Date: March 13, 2015
Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Location: The Georgia Club, 100 Cobb Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339
Earn 8 PDUs!
Description:
This course is an easy and credible way for you to make decisions, select projects, prioritize alternatives and make critical project management decisions that can boost your bottom line. The difference between Dr. Brown and high profile consulting firms is that Dr. Brown teaches you how to do it yourself.
“This program brings collaboration, enlightenment, and buy in to the decision making process. It was very worthwhile.” — P. Holliday Dignity Health
“Dr. Brown brings "real life" practicality to making proper choices and focus for projects and how project managers can succeed in organizations with competing views and priorities.” — J. Kyle UTSA
• Get buy in and consensus from key decision makers
• Orchestrate the process so that there is buy in and support from the decision makers.
• Make it their decision and not your process.
• Recognize the importance of value based decision making
• Understand why the Analytic Hierarchy Process is superior to other methods
• Realize why most weighting systems are invalid
• Comprehend the fundamental structure of the Analytic Hierarchy Process
• Establish a value based structure that is representative of organizational goals and stakeholder expectations
• Create a decision model using the Analytic Hierarchy Process
• Understand why ROI is the most overrated project selection criteria
• Perform sensitivity analysis on an Analytic Hierarchy Process decision model
• Ensure decision participants are consistent in their preferences
• How to avoid the common pitfalls when implementing the Analytic Hierarchy Process
Who should attend: Project Managers and decision makers
Instructor: Dr. James T. Brown PMP
Instructor Biography:
James T. Brown Ph.D., is president of SEBA® Solutions Inc., a Registered Education Provider for the Project Management Institute. He is the author of The Handbook of Program Management published by McGraw-Hill. James has a patent for a project scheduling methodology, and has received numerous awards including the "NASA Public Service Medal." James has a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, a MS in Engineering and a BS in Electrical Engineering. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Speaking Professional (CSP).
Date: March 13, 2015
Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Location: TBA
RSVP: March 11, 2015
Registration Fee:
$ 325 --- PMI Atlanta Chapter Member (standard rate)
$ 436 --- Non-member (standard rate)
Please note that walk-ins on the same day as class are not allowed. Registration must be completed on-line in advance of RSVP date provided in course description.
* For information on the event, please email Certification & Education Class Chair.