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Project Management Environment Assessment

Helps identify growth opportunities to improve the execution of your strategy

The more mature your organization is the more consistent your results will be.

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Assessment

To provide a detailed evaluation of the current status the organization’s program / project management efficacy, New Oaks Consulting will:

  1. Assess an organization’s commitment to project and portfolio management
  2. Assess your use of OPM/PPM processes, tools, and templates
  3. Provide a PMI certified OPM3 Consultant to lead the assessment process
  4. Provide a robust, experience-based assessment, improvement tools, and methodology
  5. Customize your assessment and results based on your needs
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Org Assessment Overview

To provide a detailed evaluation of the current status the organization’s program / project management efficacy, New Oaks Consulting will:

  1. Assess an organization’s commitment to project and portfolio management
  2. Assess your use of OPM/PPM processes, tools, and templates
  3. Make recommendations on ways to make your PMO office more effective
  4. Recommend ways to optimize your resource planning systems
  5. Provide a PMI certified OPM3 Consultant to lead the assessment process
  6. Provide a robust, experience-based assessment, improvement tools, and methodology
  7. Customize your assessment and results based on your needs
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Implementation

Based on the information gleaned from our assessment, New Oaks Consulting will:

  1. Work with your organization to create and/or improve portfolio and project management processes / tools / templates to improve the execution of your strategy
  2. Train your organization where gaps exist
  3. Make recommendations on ways to make your PMO office more effective
  4. Recommend ways to optimize your resource planning systems
  5. Coach / Mentor PM’s, Capability Leaders, functional leaders and team members
  6. Look at ways to make your governance systems more productive
  7. Schedule periodic reviews / reassessments to monitor your progress over time.
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Study data proves the more robust your PMO system is the more predictable and the better your overall results will be.** Based on PMI study and research data

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New Oaks Consulting Time Management - Microsoft Project 2010 Training
Requirements You need to have MSP 2010 or later loaded on your computer before you come to class. We will train using MSP 2010.
Optimal Candidate All new Project Managers or Project Managers that have never learned how to use MSP
Training Outcome (what participants will learn) The key MSP 2010 tools you will need to develop and manage an effective basic schedule.
Training Duration 6 hours
Course Description Course Description: This 6 hour course gives you an overview of Microsoft Project and the fundamental things needed to use the tool and manage your project
What's Included Power Point presentation, Practical exercises to leverage your learning
Course Topic Highlights Task Relationships
How to set up a critical path schedule
How to set up calendars
How to update a schedule
How to filter and sort data in a schedule
How to print a schedule
The Financial Investment* $500 per participant
The Financial Return Highly dependent on project(s) available and the selection
New Oaks Consulting PMO Training
Prerequisites None
Optimal Candidate PMO Leadership, Organizational Leadership Considering implementing a PMO organization
Training Outcome (what participants will learn) Keys to starting a PMO organization, Structure Impacts on a PMO Organization, PMO tools available to help manage a PMO implementation journey.
Training Duration 4 hour course
Certification Requirements None.
Course Description This 4 hour course gives you an overview of Project Management Processes, Reviews the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Discusses links with Quality Mgmt Principles and Six Sigma, and discusses ways to implement a PMO organization.
What's Included Power Point presentation, PMI's Executive Guide to Project Management, PMO Frameworks White Paper.
Topic Include:

* What is Project Management

* Why we need Project Management

* The power of a PMO

* Impact of Organization Structures on a PMO

* 10 Reasons why projects succeed and 10 reasons why they fail

* Project Management cycle

* PMBOK - What are the 10 knowledge areas

* What does a Project Manager do?

* What are some of the core tools a Project Manager uses?

* Importance of managing change

* Other processes that link with project management processes to make systemic improvements
The Financial Investment* $200 per participant
The Financial Return Highly dependent on project(s) available and the selection
New Oaks Consulting PMP Training
Prerequisites Project / Program Manager with 4500 hours of experience leading and directing projects if you have a bachelors degree, 7500 hours with a secondary degree (high school)
Optimal Candidate Associate project managers, project managers, IT project managers, project coordinators, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, product managers, program managers, project sponsors, and project team members seeking the PMP or CAPM certification.
Training Outcome (what participants will learn) We will review all information required to be known for the PMP exam.
Training Duration 5 days over a weeks period of time
Certification Requirements Preparation for PMP Certification - which is a separate 200 question exam run by PMI
Course Description
  • PMP certification, established by the Project Management Institute (PMI®), is one of the most valued and respected credentials in project management. Earning and maintaining this PMI project management certification demonstrates a solid foundation of experience and competency in effectively managing projects and project teams.
  • Led by a PMP-certified instructor, these intensive PMP prep sessions are fast-paced featuring high-quality materials, team and individual exercises
  • In this intense five-day course, students will take a pretest and then will spend the first 3-4 days thoroughly learning essential material interspersed with team and individual exercises, and practice exams (both written and online). On the second half of day four and day five (a half day session), students will be involved in structured self study focused per the students needs using online tools with the instructor available for Q&A and coaching.
What's Included

PMBOK® Guide -- Fifth Edition

Achieve PMP Exam Success - 5th Edition which includes

  • Free online access to over 1300 practice questions
  • Pre-exam to help focus
  • Simulating actual 200-questions exams with questions arranged by knowledge area.
  • PMP exam prep study guides

Exercises throughout the course to reinforce PMP and CAPM exam concepts

Handy reference charts

 
Topic Include:

* Introduction to PMBOK and PMP Requirements

* Organizational Influences and Project Life Cycle

* Project Management Processes

* Project Integration Management

* Project Scope Management

* Project Time Management

* Project Cost Management

* Project Quality Management

* Project Communications Management

* Project Stakeholder Management

* Project Risk Management

* Project Procurement Management
Coaching / Mentoring Support 1 hours of phone/email support post training
The Financial Investment* $3,495 per participant for the 1 week Training
The Financial Return Highly dependent on project(s) available and the selection