How to do the right project reports: Get the right perceptions

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Summary

Proper project reporting: perception is key. If you want customers and bosses to appreciate your outstanding work, you need project reports that make you shine. You also need internal reports that help you identify and solve problems before they become big. This course shows you how to develop and use these reports to your best advantage. This self-paced course requires no textbook or instructor.

This course gives you the information you need to do proper project reporting. The people who judge your performance for a raise, retention, or repeat business rely heavily on your reports. Think about it. They are not running the project--you are. They are not out there doing the work--your people are. Thus, they will know only what you and your people tell them. Your primary tools for creating a lasting good impression are your project reports.

Report smartly, so you look smart. Make effectiveness and competency your trademarks.

Approximate study time: 6 hours

Benefits

A saying in the world of corporate politics and career management is "perception is everything." Your reports shape the perceptions upon which you depend.

Upon completion of this course, you will:

Understand the cardinal rules of report writing.
Have insight gleaned from very senior project managers who learned over decades.
Know the best ways to collect the right information.
Know the difference between sources you tap and sources you drill.
Understand how to properly tap or drill a source.
Be familiar with the different types of reports and be able to select the right one to meet your needs.
Understand and correctly apply the rules of content and style.
Know how to do all of this quickly and efficiently.

Why Buy

Many very competent project managers don't get the raises or promotions they should get, because their reports hold them back. A good report must do many things and do them well, but you can't write a good report unless you know how. This course teaches you how.

Also, consider these points:

Status reports save you time by answering questions before they�re asked and allow you to tap the resources of the whole team in the event of a problem. They are also useful for good customer relations.
Problem reports are landmines--we'll show you how to keep from getting blown up.
Completion reports allow you to analyze what went wrong and what went right, so you can prevent errors on future projects.

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This looks really interesting but I can't figure out what you are sending or how you are sending it.	These are downloadable files. In other words, you get download instructions as soon as the buying part is done and you get the files right away.
What is it that I'm going to get and how? Is it a file that I’ll download? Is it mailed?	As soon as your purchase is complete, you will receive download instructions both on screen and via e-mail. You download self-extracting zip file that contains the course material. Depending on the course, the individual files will be in the rich text format or in the e-book format. Most materials are in the easier-to-handle rich text format.
Are we talking about a lot of pages for me to read?	Here's something that pleasantly surprises most people about these. If you look at a typical $99 professional book, most of it is filler. These courses don't have the filler. Ditto for $995 seminars covering the same information. Our courses get right to the meat, saving you the effort of wading through pages of nonsense. We don't mass up the high overhead of generating the filler, and we pass the savings on to our customers.
Do your courses on project management prepare me for the various certification routes of the Project Management Institute?	No. The material does not focus on exam preparation. It focuses on improving your real-world skills. However, what you learn will not impede certification.
Are you one of the approved (by PMI) course providers?	No. We are not affiliated with the Project Management Institute, although we may consider going that direction. Our goal is not to make you spend a lot of money learning how to answer test questions. Our goal is to teach you how to do your job better.
How long does each of your courses take?	It depends on the student. These courses are essentially white papers with exercises to help you relate the information to what you are doing now. You can read the material in each course in under an hour. But, how long it takes to digest it and apply it is up to you.
Do I have to buy books in addition to your course material? Will those books have to be bought from you?	To both questions, no. You don't have to buy anything else. Each course stands on its own.
What if your course material is not clear? Are your course writers available for clarification? Since it is not possible to read all material at one shot, and collect all questions at the same time, will the course writers be available as needed or on a one time basis?	a. It will be clear. b. Yes. c. Your success is important. If you have a question that is germane to the material, and not a probe for free consulting services, we will help you understand the material. We have kept the prices low, because not everyone can afford $995 for a two-day seminar that amounts to little more than a book promo. This is not a book promo.
What if I have other questions?	We'll answer to whatever extent is reasonable. It may be possible that you will ask questions that require developing a new course--some aspect of successful project management we didn't cover and that is not part of the normal project management training regimen. In that case, you would get the new course for free.
Do you have other courses?	Yes, and we are developing more. You can always write to us with specific needs, and we will adjust our product development accordingly. Also, it's a good idea to check Mindconnection on a regular basis, just to see what is new.
Who writes these courses?	That depends on the subject. For example, Dr. Jay Prince wrote the behavior courses based on his experience as a licensed therapist. All of the courses are well-researched and devoid of pseudoscience. Most are written by a subject matter expert. All are reviewed by a professional editor for clarity and succinctness.
Do your courses qualify for employer reimbursement?	Possibly not, because they are not accredited. Then again, our cost is very low. So, you must ask yourself if that small amount is worth investing into the skills you need to keep yourself employed and employable. The goal here is not to pile up paper credits. The goal is to get the information you would ordinarily get only from a lifetime of working in project management--if even then. We save you "classroom time" in the "school of hard knocks." You will recover your investment (and then some), simply because you will be that much better at what you do.
How much time can I reasonably expect to save, once I use the principles in your time management course?	That depends on how you presently approach your work. The typical student can expect to increase productivity by 50%. If you look at the way most people do their work, and then work your way through the course, you'll see why this is so. The author of that course works three full-time jobs and is Chair for one non-profit and acting Chair for another. Yet, he manages to excel in all of these roles while still maintaining outstanding health and enjoyment of life.

Price

What are your real goals, in regard to project management education?

If you want PMI certification, then you should spend the $2200 or so that takes.
If you want to improve your skill set for better performance, our courses are the answer.

Essentially, our project management courses cover the same material as the PMI certification courses, but we haven't added the expense.

More Info

It's a fact of life that work is political. This means that what you do usually carries less weight than what people think you do. You shape their thoughts and perceptions of what you do by how you report what you do.

Most project managers limit themselves to reporting information that fails to fully shape perceptions. Some project managers report so much information that their message gets lost.

That alone is reason enough to do project reports correctly. Even a well-run project can easily fail to shine without proper reporting.

The benefits go beyond your own career, however. Yes, you must know this material so you can sufficiently communicate your successes with others. But, you also need to know it so you can keep projects running smoothly and analyze them upon completion. This course will help you develop the expertise to do that.

Project reporting may seem like just extra drudgery. However, the benefits of properly done reports are enormous.

Status reports save you time by answering questions before they�re asked and allow you to tap the resources of the whole team in the event of a problem. They are also useful for good customer relations.
Problem reports are landmines--we'll show you how to keep from getting blown up.
Completion reports allow you to analyze what went wrong and what went right, so you can prevent errors on future projects.

Simply cranking out a report is no guarantee the report will do you any good. You must be able to write the right reports the right way to the right people. And that is what this course will teach you.

Unfortunately, project reporting is usually a wasted efforts. The typical report doesn't really say anything, and even if it did, it's so poorly written that many people don't read it and others don't understand what they read. The resulting lack of communication creates a long list of ills. For example, mistakes that aren't properly identified just get repeated. Nor do people get proper credit for their accomplishments

But if you understand how to properly write project reports, which you will upon completion of this course, you can not only get off the mistake merry go round, but you can polish both your reputation and your resume with every project you do.

No more guesswork, no more misinformation, no more needless expense.

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