Project Management ON DEMAND
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14.0 Credits
Member Price $364.00
Non-Member Price $419.00
Overview
Projects tend to take longer and cost more than expected. How is it possible to balance the many demands on a project manager in order to improve a project’s outcome? This course shows how to be a successful project manager by exploring how projects are initiated, evaluated, and selected. It also addresses all phases of project planning, the use of CPM and PERT to schedule tasks, and how to make trade-offs between the various project constraints. The course tackles many other subjects as well, including change management, project estimating, risk management, reporting, and project management at the enterprise level.
Highlights
Overview of project management. Project initiation. Project selection. Project phases. Project planning. Trade-off analysis. Change control. Project procurement management. Team development.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, CFOs, controllers, leaders, and managers.
Objectives
Recognize the characteristics of a project. Cite the areas of responsibility for a project sponsor. Specify the factors that impact the success rate of a project. Specify the different ways to manage stakeholders. Identify the reasons why feasibility studies may be needed. Specify the reasons for conducting a gap analysis. Recognize the uses to which a strategic alignment analysis can be put. Recognize the different types of quantitative evaluations for projects. Identify how a discounted payback analysis can be used. Identify the problems with using the internal rate of return. Specify the different elements of a net present value analysis and their effects, and more.
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Steven Bragg, Western CPE
Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.
Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).
Non-Member Price $419.00
Member Price $364.00