William George Associates provides the most successful Project Management Training available whether you are looking for the advantage of new PM knowledge and skills, whether your goal is to become a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®), or whether you want to learn or brush up on Microsoft Project® 2003/2007.

WGA is a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) for the Project Management Institute (PMI) and our courses use the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) as their foundation. Our students enjoy a superior first-time pass rate for the PMP Exam due to our unique approach to Project Management Learning:

1. 100% of our instructors are PMP® Certified
2. All of our students have 3+ years of Project experience
3. WGA has a proprietary method of measuring learning called the Personalized Assessment™
4. Students are given practice exam questions at the end of each learning module
5. A live project is used as an application exercise in class to build skills
6. Instructors are highly experienced project management practitioners (average 10 years)
7. Instructors are expert curriculum design and delivery professionals
8. WGA instructors have an aggregate student satisfaction score of 3.93 out of 4.0

Project Management Certificate Course - 4 days: Course PMP35
(fulfills the 35-hour requirement for the PMP® Exam)

PMP® Exam Preparation Class - 2 Days: Course PMP14

Microsoft Project® 2003/2007 Course - 2 Days: Course MSP14

4 days: Course PMP35
(fulfills the 35-hour requirement for the PMP® Exam)
Day, Night, & Saturday Classes

Course Description:
This is a comprehensive Certificate course that has the following objectives:

1. to prepare students to take and pass the PMP® Exam the first time,
2. to present important material related to the Profession of Project Management in dynamic way that brings the PMBoK® to life with real world examples of expert instructors, and
3. to apply the critical principles and tools of Project Management in a class project so they may be used immediately for work or personal projects. This course is a unique offering that gives students the knowledge, skills, and tools

Who should attend?
Project Managers, Program Managers, Team Members, PMO Directors, IT professionals, Project Planners, Business Analysts, Product Managers, R&D Engineers, Consultants, Government Contractors, Small Business Owners, Anyone seeking the PMP® credential

PMI Process Groups covered:
Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, & Closing

PMI Knowledge Areas covered:
Integration, Scope, Scheduling, Budgeting, Quality, Human Resources, Communications, Risk, Procurement, & Code of Professional Ethics

Key Tools and Takeaways:
WGA Personalized Assessment™, Earned Value Analysis, Monte Carlo Analysis, Risk Qualification Chart, Decision Tree analysis, Conflict Resolution techniques, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Network Diagrams, Key Planning Documents, Escalation techniques, Communication Matrix, & Code of Professional Ethics

Course Schedule Options:
This course is in high demand and is available for your convenience in 3 different timeframes:

1. 4-full weekdays (The fastest)
2. 10- straight week-nights (convenient dose)
3. 4-Saturdays (MBA format)

Course Price: $2,450

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“This class was the most exciting learning experience I have had in many years. I see now that running my consulting business is an important project, and I can apply my new planning and risk management skills immediately. I would recommend this class to anyone but my competition.”

Small Business Owner,
Massachusetts

2 Days: Course PMP14

Course Description:
This is a refresher and review course for professionals who already have the requisite 35-hours of instruction required to sit for the PMP® Exam and who are within 1-3 weeks of being ready to take the Exam. This 2-day class for many students is part of their risk management (insurance) plan for passing the Exam. The class includes a top level review of all PMI Process Groups and Knowledge areas, plus test taking tips.

Who should attend?
Project Managers, Program Managers, Team Members, PMO Directors, IT professionals, Project Planners, Business Analysts, Product Managers, R&D Engineers, Consultants, Government Contractors, Small Business Owners, Anyone seeking the PMP® credential

PMI Process Groups covered:
Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, & Closing

PMI Knowledge Areas covered:
Integration, Scope, Scheduling, Budgeting, Quality, Human Resources, Communications, Risk, Procurement, & Code of Professional Ethics

Key Tools and Takeaways:
WGA Personalized Assessment™, Earned Value Analysis, PMP® Exam Test taking tips and techniques, Sample Exams

Course Price: $895

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Click here to see a Course Schedule and reserve a seat

2 Days: Course MSP14

Course Description:
This course is a 2-day hands-on course that teaches students how to use and apply Microsoft Project® 2003/2007 software tool to real-world projects

Who should attend?
Project Managers, Program Managers, Team Members, PMO Directors, IT professionals, Project Planners, Business Analysts, Product Managers, R&D Engineers, Consultants, Government Contractors, Small Business Owners, Anyone wanting to learn or brush up on this scheduling software tool.

PMI Process Groups covered:
Planning, Executing, Controlling

PMI Knowledge Areas covered:
Scheduling, Scope, Budgeting, Risk

Key Tools and Takeaways:
Key features of the scheduling software including: creating a project, assigning resources, linking tasks, performing earned value analysis, baselining a project plan, adding cost information.

Course Price: $895

Click here to download a Course Syllabus
Click here to see a Course Schedule and reserve a seat