Project Management Training

F.L. McNamara Consulting, Inc. offers online project management training to help you excel in your current job position or help you transition into a rewarding new career. Online project management courses offer you the opportunity to set your own training schedule. We understand that free time is a valuable commodity for working professionals and strive to provide an efficient learning environment that focuses on practical project management education. Everything you learn in our project management courses applies to real-life situations likely to be faced by the day-to-day project manager.

To ensure project success, we provide practical, real-world, project management methodology, training, techniques, tips, templates and tools.

PMP Exam Preparation: On-Line and On-Site Classes
(5-days, 35 Hrs)

This 5-day (or 10 half-day) covers everything you'll need to know to qualify for, take and pass PMI's PMP exam. Classes are offered live on-line, recorded on-line and on-site at your organization. Includes study materials and practice questions. The live on-line and on-site classes are highly interactive with the course instructors and other students.Learn more...

Practical, Real-World IT Project Management Training Boot-Camp
(2-days, 16 PDUs ; 1-Day 8 PDUs)

This course is an in-depth presentation of the top-ten causes of project failure, a standard 5-Phase IT Project Lifecycle, Methodology and Project Management processes, techniques, tips and tools. Areas of focus include proposal, statement of work, stakeholder analysis, communication planning, cost/hours estimating, scheduling and several others. Additionally, the course includes a number of exercises, class discussions and case studies designed for student participation to better learn and reinforce the material covered. Learn more...

Requirements Gathering & Development
(1-Day, 8 PDUs)

Poor project requirements is the number one reason for project failure. The straight-forward techniques taught in this class can be used to write requirements documents of a few pages up to 100's of pages. By repeating these simple techniques, it is possible to drill down to the lowest possible level of detail and still provide information in a logical and organized manner. Includes class and student projects. Learn more...

Project Management Persuasion and Influence
(2 days: 16 PDUs ; 1-Day: 8 PDUs)

A project manager's success is highly dependent on his/her ability to lead, motivate, persuade and influence management, customers, team members and other project stakeholders. Without direct authority, project managers have to use their knowledge, experience, skills, wits and personality to get things done. This course presents 16 of the most common stakeholder challenges during the project lifecycle and the persuasion and influence techniques project managers can use to overcome these challenges. Based on psychological and personality research, this course presents more than 20 proven techniques to obtain stakeholders trust, commitment, and agreement - ultimately getting more accomplished faster and easier. Learn more...

Planning & Managing the Outsourcing Project
(1-day, 8 PDUs)

This course is designed to assist the leaders of the internal outsourcing initiative to guide the outsource project from outset (the feasibility effort) to completion ("steady state") by providing a clear and understandable outline of normal outsource activities, events and outcomes, the key differentiators of successful projects and the typical pitfalls that sidetrack and potentially ruin outsource projects.Learn more...

7 Essential Steps for Project Managers to Leap to Leadership
(Half-Day, 4 PDUs)

Do you want to be recognized as a professional Project Manager or Program Manager who is ready to advance to the next level of leadership? Are you interested in learning how can you better position yourself for career growth using understated yet effective techniques that generate executive visibility and impact? In this course you'll discover "7 Essential Steps for Project Managers to Leap to Leadership" --- quick and easy techniques you can use to better enable your pursuit of management and leadership roles with enriched confidence. Learn more...

Mastering People Management for Project Managers
(2-day, 8 PDUs ; 1-Day, 8 PDUs)

Be the manager everybody wants! Learn the secrets to "make a difference" management! Managing projects can be challenging enough but what if you're ready to be promoted to the next big project or position? You need to know more about managing people too. This program will help you master your people management skills and guide you to success! Learn more...

Project Management Course
(1-day, 8 PDUs)

This course is a similar to the IT Project Management class. The main difference is that it does not focus on IT projects. It is designed to apply to general business projects including new processes, products, services and facilities. It presents the top-eight root causes of project failure, a standard 5-Phase Project Lifecycle, Methodology and Project Management processes, techniques, tips and tools. The course focuses on the 7 activities to setup a project, 12 processes to manage and control a project, and the 7 activities to close-out a project. Learn more...

Communications, Interpersonal and Intrapersonal
(1-day, 8 PDUs)

The PMBOK refers to blocks in communications as "Anything that interferes with the transmission and understanding of the message (e.g., distance, unfamiliar technology, lack of background information)" Two myths that this program seeks to counter are the assumptions that: 1) 'Blocks' to effective communications are strictly outside us, and 2) Since we are paid for what we do from the neck up, our bodies must be merely transport mechanisms which have no effect on our work life. Through ground rules of accountability and transparency plus meditation and breath awareness techniques, we bring into awareness our subconscious attitudes and assumptions (our hidden agendas). This program gives practical tips for getting the message across that we want to get across, with greater effectiveness on those tough emotional issues. Learn more...

