Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide to Leading Successful Projects

● "It consistently hammers the importance of credibility….this course is structured from the perspective of the client."
PM/COR
Gregario Woss y Gil, PMP
Rockville, MD

● "I really appreciated Neal's perspective and sharing his real world experiences in project management. It was not just another dry read."
Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide
Karen McElwain, PMP
Allen, TX

● "I work on a lot of team based projects, many of which share the challenges described in the course. This course represented my work environment very closely."
The Team Maturity Model
Steve Brewer, PMP
Roseville, CA

● " I liked the way the author laid out the course, with key PM, Customer critical skills up front; the drilling even deeper in the second half of the course."
PM/COR
Rock Feeman, PMP
Jefferson, GA

● "I thought the section on the Approaches and Techniques to leadership development was very useful. The course content was clear and easy to follow."
Effective Leadership for Project Managers
Anne Harney, PMP
Gort County, Ireland

● "I appreciated the identification of practical steps and guidelines for various situations. "
Professional Ethics for Project Managers
Jeanne Patterson, PMP
Garland, TX

● "The course was well structured and the format was effectively presented. It made sense and presented a lot of information in a great format."
Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide
Earl Burba
Denver, CO

● I thoroughly appreciated the real life stories that Mersino included in each section. This made it very easy to apply the lessons to my own situation. I learned quite a bit about myself too that will help me be a better Project Manager in the future."
Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers
Christine C Cosmez, PMP
Rockland, CA

● "I work on a lot of team based projects, many of which share the challenges described in the course. This course represented my work environment very closely."
The Team Maturity Model
Steve Brewer, PMP
Roseville, CA

● "The course materials were very informative and applied to the real world of project management. I liked the fact that the materials were delivered on CD and in hardcopy format. Everything in the course material was easy to follow and understand."
PM/COR
Craig L. Meier, PMP
Belcamp, MD

● "It gave me new insights to team building and team interactions, and reinforced some of the skills I found already present but not realized as skills."
The Team Maturity Model
Raymond Dickinson, PMP
Crystal Lake, Il

● "…the examples were true to real-life scenarios and easy to relate to."
PM/COR
Venkata Subramaniam, PMP
Kennesaw, GA

● "Prompt response time from the instructor. I could also relate to the overall analogy of lost in the real world and identifying lost projects using the same feelings, emotions and solutions. The templates on the CD will be very useful."
Project Search and Rescue
Lory Fournier, PMP
Jacksonville, FL

● "The lesson gives a full description of how WBS can be utilized in real project management work."
Mastering Project Scope Definition
Ting Pin Tseng, PMP
Taiwan, ROC

● "This was by far one of the best online P.M. courses that I have taken. The subject matter was logically ordered. The lessons that were taught are intuitive and I received great value from the four sections contained in each chapter."
Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide
Michael Chidalek, PMP
Houston, TX

● "I liked the insight and step-by-step walk through of how to create and maintain a WBS as well as how it relates to a project plan."
Mastering Project Scope Definition
Alphonse Frank, PMP
Albany, NY

● "Insights such as ethical behavior being good risk management, that setting ethical standards saves resources and that one should follow the intent of the law. The course provides good examples and case studies."
Professional Ethics for Project Managers
Susan deFreitas, PMP
Saint Paul, MN

● "Much of the course is what you do each day as a project manager, but it gives you further techniques in ensuring success. I am sure that I will incorporate some of the ideas from this course."
Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide
Scott Maederer, PMP
Aloha, OR

● "I like having a resource that is easily understood and written in such a way that I can use it for multiple situations."
The Team Maturity Model
Doris Abraham, PMP
Omaha, NE

● "This course addresses real-life issues that we face in the work place each day and instructs on how to deal with these issues in a way that is positive and beneficial to the business and ourselves."
Neal Whitten’s Twenty Best Practices for Projects
Amy Snow, PMP
little Elm, TX

● "The course provided excellent practical information...templates were particularly useful."
Mastering Project Scope Definition
Ella Burnett, PMP
Matthews, NC

● "I enjoyed the fact that the key messages were presented clearly and concisely. Most of all I enjoyed the clarity with which the roles and responsibilities of the various project stakeholders were laid out. The Q&A style of presentation was great."
Mastering Project Scope Definition
Stuart Bestbier, PMP
Vancouver, BC Canada

● "I appreciated the discussion regarding team building skills and communication processes and how essential both are to developing effective leadership on projects."
Effective Leadership for Project Managers
John Briesemeister, PMP
Pascagoula, MS

● "I appreciated the reinforcement of the key concept that the client will live with the solution beyond the project close-out. This course forced me to view projects differently right away."
Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide
Theresa Kimler, PMP
Oakdale, MN

● "Materials were provided in various formats. Format of content was well laid out with presentation of concept, key concepts identified in note boxes throughout, "bulletized" reviews, and series of review questions to confirm understanding."
Effective Leadership for Project Managers
Susan Michaud, PMP
Hartsville, SC

● "Key information was summarized extremely well allowing me to quickly understand the key concepts"
Mastering Project Change
Charles Pustz, PMP
Tinlet Park, IL

● "Very practical to real-life scenarios which had a real-life lesson to be applied in the near future! I even had 1 of the case studies happen to me in real life! I really appreciate this course and lessons."
Neal Whitten’s Twenty Best Practice for Projects
Gabriel Castro Esparza, PMP
Miami, Fl

● "I appreciated the format, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, and consideration it gave in all aspects of the SASHET and to the PM."
Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers
Joanne K. Lee, PMP
Atlanta, GA

● "I thought that the course was a very good representation of ethical issues that project managers are confronted with over the course of their careers."
Professional Ethics for Project Managers
Kevin Murphy, PMP
Nashville, TN

This course is based on, and includes a FREE copy of the best-selling book, Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects!

