Training Approach

Capstone believes that the effective transfer of Project Management, Information Management and/or Construction Management knowledge to your company and its people can make the difference between success and failure of future projects. Projects are typically the enablers of corporate business objectives, and Capstone's professional staff can teach you the planning, managing and control methods, values and deliverables to facilitate their success.

From direct one-on-one training to team seminars and workshops, courses are designed so that each individual and key person understands what to do in order to improve current efforts. Another benefit of our training is the commitment to improvement attendees feel when they're ready to go back to work, instead of the typical compliance to top down directives. The philosophy behind all Capstone training courses is the transfer of practical, relevant experience based on real life scenarios, as our courses are driven by your business needs.

Training classes are available on both Project Management and software topics:

• Defining high level business, performance and success factors
• Plan, manage and control process summary and value
• Project management Charter
• Project management return on investment
• Project management 'Fit' in an organization
• Executive sponsorship
• Project manager selection and performance reviews
• The project management office concept, practice and value
• Roles, Responsibility and Authority Matrix
• The Work Breakdown Structure
  • Definition and value
  • Design team
  • Methods and formats
  • Plan, manage and control levels
  • Reviews
  • Numbering and integration with Accounting and Purchasing
  • Multi-project integration
  • Ownership
  • Changes
• The Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary and Related Scoping Documents
  • Definition and value
  • Authors
  • Format and Content
  • Development Process
  • Reviews
  • Numbering and Traceability
  • Ownership
  • Changes
• The Risk Assessment
  • Definition and value
  • Authors
  • Format and Content
  • Timing and Frequency
  • Development Process
  • Risk critical path
  • Ownership
  • Changes
• The Estimate
  • Definition and value
  • Authors
  • Format and Content
  • Resource Dictionary
  • Skill Mix
  • Development Process
  • Basis of Estimate Reviews
  • Numbering and Traceability
  • Ownership
  • Changes
• The Schedule
  • Definitions and value
  • Authors
  • Format and content
  • Development process
  • Numbering and Traceability
  • Primary and secondary critical path reviews
  • Resource analysis
  • Resource leveling
  • Data Multi-project integration Integration with Accounting, Purchasing and Maintenance (as necessary)
  • Risk assessment integration
  • Integration with other databases
  • Basic progressing, analyses and reporting
  • Earned value utilization
  • Ownership
  • Changes
• The Project Management Plan
  • Definition and value
  • Authors
  • Format and content
  • Degree of Rigor
• The Work Authorization Plan
  " Definition and value " Authors " Format and content " Formality and degree of rigor
• The Change Control Plan
  • Definition and value
  • Definition of a change
  • Format and content
  • Formality and degree of rigor
  • Submittal, analysis and review process
  • Change control board types and process
  • Change control log and tracking
• The Time Tracking Plan
  • Definition and value
  • Format and content
  • Formality and degree of rigor
  • Progress integration
  • Accounting integration
• Other Plans:
  • Risk Management Plan
  • Project Controls Plan
  • Communications Plan
  • QA Plan
  • Configuration Management Plan
• Other related topics:
  • Customer & stakeholder involvement
  • Project Manager involvement in the development of the integrated cost, schedule and scope baseline
  • Program Management vs. Project Management
  • The Program Management Office vs. the Project Management Office
  • Phased approaches to project planning
  • Database integration methods and values
  • Continuing education in project management and membership in related organizations