Project Management Series (Marine Trades)

Marine Systems Training Center

60 Main Street, Thomaston, Maine

Courses designed to be taken stand-alone or as a series

PART 1 ORGANIZING

Project Management Basics of Planning & Organizing

December 9, 2010 -- 9 a.m.-4 p'm.

Topics Include: Project Management Overview; Essentials of Project Management; Establishing the Project Foundation; Seven Stages of Project Management; Key Issues in Planning & Organizing Projects.

PART 2 IMPLEMENTING

Managing the Project & Teams

January 19, 2011 -- 9 a.m-4 p.m.

Topics Include: Managing Work Teams; Project Structure/ Work Breakdown; Work Planning/Actions, Assignments, Resources & Risk Management; Scheduling, Resource Allocation Final Planning; Implementing Project Mgt. on the job.

PART 3 ADVANCED

Fixing Tough Projects & Managing Risk

February 9, 2011 -- 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Topics Include: Nature of Workplace Risk and Where It Occurs; Identifying, Analyzing & Countering Risk (Avoiding Crisis Driven Projects); Fixing A Poorly Managed Project; Dealing With Worst Case Scenarios

Course Fees: Any Session $125 -- Take Any Three For $300 Take All Five For $475

Organizations need frequent tune-ups to maintain effective workflow amid change. Jim has long experience – plus creative tools -- to help executives analyze their organizations, then design and implement better ways.

Project Management is the 21st-century model for managing complex, risky innovations to on-time outcomes within budget. Jim Milliken offers workplace-tested designs in customized formats for onsite implementation and classroom training.

Communication is the lifeblood of human organization, in small partnerships and large corporations – and the pipeline to their markets. Jim provides practical approaches to all the oral and written forms.

Personal Productivity is fundamental, and it consists of skills that can be examined, practiced and perfected. Likewise Leadership and Supervision. Jim has common-sense training designs for dozens of these essentials.

There is no obligation, financial or otherwise, arising from a preliminary discussion of consultation or training solutions.