Organization Change Management

At the March JC PM MeetUp, John McCarver will present an overview of Organization Change Management (OCM) and its impact on project implementation. This will include a walk-through of a proven OCM methodology and its relationship to project management. John will also highlight the effectiveness of this methodology when used on a project.

There is no charge for this event, and attendees will earn 1 PDU for the hour of discussion, which will begin promptly at noon and end at 1:00. Bring your own lunch and plan to be part of this discussion!

Velociteach’s 4-Day PMP Exam Prep Course is comprehensive, accelerated, and focused on a single goal: Equip students with the knowledge and techniques they need to pass the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam. In our 4-Day class you’ll learn Velociteach’s proprietary “can’t miss” strategies for answering difficult exam questions, unlock the secret to learning the massive amount of content found in the PMBOK® Guide 6th edition, and take loads of quizzes that look and feel like the actual PMP Exam. We’ll help you think the way PMI thinks, giving you the right frame of reference needed to approach the exam with PMI’s mindset.

When you take Velociteach’s live PMP Exam Prep Course you get more than just an instructor-led class. We give you a comprehensive, accelerated learning program that includes live instruction, eLearning, step-by-step guidance, and all the study tools you’ll need to pass the PMP exam. Among the resources provided is the bestselling textbook The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try, written by Velociteach CEO Andy Crowe.

Risk management is a core component of project management; but much of the time it seems like the toolkit that hides in the back of the shed. Let's do some spring cleaning and talk about when it is best used and how we can dust off some of these critical tools to make our projects more successful!

Bring your lunch and join us at City of Columbia Municipal Government Building on March 28th!

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