Date: Thursday, June 9, 2016
Time: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Location: Atlanta Marriot NW at Galleria, 200 Interstate North Pkwy SE, Atlanta, GA 30339
Earn 12 PDUs!
PMI Talent Triangle PDU Categories
Technical Project Management: 7
Leadership: 2
Strategic and Business Management: 3
Description:
Nothing is more valuable to a professional PM than estimates that accurately reflect reality, motivate their fulfillment, and facilitate rigorous accountability! This class delivers concrete Estimating and Risk Management best practices from both Traditional and Agile approaches that are aligned to the PMBOK® Guide Sixth Edition! Remember, you must be able to apply key techniques while your team is developing their estimates in order to drive to success… not failure!
This powerful experience gives you solid training in Estimating as a “Science” as well as Estimating as an “Art” with loads of practical information on:
• Methods that align with the PMBOK® Guide Sixth Edition!
• Key Organizational Concepts Applied and Proven at Intel© Corp. and Siemens
• Approaches that Systematically Align Results with Executive Objectives
• Processes that Produce Reliable Estimates Despite High Complexity and Uncertainty
• Using Derived Schedules to Automatically Correct Estimation Errors
During this unique, succinct seminar you will receive the keys for complete mastery of this enduring PM challenge. You will be immersed in hands-on interactive learning working with a cohort of other experienced professionals. When you finish you’ll be exhausted, and well equipped to return to work with a sharpened set of new tools and insights for improving project results!
Years of experience have shown that mastering the art and science of Estimating combined with Risk Management can help you avoid painful, tragic lessons... and accelerate your career! Don’t miss this interactive, comprehensive immersion experience.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students wishing to claim the full 12 PDUs must complete the Pre-Work before class. After registering please email CustServ@GR8PM.com to request the Pre-Work instructions.
Course objectives:
This seminar includes a 100% Money-back, Satisfaction Guarantee. In particular, it will cover:
• Methods that align with the PMBOK® Guide Sixth Edition!
• Key Organizational Concepts Applied and Proven at Intel© Corp. and Siemens
• Approaches that Systematically Align Results with Executive Objectives
• Processes that Produce Reliable Estimates Despite High Complexity and Uncertainty
• Using Derived Schedules to Automatically Correct Estimation Errors
Who should attend:
This program is designed for any technical or project management professional seeking proven ways to improve their estimating and risk management skills. It is particularly useful to PMP®s seeking to understand and use Agile…successfully!
Instructor: John Stenbeck, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSP
Instructor Biography:
John G. Stenbeck, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSP, is the Founder of GR8PM, Inc. (pronounced “Great PM”). John is a Best Selling author. His first two books have achieved over $1 million in sales and his most recent one – the Agile Almanac – is the Amazon #1 Best Seller in Agile Project Management and the Amazon #2 Best Seller in Project Management, where it trails the industry’s body-of-knowledge, the PMBOK Guide. He has been a guest on Good Morning America, the Today Show and the Oprah Winfrey Show. John has been featured on the front page of the Los Angeles Times and the San Diego Union. He has a combined background in Accounting, Operations and Information Technology.
John is a sought-after Keynote speaker delivering over 50 events a year. His programs engage hard-to-impress technical and engineering professionals with unique Keynote-Workshop style that enables participants to be powerfully productive!
A partial list of John’s clients includes: Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. – Defense Information Technologies Group, McLean, VA; County of Orange, Orange, CA; Guinness Bass Import Company, Greenwich, CT; Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA; Lucent Technologies, Allentown, PA; Nike Corp., Beaverton, OR; Oracle Corp., Redwood Shores, CA; Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA; U.S. Army – Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate, Fort Monmouth, NJ; U.S.D.A. – National Finance Center, New Orleans, LA; Visa – Smart Cards, Foster City, CA.
John recently recorded 71 video lectures in Agile Government Contracting and Agile Project Management for Villanova University’s online certificate and degree programs. He was an Adjunct Instructor for the University of California San Diego where he taught project management in the Systems Engineering Certificate program before relocating to Spokane, Washington. As a trainer, he has taught numerous public and corporate on-site programs to over 10,000 students. John helps technical professionals in the Aerospace, Bio-Pharmaceutical, Defense, and High Technology industries master project management and executive leadership skills.
John is a Past President of the PMI – San Diego Chapter where he also served as the Vice-President of Professional Development. Currently he serves as the Vice-President of Programs for the PMI – Inland Northwest Chapter serving eastern Washington.
John is certified by PMI as a Project Management Professional (PMP®) and an Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®). He also holds Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) designations from the Scrum Alliance and an ITIL v3 Foundations certification. Mr. Stenbeck graduated from San Diego State University with a B.S. Business Administration, emphasis in Accounting.
Date: Thursday, June 9, 2016
Time: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Location: Atlanta Marriot NW at Galleria, 200 Interstate North Pkwy SE, Atlanta, GA 30339
RSVP: Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Registration Fee:
$ 365--- PMI Atlanta Chapter Member (standard rate)
$ 495 --- 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 or call 404-884-4086.