The PMO and Project Portfolio Management
(2-days, 16 PDUs ; 1-Day, 8 PDUs)

Too many projects, not enough resources - the age old problem. The course will review: how to integrate strategic planning to select and prioritize the right projects, how to setup a PMO that adds real value to the organization, and how to manage a PMO and portfolio of organizational projects. Learn more...

Advanced Organizational Leadership for Project Managers
(2-day,16 PDUs ; 1-Day,8 PDUs)

Advanced Organizational Leadership for Project Managers is an experiential workshop that will have participants identify the path to becoming the organizational leaders they have always wanted to be.Leaders will leave the workshop more aware of themselves and with the tools to guide them in their future. They will be more willing to be innovative and take risks where necessary. Attendees will clearly understand accountability as well as integrity in life and model that for others in their organization. They will know how to relate to others individually and in teams. They will understand why it is important to be committed and dependable, determined and bold! Learn more...

Advanced Interpersonal Leadership for Project Managers
(2-day,16 PDUs)

Advanced Interpersonal Leadership in Project Management is a workshop about leadership that is like no other. The workshop focuses on supporting each person as they step into their leadership. This is an experiential workshop that will have participants identify the path to becoming the Leaders they have always wanted to by looking at their beliefs about leadership. This is an interactive workshop that allows and encourages participants to engage with one another. The workshop examines interpersonal and personal belief systems each person has and supports the participant to help reframe their belief system. Learn more...

Statement of Work (The Project Contract)
(1-Day,8 PDUs)

In this course all elements of the Statement of Work (SOW) are reviewed and discussed completely in a clear and concise way so that each element's role in the SOW is known - and importantly how they relate to each other. Additionally, some elements, such as deliverables, are shown as being critical to the proper management of the project and how they tie into change management. Learn more...

Project Estimating (Effort, Cost and Schedule)
(1-Day,8 PDUs)

People estimate because they do not know the future. This class will cover the major Techniques, Methods, and Calculations that goes into developing project estimates of effort, cost and schedule. Additionally, advice will be provided to the attendee in how to politically present the estimate to management. The course also covers the pitfalls of losing information in arithmetic. Learn more...

Project Change Management
(1-Day,8 PDUs)

This course covers the administrative mechanisms of change management as well as the importance of developing good requirements in prevention of change. The best change management procedures are ones that don't have to be used. Learn more...

International Project Management
(1-Day,8 PDUs)

With the rapid adoption of outsourcing and development of "Virtual" Teams, there has been a rising awareness of the added dimensions of difficulty of dealing with distance, time, and culture. All three elements will be covered in this class and advice, methods, and procedures will be provided to assist in not only coping, but thriving in this environment. A major focus of the course addresses the challenge of different cultures. Learn more...

Risk Management for Project Managers
(1-Day,8 PDUs)

Managing project risk is a major factor in achieving project success. Time invested in identifying and mitigating risks yields a high ROI. This course will cover the entire project risk management process from identification of potential root causes and risk areas, assessment of probability and impact, identification of mitigation activities, evaluation of the cost/benefit of mitigation activities and preparation of risk response/contingency plans. Using the techniques taught in this class, project managers can significantly reduce the project cost, time ans surprises while dramatically improving stakeholder satisfaction. Learn more...

The Power of Creative Project Management
(1-Day,8 PDUs)

This fascinating session covers how to infuse creativity into your project work and everyday life. It will embolden team members to be more innovative by using creative techniques that improve team performance throughout the project life cycle. Learn how to conduct creative team sessions and collect your team's ideas using project journaling. Apply mind mapping techniques to breakdown work tasks and determine risks. Use vision boards to communicate goals and to get everyone fired-up for a successful project completion.
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Leadership: Ethics and Morality for Project Managers
(2-Day, 16 PDUs)

This program has executives take a hard look at moral issues that they face everyday guiding them to identify the steps needed to create an internal compass for themselves. It has the student look at the decisions they deal with each day and the ethics related to those decisions. This course incorporates leadership guidance and teachings to change old habits that get in the way of becoming a successful and satisfied executive. It is designed to help you discover and change old thoughts and belief patterns that get in your way. It is not for the faint of heart. It takes dedication and commitment. Learn more...

X-Treme Brain for Project Managers
(1-Day,8 PDUs)

This colorful and entertaining workshop will take us on a journey to a place of better understanding of the role of the brain and the mind. Throughout this educational and insightful day, we will look at new ways of learning, thinking and the basic nature of motivation and change. All materials are designed to teach a new perspective on leadership and personal productivity. Participants will take away techniques, information and easy-to-use exercises guaranteed to support better mental management, productivity and balance. Learn more...