Note:

Online registration is currently closed, but spaces are still available. If you would like to attend this event, please call NWPPA at 360-254-0109, and our staff will be happy to help you.

Who Should Attend:

Any utility employee responsible for organizing and/or managing projects.

Course Overview:

The ability to create and lead successful projects is no longer left solely to professional project managers. These skills are now required by the vast majority of positions as projects have become more complex and increasingly important.

Well-run projects depend on the foundation laid in the initial planning stages; care and precision in project organization; and excellent teamwork. The program will start by reviewing what a project is; the fundamental elements of managing a project; and an understanding of how to initiate and plan a project. The program will then focus on managing projects, which involves establishing and motivating a team, working closely with stakeholders, and paying attention to all the things that make a project successful. The program will wrap up with a review of what needs to take place to close the project.

Course Objectives:

Introduction to project management

• Introduction to project communication
• Tasks, projects, portfolios, and programs

Initiating a project

• Scope, cost, and schedule
• Project charter and delegation

Project planning

• Work breakdown structure
• Sequencing tasks and determining task duration
• Scheduling with the Gantt chart, budgeting, stakeholder management, and risk management

Executing, monitoring, and controlling the project

• Identifying risks
• Performance issues
• Coordinating change: communication and status reports
• Quality and tracking issues

Project closing

• Handing over the deliverables and supporting documentation
• Lessons learned
• Celebration

Course Instructor:

Ron Sarazin, Olympic Performance

Course Schedule:

Registration will begin at 8 a.m. on the first day, and the class will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on both days. Lunch, as well as morning and afternoon breaks, will be provided.

Course Location & Hotel Information:

Embassy Suites – Riverfront Promenade
100 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 326-5000. 

Room rate: $189 for a single/double

Please book your room as soon as possible, but no later than September 30, 2019, to secure this rate. Mention that you are coming in with the NWPPA group (group code NWP) when booking your reservation. Or, book online with the following link: Reservations. 

Course Fees:

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations are accepted, with full refund, if request is made at least 30 days prior to the course. Within 30 days, fees are as follows: 15-29 days, $100; 1-14 days or "no show," 100 percent of registration fee. When possible, please send a substitute instead of canceling. NWPPA does not charge a fee for substitutions.

Continuing Hours:

This course qualifies for 12 continuing hours. Certificates are issued upon full completion of the course.