XO Consulting & Training
We start with solid fundamentals, customize to your specific needs, and deliver with passion. All training employs a proven
Lecture-Demonstrate-Practice-Discuss format that uses case studies and hands-on exercises to illustrate key points, encourage
interaction, and explore complex areas. You will experience the end-to-end process and develop the knowledge, skills, and tools
necessary for to get your projects started right and completed successfully. Our focus is in the following areas:
Managing Projects -This course will give individuals a solid foundation in the fundamentals of project management. The course framework covers the project lifecycle defined by the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) and discusses the strategies, processes, tools, and skills relevant to each phase, however, Managing Projects goes well beyond the theory and dives into the practical applications and real-world challenges that often determine project success or failure in the business environment. Participants take away templates and software that will enable them to start managing projects immediately!
Gathering & Managing Product Requirements - The root cause of most project failures can be traced to inadequate understanding of requirements, which in turn, leads to poorly defined projects. An estimated 80% of product development time can be spent correcting errors not discovered upfront during project scoping and fixing these defects costs up to 200 times more after implementation than at the time of requirements capture. While schedule and budget are the most commonly watched metrics, they are both driven by scope, which in turn, is driven by requirements. Gathering and Managing Product Requirements will give you the knowledge and tools necessary to excel in this complex and critical area.
Other customized training that we have developed and which is available to you includes:
- Project Risk Management
- The Basics of Stage Gate Product Development
- Process Modeling
- Contracting for Project Managers
- Negotiation Skills for Project Managers
All training is delivered by Gary Chin who is a 20+ year veteran of project and requirements management. Gary regularly speaks nationaly and internationally for the American Management Association (AMA) on various project management and business analysis topics. He is also the designer of the AMA's best selling project management course, Improving Your Project Management Skills, the Basics for Success, which is now taught to over 10,000 business professionals annually. Click here to receive more information on this course.
Managing Projects -This course will give individuals a solid foundation in the fundamentals of project management. The course framework covers the project lifecycle defined by the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) and discusses the strategies, processes, tools, and skills relevant to each phase, however, Managing Projects goes well beyond the theory and dives into the practical applications and real-world challenges that often determine project success or failure in the business environment. Participants take away templates and software that will enable them to start managing projects immediately!
Gathering & Managing Product Requirements - The root cause of most project failures can be traced to inadequate understanding of requirements, which in turn, leads to poorly defined projects. An estimated 80% of product development time can be spent correcting errors not discovered upfront during project scoping and fixing these defects costs up to 200 times more after implementation than at the time of requirements capture. While schedule and budget are the most commonly watched metrics, they are both driven by scope, which in turn, is driven by requirements. Gathering and Managing Product Requirements will give you the knowledge and tools necessary to excel in this complex and critical area.
Other customized training that we have developed and which is available to you includes:
- Project Risk Management
- The Basics of Stage Gate Product Development
- Process Modeling
- Contracting for Project Managers
- Negotiation Skills for Project Managers
All training is delivered by Gary Chin who is a 20+ year veteran of project and requirements management. Gary regularly speaks nationaly and internationally for the American Management Association (AMA) on various project management and business analysis topics. He is also the designer of the AMA's best selling project management course, Improving Your Project Management Skills, the Basics for Success, which is now taught to over 10,000 business professionals annually. Click here to receive more information on this course.
Customized Training:
Advancing the project management environment