THE BUSINESS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

April 2011 Newsletter

 

MetaPM Training Newsletter - April 2011
Information and insights for the Program & Project Management Community

 

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Welcome to the MetaPM Newsletter - Training Edition! The April Training Edition outlines additional courses for May and June and the public course calendar until September 2011.  The public course schedule is populated with a full suite of accredited courses covering Project, Program and Portfolio management.

As the End of Financial year is approaching, MetaPM is offering a 15% discount off any public course registrations* Australia wide, received by 30th June. We have course dates available until the end of September so you can book now and train later and ensure you don’t lose your valuable budget.
See our promotional offers page or contact us on 1800 800 436 for futher information.

In addition to our public training MetaPM also offers a range of in-house courses with dates to suit most needs, discounts apply for Corporate and Government customers.

A huge amount of interest has been generated recently by the Office of Government Commerce’s (UK) release of Management of Portfolios™ (MoP) . See this month’s feature article – Management of Portfolios Explained – that further explains MoP and the value it could be to your organisation.

Our website also provides tips and resources for the programme and project management industry so visit our online library to make sure you don't miss out on these free resources.  

For enquiries on any of our training products, please call toll free on 1800 800 436 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and one of our customer service staff will be pleased to assist you. 


  Public Training Courses                  

Course  Melbourne  Sydney  Brisbane  Perth
PRINCE2 Foundation Course & Examination (3 days - $1790.00 inc GST)

16th - 18th May, 2011

1st - 3rd June, 2011

20th - 22nd June, 2011

11th - 13th July, 2011

1st - 3rd August, 2011

5th - 7th September, 2011

20th - 22nd June, 2011

11th - 13th July, 2011

1st - 3rd August, 2011

12th - 14th September, 2011

6th - 8th June, 2011

25th - 27th July, 2011

22nd - 24th August, 2011

26th - 28th September, 2011

30th May - 1st June, 2011 

25th - 27th July, 2011

12th - 14th September, 2011

PRINCE2 Practitioner Course & Examination (2 days - $1375.00 inc GST)

9th - 10th May, 2011

6th - 7th June, 2011

27th - 28th June, 2011

18th - 19th July, 2011

8th - 9th August, 2011

12th - 13th September, 2011

10th - 11th May, 2011

23rd - 24th June, 2011

18th - 19th July, 2011

4th - 5th August, 2011

20th - 21st September, 2011

9th - 10th June, 2011

28th - 29th July, 2011

25th - 26th August, 2011

29th - 30th September, 2011 

2nd - 3rd June, 2011 

28th - 29th July, 2011

15th - 16th September, 2011

PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner Courses combined package (3 + 2 days - $2627.00 inc GST)

16th - 18th May & 6th - 7th June, 2011

1st - 3rd June & 6th - 7th June, 2011

20th - 22nd June & 27th - 28th June, 2011

11th - 13th July & 18th - 19th July, 2011

1st - 3rd August & 8th - 9th August, 2011

5th - 7th September & 12th - 13th Septermber, 2011

20th - 22nd June & 23rd - 24th June, 2011

11th - 13th July & 18th - 19th July, 2011

1st - 3rd August & 4th - 5th August, 2011

12th - 14th September & 20th - 21st September, 2011

6th - 8th June & 9th - 10th June, 2011   

25th - 27th July & 28th - 29th July, 2011

22nd - 24th August & 25th - 26th August, 2011

26th - 28th September & 29th - 30th September, 2011 

30th May - 1st June & 2nd - 3rd June, 2011 

25th - 27th July & 28th - 29th July, 2011

12th - 14th September & 15th - 16th September, 2011

PRINCE2 Foundation Self-Study Preparation Course & 1HR Examination ($995.00 inc GST)

