PM Workshops provides professional development trainings to accelerate careers and strengthen businesses…
Our goal is to create a training environment that encourages participation, develops hard and soft managerial skills, and provides a voice to every participant—a place for everyone to grow and thrive.
This intensive 2-day workshop will help you understand bookkeeping and financial management concepts, which is a crucial part of any business whether it relates to projects or operations. This course will assist you to effectively grasp the fundamentals of finances, as well as more advanced topics required for business success, such as understanding margins, establish financial targets, and control costs. It will help you to understand the accounting process and use that knowledge to improve cost controls and enhance revenue opportunities. Course Overview Attendees will learn the use of developing a budget, creating a statement of cash flows, and defining cash flow forecasts in order to track and project future monthly cash needs, as well as, forward-looking financial projections. Additionally, we design our workshops to fit our clients’ needs and objectives. Therefore, our…
This two-day workshop helps the participants develop an outline required to decide on the profitability and/or feasibility of the new project and whether or not to proceed forward. The business case integrates the benefits, costs, and risks of a proposed project in order to assist executive management in making an informed decision. This is a part of the Project Charter. Training will assist participants in learning practical knowledge based on the fundamentals of Business Case Development for use in their day-to-day work. Participants will experience hands-on training with real-life case studies. Agenda Define the business need Expected benefits and how they are aligned with business strategy Critical factors for a defined successful outcome When and how the benefits will be delivered Identify the risks are and how they will be…
This 3-day course satisfies the 21 contact hours requirement established by the Project Management Institute (PMI) in order to apply to take the PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® exam. Additionally, PM Workshops (PMW) incorporates both the theoretical, as well as practical, sides of Agile into all our trainings. To that end, all our workshops include study materials, exercises, and real-world case studies. Course Overview In this course, we cover the “Agile” approach to project management, which is intended for relatively small projects that require flexibility throughout the development path, effective and quick change management, and the ability for the team to adapt to any situation that arises during the project lifecycle. The course also includes training in various agile methodologies, including Lean, Scrum, and Kanban, as well as the following areas:…
We cover the fundamentals of risk management in a productive and interactive environment. Attendees will identify, classify, and manage risks systematically for the duration of a project to control the probability and mitigate the impact of an adverse risk event. At the same time, we identify and evaluate positive risks, also known as opportunities, as part of risk management. Additionally, our risk management training courses provide you with the skills and knowledge to implement an effective risk management system based on PMI standards, as well as ISO 31000 guidelines. Course Overview This 2-day workshop will show managers and leaders how to create mitigation plans for anticipated risks, as well as develop and implement and a plan to deal with the unexpected. Attendees will learn about the theory and practice of…
This 3-day workshop satisfies the 23 contact hours required by the Project Management Institute (PMI) to apply for the exam. Just as with the PMP Exam, this course is based on the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) 6th edition, but our trainers use real-world experience, as well as customized case studies to understand the material better. In other words, we incorporate both the theoretical, as well as practical, sides of project management into all our trainings. To that end, all our workshops include study materials required to learn and understand the 49 processes, inputs-tools & techniques-outputs (ITTO), process groups, and knowledge areas. Course Overview Introduction to PMI and PMP Project Management Guidelines PMP certification – internationally recognized Project Management Framework Project Management Office Organizational Structure Role of the Project…
This 4-day course covers the ISO 9000 Series, which encompasses the development of a quality management system, implementation of the quality management system, and the guidelines for enhancing an organizations’ ability to achieve and maintain sustained success. The quality management system is typically contained in the quality management plan, which will lay out a roadmap for achieving quality objectives, develop quality checklists, create a quality training program for staff, and, of particular interest, develop the audit processes, which include proper documentation, organizing the audit material, and preparing for the actual audit as either the auditor and the audited. Course Overview We design our ISO 9000 workshops to fit our clients’ needs and objectives. Therefore, our workshops include hands-on exercises and real-world case studies similar to what the client encounters regularly.…
This intensive 2-day workshop will help you understand the elements of budgeting and forecasting. It covers the budget formulation process, developing tools for budgeting, and how to benefit from these tools. In addition, we will discuss how to control the budget through financial targets and cost control. This course is designed for managers and department leaders that prepare budgets and monthly forecasts. Budgeting is an organization's process for defining its plan and direction in financial terms. It helps to allocate resources, set goals, and determine the actions required to achieve these goals. Course Overview Attendees will learn the use of developing a budget, creating a statement of cash flows, and defining cash flow forecasts in order to track and project future monthly cash needs, as well as, forward-looking financial projections. Additionally, we design…
This 3-day workshop is intended for people who want to learn the fundamentals of project management, while not necessarily seeking to be certified as such. The classroom content will focus firstly on how to develop the project description (scope), as well as the associated budget and schedule. Additionally, other critical management tasks shall be included, such as dealing with changes, addressing risks, determining the quality objectives and how to reach them, as well as how to deal with risks and stakeholder management. Prerequisites None. Target Attendees The course is ideal for those operating in the project domain where the integration of different technical inputs is vital, and project administrators wanting to update their knowledge of current project management principles. New or potential project managers Project Managers who want to refine…
This course is intended for PMP (Project Management Professional) test-takers in need of reviewing the exam material with an emphasis on the terms, concepts, and calculations needed to pass the exam. Also, we will cover the basics in detail, such as the Project Charter, the Project Management Plan, Earned Value Management (EVM), the ITTOs (Input-Tools & Techniques-Outputs,) and other sections from the PMBOK needed to pass the PMP Exam. Additional emphasis will be placed on understanding the elements required to improve participants’ project management skills. Course Overview This 2-day workshop will assist PMP candidates to prepare for the exam as efficiently as possible, while at the same time retaining the fundamentals of the PMI framework, which they can apply to their daily workload.. Additionally, we provide follow-up consulting for up…
This is a two-day class geared towards flexible projects with quick turnaround demands, such as IT and R&D, where the requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration among cross-functional teams. It is geared towards fast-changing project requirements, which will lead to improved quality control, greater efficiencies, reduced waste, and cost savings. Training will assist participants in learning practical knowledge based on the fundamentals of Agile & Scrum Methodologies for use in their day-to-day work. Participants will experience hands-on training with real-life case studies. Who Should Take This Course Managers and members of project teams who currently use or plan to adopt agile techniques. Agenda Agile Tenets Agile Project Management Essentials Adopting an Agile Approach to Project Management An Overview of Agile Methodologies Agile Planning: Project Initiating and Requirements Gathering Agile Planning:…
