Project Management

This advanced workshop is designed for experienced project managers who want to sharpen their people management and communication skills. Building on a solid foundation of core project management knowledge, this course covers how to choose and build high-performing project teams, manage productive meetings, reward and motivate team members, develop and execute communication plans, engage sponsors and executives, and handle difficult team dynamics. Part of BLE's Supervisors and Managers Series.

This two-day course introduces you to business process management (BPM) and equips you with the tools and techniques needed to design, implement, monitor, and optimize organizational processes. You will explore the full business process life cycle—from visioning and design through modeling, execution, monitoring, and optimization—and learn how Lean and Six Sigma methodologies can help eliminate waste, reduce costs, and improve quality and customer satisfaction.

This intermediate-level project management workshop takes you through the planning, execution, and termination phases of a project's life cycle. Building on foundational concepts, you will learn how to identify tasks and resources, build a Work Breakdown Structure, schedule and budget a project, assess and manage risks, and successfully close out a project. Practical tools such as Gantt charts, PERT diagrams, and network diagrams are covered throughout.

This two-day workshop provides participants with the foundation to begin implementing Lean process improvement tools in their workplace. The first day explores the foundations of Lean through the Toyota precepts and the five critical improvement concepts. The second day equips participants with practical tools for continuous improvement, including 5S, PDSA, DMAIC, Kaizen, Genchi Genbutsu, and various Lean data mapping methods.

This one-day workshop equips learners with the knowledge and skills to perform effective gap analyses. You will learn how to define problems clearly, identify performance gaps, apply supporting analytical tools, and create a professional gap analysis report — all to drive process improvement at the project, department, or organizational level.

This course introduces supervisors, administrators, and accidental project managers to the core concepts of project management. Over the span of this one-day workshop adapted into a self-paced format, you will learn the language, tools, and frameworks needed to successfully plan, execute, and close projects — all while managing your regular responsibilities. No prior project management experience is required.

A comprehensive introduction to project management for supervisors, administrators, and professionals who regularly take on project assignments in addition to their regular duties. This workshop walks learners through the nuts and bolts of project management — from defining what a project is and setting priorities, to planning, executing, managing risks, building teams, and closing out projects successfully. No prior project management experience is required.

This practical workshop introduces small-project managers to the most common project management planning tools. You will work through every stage of project planning—from writing a Statement of Work to building Work and Resource Breakdown Structures, creating a schedule, and completing a Project Planning Worksheet—using a commercial vegetable garden as a hands-on case study. No certification track is required; this course is designed for professionals who run projects as part of their everyday work.

This practical workshop introduces everyday professionals to the most common project management execution tools — from Project Tracking Forms and Risk Monitoring Tables to Communications Plans, Change Request Forms, Issues Logs, and Lessons Learned Forms. Designed for those who complete projects at work from time to time (not aspiring certified project managers), the course walks you through the full project life cycle so your small projects come in on time, on budget, and on target.