Capitalizing on the Product of Project Plan and Schedule Integration - Solving the Mystery
with Lee R. Lambert, PMP, CEO
8 PDUs
8:30 - 4:30

Hermitage Country Club
November 17, 2009
http://www.hermitagecountryclub.com

ABSTRACT:

This program will examine the concept of critical project planning functions and demonstrate how to convert the fundamental project plan into a fully integrated precedence diagram to be used to develop and manage resource allocations, cost distribution, and “domino” effect risk identification and impact analysis.

Participants will learn how to take advantage of the power of WBS and PDM in creating a comprehensive Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) as the basis for ongoing project status assessment, variance analysis and forecasting of “cause and effect” implications resulting from the actual vs expected condition.

Professional utilization of the “decision support” information that will be generated as a result of effectively using the tools of the trade will significantly enhance the user’s contribution to achieving business objectives, while enhancing their personal value to the organization as a whole.

OUTLINE

Introduction
Review of Value Add Tools
Realistic Use of the WBS for its Intended Purpose
Implementing the PDM –Bringing it ALL Together (Critical Path Analysis)
Loading Resources/Estimating Duration and Cost (Monte Carlo Analysis)
Recognizing a Gold RAT (Secrets of Path Convergence)
Developing Realistic Performance Measures (Earned Value)
Projecting the Effect of History—Delivering the Truth About the Future
Another Need to Integrate—Change Control, It’s the “right” thing to do.
Conclusion & Summary

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completing this workshop participants will be able to:

1. Use the WBS to overcome deficiencies in Requirements Definition
2. Create a realistic WBS Foundation upon which to build a Project Plan
3. Convert Independently created Work Packages into a Comprehensive Schedule
4. Maintain a "connection" between the project schedule and resource allocation decisions
5. Convert an Integrated Work Schedule into a meaningful PMB
6. Use the power of “forecasting” from the past to manage the future
7. Avoid being swept up in the Rubber Baseline phenomena
8. How to separate integrated work plan changes from “baseline” changes
9. Present integrated project planning information in a positive and productive manner

We look forward to welcoming you to our little project management family!

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Registration fee includes breakfast, lunch and all supporting materials.

Continental breakfast and registration starts at 8:00am. Workshop begins at 8:30am. A working lunch will be served and the program will end at 4:30. The country club has a dress code, including collared shirts for the men and no jeans. Please contact them directly if you have any questions about the facility. Instructions for obtaining Certificates of Completion through our automated system will be distributed at the end of the workshop. These automated certificates will contain all of the information you will need to register your PDUs through PMI.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Lee R. Lambert, PMP, CEO
PMI Fellow (2009)
PMI Professional Development Provider of the Year (2007)
PMI Distinguished Contribution Award (1995)

Lee Lambert takes the saying; "been there, done that, got the T-shirt" to new heights in project management training, by incorporating a pragmatic perspective and a unique use of personal analogies to help bring the subject matter to life. No other Project Management educator can contend with his uncanny technical knowledge, material content and refreshing delivery - not to mention his humorous, engaging, CommonSense™ style that has mesmerized more than 40,000 students in 21 countries. Lee has been an honored and distinguished member of the project management community since 1968 and was part of the original team that formulated and implemented the PMP Certification Program. He is recognized as one of the most effective project management educators in the world.