MBAexpress: Project Management - V 2.0

Overview

Project management is a results-focused concept that needs to be in the accountants' toolbox. For CPAs in public accounting, every engagement, tax return audit and SOC report is a project. For CPAs in finance, your month in close, and fraud and risk assessment are projects. This course will discuss the project management process from building a business case and planning, to execution and managing your team.

This course has been developed by the Business Learning Institute. The Business Learning Institute, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org.

Highlights

Key Topics

• Initiating a project
• Planning
• Executing
• Monitoring
• Closing
• Ten project management knowledge areas
• The Triangle of Truth
• Change management in project management

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Who Will Benefit

• CPAs, corporate finance teams, business leaders and other financial professionals.

Objectives

Learning Outcomes

• This course will prepare you to:
• Identify the parts of the project management process
• Recognize the importance of considering "Personality Styles" when assembling project teams
• Identify the five groups of process management
• Recognize how project management applies to accountants