Project Management Workshop
Illinois Institute of Technology is offering a one-day Project Management Workshop February 13, 2020 at Rice Campus in Wheaton. Limited Seats Available!
In today’s economy more than ever, an organization’s success is dependent upon leading projects to their successful outcomes. This workshop shatters many of the myths surrounding managing projects. Discussions present first-hand experiences and best practices of what works and why. Benefits/Learning Objectives You’ll be able to improve your ability to lead projects to their successful conclusions. In addition, you'll learn how to:
- Plan activities, track progress, solve problems and lead projects to their intended outcomes
- Develop the ability to compress project time without compromising results
- Identify and manage project risks and develop contingency plans should the risks materialize
- Build personal leadership skills to get the right things done
- Create a blueprint for other projects to follow
- Enable the organization to utilize project management as a competitive weapon
Program Features
- Strategies to increase the chances of success for both the organization and the project manager
- How to get people to keep their commitments
- Building a team from marginally motivated, untested, rogue individuals
- Creating financial justification
- Utilizing the tools in the successful project manager’s toolbox to keep the project on track
- Knowing when to pull the plug
Material Covered
- Understanding how to use CPM, PERT to effectively track progress, identify potential trouble spots
- Predicting and managing conflict in a project environment
- Making scope creep work for rather against project deliverables
- Managing expectations
- Managing your time
Who can attend?:
- Enterprising individuals who see managing projects to successful outcomes as a means to fast track their growth in their organization and careers.
- Experienced project managers who are seeking new approaches and techniques to get things done.
- Organizational leaders needing projects to fulfill expectations and be a source of enduring positive change.
Speaker:
Throughout his career, Will Maurer has held a variety of positions that include Industrial Engineer, Process Engineer, Production Manager, Project Manager and Senior Business Advisor. In varying capacities, he has led the efforts to improve the profitability and competitive position of companies that include Playskool Inc., AB Dick Company, Specialty Packaging Products Inc. and the Chicago Manufacturing Center. He has led or been a project manager for a wide variety of projects, several in excess of $2 million dollars. These include new product development, new building construction, equipment installation, software and technology implementation and training, new process training for private and public sector organizations.
In 2009 and again in 2013, Mr. Maurer was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Awarded from the School of Applied Technology at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Mr. Maurer has earned an MS in Project Management from Keller Graduate School of Management and his BS from the University of Illinois.
Additional Instructions:
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
This workshop awards .55 Continuing Education Units (CEU)
Questions? Please contact Mary LaFleur at mlafleur@iit.edu or 630.682.6030.
This workshop can also be done at your company and customized for your organization. Call or email for details.
Cost:
$395 per person