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Using Successful Project Management to Do More with Less

Mercy Corps, Aceh Lecture Room 45 SW Ankeny Street
Portland

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Jeff Oltmann
Division of Management
Oregon Health and Science University

You use projects every day in your work—to improve a core service, kick off a new initiative, or just get things done. Especially in this recession, your projects must do more with less, and you can’t afford for them to fail. Yet most projects do fail—many because of easily avoidable project management mistakes. This practical workshop shows you the foundational techniques of running successful projects. You will learn key project management concepts, then immediately apply them to real projects during the workshop. Learn how to start projects on firm foundations, create realistic plans, and monitor and steer projects until they reach successful conclusions.

Participants in this workshop will be able to:

  • Explain how to use projects to help you achieve your goals
  • Lead a project through the four standard steps that bring order to chaos
  • Recognize common causes of project success and failure
  • Get a project off to a good start using chartering
  • Plan a project, including the fundamentals of creating a realistic schedule
  • Balance competing priorities within a project
  • Monitor project progress and make course corrections where necessary

About the Presenter

Jeff Oltmann has led successful programs for over 20 years. He ran the project office for a $60M project portfolio at IBM’s Oregon development facility. Jeff’s hands-on program management experience includes program budgets over $100M and worldwide cross-functional teams of over 100 members. He is on OHSU’s graduate management faculty.

Additional Information

Event fee includes continental breakfast.

Produced in partnership with Mercy Corps Northwest.

Scholarships are available for Mercy Corps Northwest affiliates who have done one of the following: 1) graduated from the Business Foundations Course, 2) borrowed from Mercy Corps Northwest, 3) participated in the IDA Matched Savings Grant Program, or 4) purchased a current Annual Subscription to Mercy Corps Northwest’s seminars.

For more information about scholarships, visit Mercy Corps Northwest or contact Loren Guerriero.

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Jeff Oltmann
Division of Management
Oregon Health and Science University

You use projects every day in your work—to improve a core service, kick off a new initiative, or just get things done. Especially in this recession, your projects must do more with less, and you can’t afford for them to fail. Yet most projects do fail—many because of easily avoidable project management mistakes. This practical workshop shows you the foundational techniques of running successful projects. You will learn key project management concepts, then immediately apply them to real projects during the workshop. Learn how to start projects on firm foundations, create realistic plans, and monitor and steer projects until they reach successful conclusions.

Participants in this workshop will be able to:

  • Explain how to use projects to help you achieve your goals
  • Lead a project through the four standard steps that bring order to chaos
  • Recognize common causes of project success and failure
  • Get a project off to a good start using chartering
  • Plan a project, including the fundamentals of creating a realistic schedule
  • Balance competing priorities within a project
  • Monitor project progress and make course corrections where necessary

About the Presenter

Jeff Oltmann has led successful programs for over 20 years. He ran the project office for a $60M project portfolio at IBM’s Oregon development facility. Jeff’s hands-on program management experience includes program budgets over $100M and worldwide cross-functional teams of over 100 members. He is on OHSU’s graduate management faculty.

Additional Information

Event fee includes continental breakfast.

Produced in partnership with Mercy Corps Northwest.

Scholarships are available for Mercy Corps Northwest affiliates who have done one of the following: 1) graduated from the Business Foundations Course, 2) borrowed from Mercy Corps Northwest, 3) participated in the IDA Matched Savings Grant Program, or 4) purchased a current Annual Subscription to Mercy Corps Northwest’s seminars.

For more information about scholarships, visit Mercy Corps Northwest or contact Loren Guerriero.

When
February 2nd, 2012 from  8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location
Mercy Corps, Aceh Lecture Room
45 SW Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97204
Multnomah
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Event Fee(s)
Registration
NAO Members $85.00
Nonmembers $115.00