Art of PM the course: In Vancouver April 12th/13th

Over the last year I’ve been devloping a two day course based on the book, The art of project management. It’s finally ready – and it’s packed with the same jargon free real world attitude found in the book, but is interactive, exercise and discussion heavy, going to some places not possible to go with the book alone.

The course is now ready for prime time: I’ll be teaching in Vancouver, B.C. at the SPC Springboard Group on April 12/13th. Cost: $995 before 3/12, $1195 after.

The art of project management: the course

Day 1: Schedules, estimation and risk

Why schedules fail and how to avoid
Intense exercises with project scheduling tactics
Fun exercises with estimation techniques
Risks and crisis: What to do when things go wrong

Day 2: Leadership, decision making and relationships

Leading without authority
How to make good decisions
Managing positive change
Building trust and relationships
Learning from mistakes
Summary / Additional Q&A

All attendies receive:

A copy of the art of project management book (optionally signed).
A trim reference handbook of course slides and notes.
Two full days of fun, entertaining and challenging education on how to lead teams.
Follow up personal access and free consultation: I’ll answer any questions or follow ups from the course within two weeks after the course is over.

Full course outline and registration.

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Posted Saturday, March 4th, 2006 at 10:50 am

in On Tour | 4 Comments »

Scott - March 8, 2006 at 4:59 pm #

if the course is done well there are a bunch of reasons:

1) Interactive coverage of topics where students can ask questions, do exercises, and get experience applying the lessons.
2) Discussion with and direct attention from someone who has experience with the topics.
3) A chance to meet and exchange ideas with peers who have similiar interests or learning goals.
4) Learning styles: some people learn more easily from books than others. Most people learn best by doing rather than listening or reading, but everyone is different.

Some topics are easy to cover in books – but some aren’t. I sure wouldn’t want to have brain surgery from someone who’d only read about doing it in books. A good course or class should give experiences and types of knowledge that are hard to get from books alone. However there certainly tons of courses out there that don’t give much more than the book does.