Today with tighter budgets, less time, fewer resources, Tele-Transportation, rapid change, expanding technologies and global marketing managers need to do more with less. To lead business in future they need to get things faster, cheaper and better than what their competitors do. The cost reduction programs and management approaches of the past are not enough to meet today's corporate challenges. Meeting the demands of fast changing environment of modern business requires focus on priorities, better tracking techniques and effective structures for communication.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT is one part of a solution to adapt and prosper. Projects are vital for the success of any business organization. A project is an effort made by the organization to create some new product or service and can result into development of a changed product or service or can bring changes in organizational environment. It requires dealing with people, equipment, task, schedule, critical path, material, cost, contingencies and profit.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING is given to the managers so that they are able to apply fundamental principles, skills, concepts, techniques and are able to manage a project from commencement to delivery. Generally, it is the responsibility of Project Management Offices (PRO) to offer training to staff. Before starting with the training program, the candidate must have minimum requirements, qualification and experience and they shall agree to abide by all rules and principles of professional ethics. Before starting with the classes, the PRO shall take the following steps, as they will help him in better understanding his audiences and delivering what is required.

Scope of Training Program:

The PRO must decide the areas and the stakeholders to cover during his training session. The training can be targeted towards project managers, team managers, functional managers, customers etc.

Need of Training:

This includes finding strengths and weaknesses of the organizations environment and people working in it.

Formulating Strategies and Plan of Action:

This includes dealing with how to achieve what needs to be achieved i.e. haw a training program will be implemented at all levels in the organization. Many options such as distance learning program, coaching, customized regular classes or computer based training programs can be considered at this stage depending upon the requirements, budget and needs of training.

Coaching is a bit different from regular training program, which involves a formal teacher- student relation. A coaching is a more personalized, less structured approach that teaches by putting trainee into real situation he/ she might face while working on his/ her projects.

The various institutes offering formal Project Management Training includes:

* ADVANCED MANAGEMENT SERVICES

* AMA PROJECT MANAGEMENT

* AMERICAN GRADUATE UNIVERSITY

* ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY

* BOSTON UNIVERSITY

* BOSTON UNIVERSITY'S CERTIFICATE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

* BRYANT COLLEGE

* BUSINESS ESOLUTIONS

* BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS

* CENTRE FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT

* COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

* CORE IS LTD.

* CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT

* DATA WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK AND METHODOLOGY

* EDWARDS INDUSTRIES, LLC

* ESI INTERNATIONAL

* ETP STRUCTURED PROGRAMME & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

* GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

* JONES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

* KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL

* KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MGMT

* MINDLEADERS

* PM COLLEGE

* PM SOLUTIONS

* PMGURUONLINE

* PMP CERTIFICATION

* PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING FROM IBM

* PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING INSTITUTE

* PROJECT POWER CONSULTING

* PROJECT SOLUTIONS

* PROTRAIN CHINA

* SILICON BEACH TRAINING

* SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSE

* TIM KRESS & ASSOCIATES PROJECT MANAGEMENT

* UNIV. OF MGMT. & TECHNOLOGY

* XANSA INSTITUTE

To conclude Project Management Training helps in learning methodologies for working with project teams formed across traditional, functional and organizational boundaries. It helps in overcoming with difficulties that project managers face due to complex nature of project, high risk of failure involved and long-term planning processes.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, October 20th, 2007 at 2:31 am and is filed under pm training.