Train the Trainers

Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower
is nothing but cabbage with a college education.
- Mark Twain

Technical Pathways' Train the Trainer program is for organizations that need to develop their onw unique project management training programs.  Choose from the topics in following courses, customize and re-brand the materials to meet the organization's project requirements. 

Multiple Projects Skill Building Workshop
Hands-on development of a project inventory, multi-project prioritization, phases and intermediate deliverables, project roles and responsibilities, work breakdown structures (WBS) .

The Complete Earned Value Management
Track cost and schedule variances on demand and forecast time and cost to complete at any point in the project.  Tie EVM to other elements of cost management that include cost estimating, budgeting, change management, fact-based contingency planning and cost management. 

Project Management Workshop
Plan the organization's projects individually or in small groups.  Establish each project's statement of work, project goal, objectives, milestones, deliverables, schedules, resource estimates, risk assessments, contingency plans and strategies for success.  Develop project planning templates. 

Project Scheduling Workshop
Schedule tasks, time and resources using Microsoft's Outlook, Excel, MS Project or with Project KickStart.  Develop a project Gantt schedule and create project reports in seconds.  Share project data between applications.  See these project scheduling software tips with downloads and links to free software resources.

Five Steps to Training Trainers

1. Select courses or topics from the list above. 
2. Establish requirements for course content, materials, exercises, forms, policies and procedures.
3. Modify courseware.
4. Train the trainers in concepts, presentation and responding to questions and answers.
5. Revisit presentations for quality assurance and provide updates for materials.

The Benefits

• Course content includes content, look and all information relevant the organization.
• Systems, procedures, reports and other organization practices are included in presentations.
• In-house training is available when needed.
• Content reliability resides in the organization.
• Trained trainers add to the knowledge base.

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