Objectives

To provide participants with knowledge on how project support offices function, who employs them, and how they can be established and maintained.

Instruction

Method: Lecture, case studies, class exercises

Material: Course workbook

PMBOK Knowledge Areas

• Scope Management
• Human Resource Management
• Communications Management

Topics Covered

• The central role of project offices in business and government enterprises
• Traditional vs. contemporary approaches toward project offices
  Services provided by large and small project offices
• Functions of project offices
  • Administrative support
  • Consulting and mentoring
  • Establishing methods and standards
  • Assisting in training efforts
  • Maintaining a stable of project managers
  • Promoting competency
• Project office role in managing virtual teams
• Project office role in building project management competency
• Conducting organizational assessments
• Australian National Competency Standard for project management
• Job descriptions of key project office players
• Steps to take to establish and maintain a project office
• Selling the project office
• Results of a survey of companies employing project offices

Course Length

This course comes in varying lengths depending upon the needs of your organization. Project Management Professionals (PMPs) are eligible to earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) for taking this course.

Arrange a Course

Contact UMT Corporate Training at (703) 516-0035 or training@umtweb.edu to schedule a course.