A. Types of Control
                B. Management Styles & Approaches
                C. Long Range Goals and Planning
                      - fitting your project into the long range plan
                D. Client/Server Projects
                E.  Re-engineering Projects

                A. Establishing Scope
                      - what is workable
                B. Translating User Requirements Into Project Schedules
                C. Setting Goals & Objective
                      - constraints and limitations
                      - reducing risks
                      - quantifying goals
                D. Project Justification
                      - projects ordained by management
                      - cost/benefits analysis & R.O.I.
                E. Project Phasing
                      - how long should a project last?

                 A. Who Should be Team Leader
                 B. Obtaining Good People
                      - using outside resources
                      - non-technical people on team
                      - full vs. part time people
                      - career future of team members

IV. DEVELOPING PROJECT PLANS

               A. Designing the System
               B. Forecasting Manpower Requirements
               C. Estimating Tasks & Schedules
                      - using past history to estimate
                      - PERT/CPM techniques
                      - pitfalls in estimating
                D. Estimating Costs
                      - cost elements to be considered
                      - establishing a project budget
                      - crash costs vs. normal schedule
                E. Selling the Project Plan
                      - obtaining user agreement
                      - risk appraisal
                      - risk management concepts
                      - providing for bad estimates

VI. IMPLEMENTING PLANS

                A. Obtaining Good Design
                      - prototyping
                      - building in controls
                      - design vs. schedule
                B. Using Systems Methodologies
                      - structured approaches
                      - shortcuts
                C. Identifying Barriers
                D. Making Up Lost Time
                E. Testing and Conversion
                      - documentation

                A. Using Different Types of Control
                      - financial (cost) reporting
                      - time vs. cost control
                B. Project & Control Standards
                      - checkpoints and milestones
                      - measuring success
                C. Project Manager as Doer vs. as Manager
                D. When Things Go Wrong
                      - early warning signs
                E. Project Termination

               A. Operating Under Constant Change
                      - coping with pressure
               B. Establishing Change Control Procedure
                      - design vs. people vs. schedule changes
               C. Taking Corrective Action
                      - trade-off decisions
                      - when to fight/quit
               D. Planning Post Implementation Modifications

               A. Leading Without Commitment
                      - getting personal commitment
                      - resolving people conflicts
                      - working with difficult people
                      - using outside contractors
               B. Leadership Skills for Managers
                      - gaining team acceptance
               C. Time Management
                      - improving own effectiveness

                A. Types of Reporting
                      - written vs. oral reports   
                      - formal vs. informal
                      - frequency
                B.Who Should Report
                      - levels of management
                      - keeping track of who told what to whom
                C. Presentation Techniques
                      - meeting mechanics
                D. Problem Reporting
                      - the critical path
                      - handling cost over-runs

               A. Availability of People
               B. Fitting Everything Together
               C. Impact of One Project on Other Projects

               A. What to Look For
               B. Pitfalls of Project Management Tools

               A. Develop Preliminary Plans
               B. Present and Obtain Approval of Plans
               C. Develop Costs and Schedules for Complete Project
               D. Present Plans to Management
               E. Instructor Guidance and Critique