Planning and Managing the Outsourcing Project
(1-day, 8 PDU's)

Outsourcing is becoming a common way of life in modern corporate America.  Project Management professionals will find changes not only in job prospects, but also the types of project management opportunities that will result and the skills and knowledge required to be successful in this new environment.  This class will address the unique aspects of outsourcing and their effects on project management and the project manager.

This one day workshop addresses the following topics:

1. Outsourcing Overview
   1. Key Definitions and Terms
   2. Why companies outsource
   3. Current state of outsourcing
   4. Criteria for Success
   5. Formulas for Failure
   6. Relevance to project management
2. The types of projects endemic to outsourcing
3. Project Manager Opportunities
4. Individual critical success factors

Course Instructor:  John Ehlers, PMP

·         20 years of project management and outsource experience

·         5 years Outsource Account and Transition Management

·         5 years Outsource Bid Management

·         ITO

·         BPO

·         10 years Project Management IT projects

·         Multiple Fortune 500 Corporations

·         4 Outsource/Consulting Firms

·         Over 10,000 hours of IT Project Management

·         Commercial Product Development

·         Consultant Development

·         In-house Development

·         PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)