Event: American Strategic Management Institute

May 12-16, 2008 | Arlington, VA

Agenda
DAY ONE 8:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast 9:00 Introduction to Project Management: The Latest Methodologies in Project Management According to the PMBoK® 10:00 Reviewing the Terminology: Understanding Key Concepts and Terms for Enhanced Project Performance 11:00 Developing Project Management Skills for Success 12:00 Lunch Break 1:00 Project Initiation Phase 2:00 Project Organization Phase 3:00 Creating the Project Charter 4:00 Day One Adjourns DAY TWO 8:00 Continental Breakfast 9:00 Key Techniques for Defining a Project 10:00 Developing a Work Breakdown Structure 11:00 Developing a Preliminary Schedule and Network Diagram 12:00 Lunch Break 1:00 Defining Project Estimates 2:00 Analyzing the Network Diagram 3:00 Managing Project Progress: Integrating the Gantt Chart 4:00 Day Two Adjourns	DAY THREE 8:00 Continental Breakfast 9:00 Utilizing and Loading Organizational Resources 10:00 Creating the Project Budget 11:00 Optimizing the Project Plan 12:00 Lunch Break 1:00 Collecting and Analyzing Project Status 2:00 Reporting Project Status Phase 3:00 Project Closeout Phase 4:00 Day Three Adjourns DAY FOUR 8:00 Continental Breakfast 9:00 Updates on the Latest Earned Value Management 10:00 Introduction and Overview to Earned Value Management 12:00 Lunch Break 1:00 Developing the EVM Organization 2:00 Assessing the Program Organization Structure and 4:00 Day Four Adjourns DAY FIVE 8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 Establishing EVM Planning, Scheduling and Budgeting Measurement Baselines 11:00 Developing a Budget Allocation and Resource Management Plan 12:00 Lunch Break 1:00 Maintaining Proper Analysis and Management Reporting Practices 2:00 Mastering Project Improvement through Revisions and Maintenance 5:00 Day Five Adjourns

Venue
Project Management for Results will be held at The American Strategic Management Institute’s Training Center in Arlington, VA. A continental breakfast will be provided each morning.

Conference Address:
The Performance Institute
1515 N. Courthouse Rd.
Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott at the prevailing rate of $201 until April 15, 2008. Please call the hotel directly and reference code “Project Management for Results” when making reservations to get the discounted rate. The hotel is conveniently located three blocks from the Rosslyn Metro station. Please ask the hotel about a complimentary shuttle that is also available for your convenience.

Exhibiting & Sponsorship
To learn more about exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, contact Brian Levis at 703-894-0481 or Levis@PerformanceWeb.org.

Tuition & Group Discounts
The tuition rate for attending Project Management for Results is $2490.00. The Performance Institute offers reduced tuition to groups of three or more. For more information, please contact Melvin Hall at 703-894-0481 or Hall@PerformanceWeb.org.

Weather Policy
The American Strategic Management Institute (ASMI) follows the federal government’s guidelines regarding closing due to inclement weather; only if the federal government is closed will the Institute cancel events held in Arlington, VA. If ASMI remains open during inclement weather, conference start times may be slightly delayed to allow more time for transportation. This decision will be based on traffic conditions, and will not be announced until the morning of the event.

To learn if the federal government is closed due to inclement weather, please visit http://www.opm.gov. Information on closings will also be available on all major television and radio stations in the DC Metropolitan area.

If your flight is cancelled due to airport closings because of weather (either the destination or arrival city) and consequently you are unable to attend the conference, the cancellation fee will be waived. Please inform the Institute as soon as possible that you will be unable to attend.

If the Institute must cancel an event as a result of an act of God, weather, war, flood, or by any occurrence that is beyond the control of the Institute, the Institute accepts no responsibility for covering airfare, hotel or other costs incurred by registrants, including delegates, sponsors, and guests, but will provide delegates with a tuition credit to a future event, or a tuition refund if notice of non-attendance is received before the start of the event.

Cancellations and Quality Assurance
The American Strategic Management Institute strives to provide you with the most productive and effective educational experience possible. If after completing the course you feel there is some way we can improve, please write your comments on the evaluation form provided upon your arrival. Should you feel dissatisfied with your learning experience and wish to request a credit or refund, please submit it in writing no later than 10 business days after the end of the training to: Amy Shioji, VP of Education Services, ASMI, 1515 N. Courthouse Road, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201. We will evaluate individual complaints in a context of collective comments from the event.

Note: A $150 service fee will be charged on cancellations received less than four weeks from the date of the event. A credit memo will also be sent reflective of that amount, which can be used for a future conference. If you do not cancel your registration before the day of the event, you will be charged for the full conference amount. As speakers are confirmed six months before the event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in the program. The American Strategic Management Institute is not responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program.

If for any reason ASMI decides to cancel this conference, ASMI accepts no responsibility for covering airfare, hotel or other costs incurred by registrants, including delegates, sponsors and guests.