Testimonials from this course:

"I really liked the conversational approach and practical examples. The Q & A sections at the end of each chapter offer great practical advice regarding 'how' to manage in a project situation. This is also an excellent course for Resource Managers and Sponsors."
-Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide
Dottie Cooper, PMP

"The direct application I can make from the course material to my duties as a project manager is what I apreciated the most about this course. I will definitely use the course guide for reference."
-Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide
David Harper, PMP

"This course included excellent information that I can utilize in every project I manage."
-Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide
Donna Powell, PMP

"I like the fact that each chapter pertains to my day-to-day operations as a software project manager. I can apply these lessons to solve my problems - this is a wonderful class!"
-Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide
Wuthichai Lee

"The casr studies were very relevant and I found I could relate these scenarios to my current work environment"
-Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide
Sherri Drisdelle, PMP

"The course was well organized and provided great insight into how I can achieve results in my career."
-Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide
Ken Manford

"The many real-life examples presented in the book helped to reinforce the lessons being taught."
-Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide
Karen Ciardi

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Credit: 35 PDUs - PMI Category A
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Accreditation: PMI Global Registered Education Provider

Enrollment Fee: $499.00

Course Description:

Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide to Leading Successful Projects provides concrete guidelines for leading project efforts. This course is not about theories or history. Rather, it is about giving project managers the answers they want and need. It is a how-to, real-world, no-nonsense, no-fluff or beating-around-the-bush practical guide to leading consistently successful projects.

With Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide to Leading Successful Projects you can:

● Recognize the key soft skills that will help you to become    a more effective leader
● Implement real-world best practices for planning more    successful projects
● Execute the best known practical methods of managing    both projects and people
● Clearly delineate the critical roles and responsibilities of    various project leaders
● Discover how to conduct post-project reviews and    apply lessons learned on future projects.

Sample Topics: Leadership Styles; Being Too Soft; Managing Priorities; Fostering Interpersonal Communications; Boldness; Escalations; Integrity; Accountability; Professional Behavior and Recognizing Professional Immaturity; Dealing with Criticism; the Alternative to Making Long-Term Project Commitments; Running an Effective Meeting; the Need to Fail; Dealing with Difficult People; Duties of the Effective Project Manager/Resource Manager/Project Sponsor; Giving Customers What They Need—Not What They Want; How Much Contingency Buffer Is Enough; Three Critical Actions that Are Overlooked on Most Projects; and many more specific leadership tips for promoting project success.

Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Guide to Leading Successful Projects self-paced distance learning format includes:
● Thirty-five exclusive case studies that reinforce the    application of Neal's professional lessons
● Comprehensive review questions for each chapter with    fully-explained answers
● Special end-of-chapter answers to some of the most    common questions asked of Neal
● An easy to use participant guide and course on CD
● Unlimited 1-on-1 instructor interaction
● And much more...

Project Management Professionals (PMP®) earn 35 Category A PDUs upon course completion

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course the student will be able to:
●	Identify best practices that will cause your behavior, decisions and actions to become more deliberate, effortless and natural as you lead
●	Identify personal attributes—leadership and soft skills—that contribute to your success and the success of the project
●	Identify the roles and responsibilities of project managers, sponsors and resource managers
●	Improve the effectiveness of project initiation, planning, execution and control, and closeout
●	Create a productive, successful business culture for your project
●	Recognize how to make things happen—how to lead—despite that which is happening around you

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Managing Politics and Conflict in Projects

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Effective Leadership for Project Managers- complete course information

Project managers must demonstrate an aptitude to lead and influence others in order to remain effective. Effective Leadership for Project Managers was written from the real experiences of project leadership for the project manager. This course simplifies the concept of project leadership and discusses how to integrate these important concepts into everyday practice on project initiatives. Effective Leadership for Project Managers utilizes an easy-to-understand model of four key facets of leadership to outline the key traits of exceptional leaders. Practical case studies assist the student in demonstrating how to apply the concepts in a thoughtful, effective manner Project Management Professionals (PMP®) earn 15 Category A PDUs upon course completion.

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Most project managers consider project change to be a real and present threat to their projects. It could be said; however, that project management itself about the management of change. Regardless of the project’s solution, projects and their solutions create change for an organization. Project managers must manage “planned” change (the project as initially defined) as well as “unplanned” changes (change management) that occur. Mastering Project Change will provide you better tools and understanding to facilitate those “unplanned” project changes. With Mastering Project Change, learn how change management is really an opportunity for greater project success and client satisfaction. Project Management Professionals (PMP®) earn 10 Category A PDUs upon course completion.

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