Overview
Phase
I: Knowledge
Project Management
Strength Builder - You complete a short self-assessment to understand how you
would react in various situations related to managing projects. Once completed,
your results will highlight your strengths and challenges with doing
project management. You analyze your current situation to understand how you
could best use your strengths. This Phase of the course is 3 hours long.
Phase II: Skills
Environmental Project Management Fundamentals -
You learn the fundamentals of project management
and apply them on a project in your
work environment. You also learn how to use Microsoft Project to schedule your
project and manage your project resources. This Phase of the course takes
approximately 60 hours to complete. Your online instructor guides you
through learning project management while you apply the fundamentals of project
management in your work environment.
Course Texts (included):
Cheetah
Project Management by Michelle LaBrosse, PMP,
Microsoft Project Version 2002 Step by Step
by Carl Chatfield, et al.
and
A Guide to the Project Management Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Third Edition
by The Project Management Institute.
Phase III: Demonstration
Environmental Project Management Measurement
- You learn how to deliver results with your projects by measuring the
results of your projects. The people who were involved in your project
during the
fundamentals phase complete a PM Scorecard on your performance. They do this
by filling out a short survey online. You receive a one page report of the
survey results and then complete a 15 hour online course to develop a plan on how you
are going to continually improve your skills as a project manager based on the
results.
The Cheetah Environmental Project Management Certificate teaches the comprehensive elements of
Project
Management. The PM Skill Matrix below shows the PM Skill areas covered.
|
PM Courses |
Phase I - PM Strength Builder |
Phase II - Environmental PM
Fundamentals |
Phase III - Environmental PM
Measurement |
Total Hours |
|
PM Skills
Hours |
3.0 |
59.5 |
17.5 |
80 |
|
Integration |
|
x |
x |
|
|
Scope Management |
|
x |
x |
|
|
Scheduling |
|
x |
x |
|
|
Cost |
|
x |
x |
|
|
Quality |
|
x |
x |
|
|
Communication |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
Resource Management |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
Risk Management |
|
x |
x |
|
|
Procurement |
|
x |
x |
|
|
Team Development |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
Performance Measurement |
|
x |
x |
|
|