EPMM Training Results Enterprise Project Management Methodology, Part 1

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EPMM Training ResultsEnterprise Project
Management Methodology, Part 1

• June and July 2005 Classroom Courses

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Participant Evaluations
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Participant Evaluations

• It was a good investment of my time
• 54 totally agreed
• 35 somewhat agreed
• The use of examples, case studies, templates was
  valuable
• 54 totally agreed
• 42 somewhat agreed
• Instructors demonstrated expertise in subject
  matter
• 78 totally agreed
• 20 somewhat agreed
• Instructors communicated clearly and
  constructively
• 69 totally agreed
• 26 somewhat agreed
• Course materials were well organized, easy to use
  and informative
• 63 totally agreed
• 32 somewhat agreed

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Achievements

• Pushed out a practical methodology that can be
  used immediately on projects
• Content was appropriate for people with varying
  PM skills
• Experienced PMs appreciated aligning the content
  with their experience
• Nearly everyone felt challenged by the breadth of
  material
• Participants as a whole seemed to include more
  technical and line workers, fewer managers,
  executives and non-IT persons

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The Participants

• 132 Participants
• 315 total for spring and summer classes
• 26 per class on average for both spring and
  summer classes
• 16 Agencies
• 25 in spring classes
• 5 Classes
• Two-day courses (shortened from 2.5 days with no
  loss of content
• Ed Uravic instructed all classes

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Agency ParticipationTotal for all Part 1 Classes
in the Spring and Summer
EXOFF Executive Offices
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Representative Comments on the CourseFrom
written course evaluations

• Gave voice and organization to many things I have
  lived through for years
• Valuable will tie into PM books Ive read
• I greatly appreciate the flowchart of the entire
  process
• Vary well run/taught and informative
• Very good insights in PM in state government
• Great to take back to organization
• Our department does a lot of this, but I did pick
  up new pieces

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Critical Comments About the CourseFrom written
course evaluations
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Course ExpectationsParticipants identified their
expectations at the beginning of each class and
revisited them at the end responses are similar
to those at spring classes.

• Expectations addressed by the course
• Learn ways to help with current projects.
• Formalize what I know from experience.
• Fill in gaps from previous training, improve
  skills.
• Learn new Commonwealth requirements/standards.
• Deal with vendors better.
• Expectations not addressed by the course
• Learn how to use software tool.
• Apply this to an agency methodology.
• Getting resources for my project outside my
  agency.

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Challenges to Managing ProjectsParticipants
identified challenges at the beginning of each
class and revisited them at the end responses
are similar to those at spring classes.

• Challenges addressed by the course
• Lack of communication.
• Lack of buy-in from executives.
• Changing priorities/politics.
• No methodology.
• Meeting deadlines.
• Customer satisfaction.
• Scope creep.
• Coordinating activities, getting organized.
• Lack of authority of project manager.
• Loss of funds (addressed in part).
• Challenges not addressed by the course
• Getting staff resources.
• Procurement processes.
• Details and changes to requirements.