18th May, 2011

3rd June, 2011

22nd June, 2011

13th July, 2011

3rd August, 2011

7th September, 2011

22nd June, 2011

13th July, 2011

3rd August, 2011

14th September, 2011

8th June, 2011  

27th July, 2011

24th August, 2011

28th September, 2011   

1st June, 2011

27th July, 2011

14th September, 2011

PRINCE2 Practitioner Self-Study Preparation Course & 2.5HR Examination ($995.00 inc GST)

10th May, 2011

7th June, 2011

28th June, 2011

19th July, 2011

9th August, 2011

13th September, 2011

11th May, 2011

24th June, 2011

19th July, 2011

5th August, 2011

21st September, 2011

10th June, 2011

29th July, 2011

26th August, 2011

30th September, 2011

3rd June, 2011

29th July, 2011

16th September, 2011

Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) - Foundation Course & Examination (3 days - $1790.00 inc GST)

15th - 17th June, 2011

22nd - 24th August, 2011

18th - 20th July, 2011

27th - 29th June, 2011

12th - 14th September, 2011

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Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) - Practitioner Course & Examination (2 days - $1375.00 inc GST)

23rd - 24th June, 2011

29th - 30th August, 2011

21st - 22nd July, 2011

30th June - 1st July, 2011

15th - 16th September, 2011

Enquire Here
Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) - Foundation & Practitioner Courses combined package (3 + 2 days - $2627.00 inc GST)

15th - 17th June & 23rd - 24th June, 2011

22nd - 24th August & 29th - 30th August, 2011

18th - 20th July & 21st - 22nd July, 2011

27th - 29th June & 30th June - 1st July, 2011

12th - 14th September & 15th - 16th September, 2011

Enquire Here
Portfolio, Programme & Project Offices (P3O) – Foundation Course (3 days - $1790.00 inc GST)

20th - 22nd June, 2011

8th - 10th August, 2011

Enquire Here Enquire Here  Enquire Here
Portfolio, Programme & Project Offices (P3O) – Practitioner Course (2 days - $1375.00 inc GST)

27th - 28th June, 2011

15th - 16th August, 2011

Enquire Here Enquire Here  Enquire Here
 Portfolio, Programme & Project Offices (P3O) – Foun & Pract Courses combined package (3 + 2 days - $2627.00 inc GST)

20th - 22nd June & 27th - 28th June, 2011

8th - 10th August & 15th - 16th August, 2011

Enquire Here Enquire Here  Enquire Here

  In - House Courses                   

MetaPM offers in-house training options to a variety of organisations. All course structures are customisable and can be delivered to specific client needs. For more information on the courses currently on offer please click on the links to the side or feel free to call our customer service team on 1800 800 436 

  Project Management Research                

  We read a lot online, and when we find articles of interest, we like to share them with you.

  Featured Articles:

  Management of Portfolio (MoP) Explained

MetaPM is very excited to announce the future release of Management of Portfolios (MoP™) to its existing suite of Office of Government Commerce (OGC) course offerings. MoP seeks to “fill the gap” currently experienced by business planners and organisational strategists with respect to balancing an organisation’s investment portfolio in terms of change initiatives and Business-as-Usual (BaU).
Read More...

Investment Logic Mapping (ILM) and Project Management

Recently many clients have asked us – “What are Investment Logic Maps (ILM) and how does it fit into project management?"
The ILM is part of the Investment Management Standard (IMS) which has been developed by the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance. The standard was initially developed in 2004 after the requirement was identified to improve investment in individual initiatives throughout Victorian Government. Since 2004, the standard has been developed and improved and most recently was updated to Version 4 in 2010.
At the core of the IMS are two key elements: Two-hour informed discussions & The Investment Logic Map (ILM).
Read More...


  Recent Events            

"What's Hot in IT"

MetaPM will be delivering a facilitated discussion at the Vic ICT for Women “What’s Hot in IT” in June.  Jeny Drinkwater will be presenting on Project Management Tools. Further details can be found on the 'Vic ICT for Women' website

Social Networking


MetaPM has launched a Facebook and Twitter Page.  To stay in touch with industry news, trends and MetaPM events, or to join in a discussion, follow us by going to these links
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