positive outcomes. They apply these principles and techniques to sample projects and create links to their own projects.

Audience Profile

The class is intended for project managers, project team members, business analysts, technical specialists, subject matter experts, and other project stakeholders who would like to refresh their skills, broaden their understanding, or learn some new approaches. It was created to help project participants reach the next level of proficiency and is appropriate for those with some project management experience and /or minimal project management training.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Define project requirements and scope.
  • Develop a work breakdown structure and project activities.
  • Build a network diagram to show activity sequence.
  • Define resources required and create accountabilities across functions.
  • Develop time and cost estimates.
  • Generate project budgets and calendar-based schedules.
  • Evaluate and plan for risk.
  • Identify and analyze key stakeholders.
  • Create a plan to meet communication needs.
  • Track and manage project progress.
  • Close out the project and conduct a post project review.

Course Schedule

There are multiple two day intro to project management workshops available. June 15-16, October 23-24, + more. Course fee with an instructor is $ 1,250/student. Contact us at 248-489-0408 for details….

For complete Project Management course outlines and pricing information on other Project Management classes or to request a class date contact Michigan Technology Services. 248-489-0408

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1: Project Management Overview
  • What is a Project?
  • Project Management Fundamentals
  • Organizing the Project
  • The Project Plan
Module 2: Starting the Project
  • Project Initiation
  • Simplified Project Management Processes
  • Summarize the Project
  • Defining Requirements and Scope
  • Planning Purchases
Module 3: Project Planning Basics
  • Work Breakdown Structure
  • Techniques to Create a WBS
  • Determining Activity Sequences
  • Project Responsibilities
Module 4: Estimating and Risk
  • The Nature of Estimating
  • Project Estimates
  • Estimating Time
  • Estimating Cost
  • Planning to Manage Risk
Module 5: Developing Project Schedules
  • Critical Path
  • Developing a Schedule
  • Making Schedule Adjustments
Module 6: Stakeholders and Communication Planning
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Communication in Projects
  • Planning Communications
  • Project Kick-Off Meeting
  • Finalizing the Project Plan
Module 7: Leading the Project
  • Project Leadership Concepts
  • Leading the Team - Build Trust
  • Leading the Team - Encourage Interactions
  • Leading the Team - Make Decisions
  • Leading the Team - Accountability and Measurement
Module 8: Executing, Controlling and Closing Projects
  • Project Execution
  • Controlling the Project
  • Change Control Process
  • Closing the Project

Student Successes

  • The Certified ScrumMaster and Certified Scrum Developer courses that Michigan Technology Services set up for our organization were great. The instructors (Mark and Angela) were outstanding.

    - SF, Senior Software Developer – Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  • The instructors were top notch and made the courses exciting. I have taken Cisco CCNA, Linux and SQL admin classes and I find myself using the knowledge gained every day. If you value getting quality content that will be relevant for years to come, take these courses with Michigan Technology Services.

    - SP, Detroit Network Team Manager – Global Advertising Company

  • I have taken the Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster and Product Owner classes from Michigan Technology Services and thoroughly enjoyed the class content and instructors. I found the ScrumMaster class particularly engaging and energizing as the instructor was top notch. Both classes fueled my passion for agile project management and team dynamics which I have used to drive change in the way my department executes and thinks about running software development projects. I highly recommend Robert and his company.

    - Daniel King, Senior Project Manager – AAA Michigan – Auto Club Group

  • In February of 2015, the Detroit Housing Commission reached out to Michigan Technology Services to request Microsoft Office Excel training for the staff. Within a few days, Rob was able to set up the services at a very reasonable expense. The trainer was superb, knowledgeable and very patient with the students.  It was one of the best trainings that we have ever had.

    - De’Onna Henderson, Director of Asset Management – Detroit Housing Commission

  • We had an excellent experience working with Rob at Michigan Technology Services. He went above and beyond helping us to design three days of onsite customized SharePoint training for our associates. The trainer was beyond knowledgeable and instrumental in the success of the project. If customized training is what you are looking for, we are confident that you need not look any further than MTS for your business training needs.

    - Brooke F., Business Systems Administrator – Gestamp North America

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