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Advanced Courses

113-Managing Information Technology Projects (60 PDUs from PMI)
Master advanced skills in negotiating with users, estimating, planning and optimizing schedules. Then practice them in project case studies with your PM mentor.
103-Managing Cross-functional Projects (60 PDUs from PMI)
Master advanced skills in negotiating scope across functional boundaries, estimating, planning and optimizing schedules. Then practice them in system development project case studies with your PM mentor.
123-Managing Construction Projects (60 PDUs from PMI)
Master advanced skills in negotiating with customers and subs, estimating, planning and optimizing schedules. Then practice them in commercial construction project case studies with your PM mentor.
133-Managing Healthcare Projects (60 PDUs from PMI)
Master advanced skills in negotiating with physicians & administrators, estimating, planning and optimizing schedules. Then practice them in hospital and larger clinic project case studies with your PM mentor.

Program Management

201-Projects & Portfolio Management (60 PDUs from PMI)
Learn to sell your projects strategically and deliver them to the clients at a profit with advanced techniques in scope definition, project optimization and control.

Below we explore advanced techniques in the areas of:

  • risk mitigation,
  • dealing with project sponsors,
  • project estimating
  • sophisticated processes for high-performance project teams.

The courses and textbooks described are also aimed at more experienced project managers, including those who's next career step will be in program management.

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