Regardless of your field, project management skills are an asset to any career portfolio. And, there’s never been a better time to hone yours! This May, UCOP staff will have an opportunity to learn project management skills from the pros when the Center for Project Management leads a three-workshop series.

Popular instructor Raj Kapur will lead all sessions. As one past participant shared, “Raj is passionate about sharing his expertise in project management. His enthusiasm provided a good balance of applying industry best practices, content, techniques and examples.”

Classes will take place virtually on May 25, June 2 and June 8 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Register now

May 25: Initiating projects

Learn to recognize the critical importance of having a clear, shared understanding of a project at the outset by creating a comprehensive project charter, or decision document. In this course you’ll learn to identify and define:
• A project’s purpose, business value, objectives, assumptions and constraints
• The project scope, complexity and correlation to other projects and activities
• How success will be measured, and warning signs to watch for
• Stakeholders — including analyzing their priorities and impact

June 2: Planning and estimating a project

Discover how to build a professional-grade project plan and detailed estimates. You’ll learn how to:
• Construct a breakdown of work and network diagram
• Manage and adjust scope and timeline through critical path analysis
• Create project staffing, change management and communications management plans
• Develop effort, duration and budget estimates — then calibrate them based on resource assignments.

June 8: Scheduling and tracking a project

Learn to convert a project plan and estimates into a project schedule, and to track and communicate project status. This course will show you how to:
• Create a project schedule — and analyze it for optimization
• Understand how project management software can streamline tasks
• Conduct effective progress reviews, including evaluating vital signs and monitoring ongoing risks

All three sessions are required for course completion: Register today!

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Questions? Email ucopld@ucop.edu.

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