Event: American Strategic Management Institute

Sep. 29 – Oct. 3, 2008| Washington, DC

Agenda

Day One

8:00
Registration and 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
Adjourn

Day Two

8:00
Continental Breakfast

9:00
Key Techniques for Defining a Project

10:00
Planning the Project Infrastructure

11:00
Breaking Down the Project Activities Using a Work Breakdown Structure

12:00
Lunch Break

1:00
Using the Work Breakdown Structure for Effective Estimating

2:00
Developing a Preliminary Schedule

3:00
Constructing the Network Diagram

4:00
Day 2 Adjourns

Day Three

8:00
Continental Breakfast

9:00
Defining Project Estimates

10:00
Analyzing the Network Diagram

11:00
Managing Project Progress: Integrating the Gantt Chart

12:00
Lunch Break

1:00
Utilizing and Loading Organizational Resources

2:00
Creating the Project Budget

3:00
Optimizing the Project Plan

4:00
Day 3 Adjourns

Day Four

8:00
Continental Breakfast

9:00
Identifying Risks

10:00
Utilizing Risk Analysis Techniques

11:00
Making a Risk Management Plan

12:00
Lunch Break

1:00
Assembling the Project Team

2:00
Understanding the Project Manager’s Role in Team Development

3:00
Reporting Project Status

4:00
Day 4 Adjourns

Day Five

8:00
Continental Breakfast

9:00
Dealing with Change

10:00
Establishing Change Management Control Procedures

11:00
Adjusting the Scope for Schedule Changes

12:00
Lunch Break

1:00
Monitoring and Controlling Project Processes

2:00
Executing the Project Closeout Phase

3:00
Documenting Lessons Learned

4:00
Conference Adjourns

Venue and Hotel

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 American Strategic Management 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 August 29, 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.

Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott
1533 Clarendon Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-528-2222
www.courtyardarlingtonrosslyn.com

Tuition

The tuition rate for attending Project Management for Results is $2490.00

Group Discounts

The American Strategic Management Institute offers reduced tuition to groups of
three or more. For more information, please contact David Yerks at 858-874-6876
or Yerks@ManagementWeb.org.

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.