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ASHRAE sponsored Project Management
Excellence^® 2-Day Workshop

Presented by BENATECH, INC

Project Management Excellence^®
Project Management Training for Engineers
Date: May 15 and 16, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: ASHRAE Headquarters, 1791 Tullie Circle, Atlanta, GA 30329

Discover Your Path to Success

ASHRAE will host a skill-packed two-day workshop at its new state-of-the-art Learning Center that will get you up to speed on the latest, most effective project management techniques and strategies available. This workshop focuses on project management specifics for consulting engineers and construction and building facility managers. Based on validated research and practical experience, this workshop presents proven project management skills and competencies in a real-world, practical setting. In addition, you’ll learn “how-to’s” and tips to manage projects on-time, on-budget, with customer-satisfying results.
Plus, a tour of ASHRAE’s new state-of-the-art Headquarters will be available.

In two days, learn how to:

Increase understanding of the project and its purpose
Define and control project scope
Prioritize functional and project activities
Improve communication amongst project participants
Improve assessment and mitigation of project risks
Identify and communicate problem areas

Who Should Attend:

The course is ideal for all engineers who are responsible for managing projects in large or small, public or private sector organizations and who wish to enhance their knowledge of the latest developments in project management.

Workshop Summary:

The Project Management Excellence^®workshop provides turnkey project management solutions, ranging from contract negotiations through final customer acceptance and payment that result in successful projects. The workshop focuses on time-tested project management principles that participants can take back to their jobs and use to make a difference. Lectures, discussions, videos, case studies, role plays, simulations of real-world situations, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator^® (MBTI^®), and communication skills training are integral parts of this workshop.

Workshop Format:

Students will be trained through a variety of activities that simulate real-world situations.

Class discussions
Role plays
Case studies
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator^®

Workshop Topics:

Negotiating the contract
Staffing the project
Technical management
Schedule management
Revenue and cost management
Cash flow management
Computer-aided project management
MBTI — effective communication skills
When things go wrong — disaster recovery
Customer satisfaction and acceptance
Selling the next project

Instructor:

Barry Benator, P.E., cutout Barry I. Benator, P.E., is founder and president of BENATECH, INC., a national consulting and training firm serving clients throughout the U.S. and internationally. Specializing in leadership and services for the engineering profession, he has more than 30 years of engineering and consulting/training experience for corporate and governmental clients. He has project managed more than 100 engineering projects, and both he and BENATECH have received awards and commendations for their engineering and training performance.

He has taught leadership and management skills to more than 5,000 engineers, managers, executives and others in leadership positions. Mr. Benator has an M.B.A. in Management and Finance from Loyola College, and received Bachelor and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Benator is a Certified Situational Leadership^® program trainer, and a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator^® Master Practitioner.