Managing Projects at Startup Companies

2019-01-12 08:30:00 2019-01-12 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Managing Projects at Startup Companies Customize project management for startups—a 2-day course Standard practices and techniques in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Guide work at established companies but are not always applicable to young companies or fast-track projects. Change occurs faster than ever in startups. How do you keep up with the turbulent environment of young companies? In this course, you will learn how to adapt generally accepted project management techniques in the startup culture where project timelines are compressed. We'll be discussing: Adapting planning, scheduling, tracking, and control techniques to accelerated projects Leadership, politics, and the strategic aspects of project management Key project-management processes; managing virtual and cross-functional teams Web-based project management This course is perfect for executives and managers at startups who want to customize project management practices. This is not a theoretical course. You'll have in-class exercises and homework assignments that you can take back to work and immediately apply to your own projects. Schedule Jan. 12, 2019, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Jan. 19, 2019, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Instructor SANJAY BHATIA, B.S., PMP®, has over 23 years of experience managing and developing large scale enterprise software applications. He has held senior management positions at various companies in Silicon Valley, where he regularly delivered complex projects involving global teams in fast paced environments with aggressive schedules. UCSC Silicon Valley Extension, 3175 Bowers Ave., Santa Clara UCSC Extension Silicon Valley events@ucsc-extension.edu Enroll

Start Date :

1/12/2019 - 08.30 AM

End Date :

1/12/2019 - 05.00 PM

Location :

UCSC Silicon Valley Extension, 3175 Bowers Ave., Santa Clara

Instructors :

Sanjay Bhatia

Cost :

720

Customize project management for startups—a 2-day course

Standard practices and techniques in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Guide work at established companies but are not always applicable to young companies or fast-track projects. Change occurs faster than ever in startups. How do you keep up with the turbulent environment of young companies? In this course, you will learn how to adapt generally accepted project management techniques in the startup culture where project timelines are compressed. We'll be discussing:

Adapting planning, scheduling, tracking, and control techniques to accelerated projects
Leadership, politics, and the strategic aspects of project management
Key project-management processes; managing virtual and cross-functional teams
Web-based project management

This course is perfect for executives and managers at startups who want to customize project management practices. This is not a theoretical course. You'll have in-class exercises and homework assignments that you can take back to work and immediately apply to your own projects.

Schedule

Jan. 12, 2019, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
and

Jan. 19, 2019, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Instructor

SANJAY BHATIA, B.S., PMP®, has over 23 years of experience managing and developing large scale enterprise software applications. He has held senior management positions at various companies in Silicon Valley, where he regularly delivered complex projects involving global teams in fast paced environments with aggressive schedules.

Additional Info :

Professional Credit: This course provides 15 professional development units (PDUs) toward the Project Management Institute's (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Prerequisites: It is suggested that you have taken Role of the Project Manager or have the equivalent work experience.

Questions? ExtensionProgram@ucsc.edu • 408-861-3860