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Christina B Maiers
PB AF 598
Seattle Campus
Teaches practical administrative, leadership, and analytic skills commonly required of managers and analysts in the public and nonprofit sectors. The workshops emphasize hands-on problem resolution, simulations, and actual practice. Credit/no-credit only.
Class description
• Examine the meaning of a project management methodology and the importance of establishing formal processes and controls to manage your project • Understand the value of project management in the public sector and hear real-world examples of projects performed within public sector agencies • Examine the 5 pillars of project management, discuss project management methodologies and learn about the Organizational Project Management Maturity Model • Utilize key practices to successfully initiate, manage, control and close-out projects • Learn about tools to help manage project, such as Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Earned Value Management (EVM) & MSProject
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