Project Management Archive

  • even babcock

    Instructor Profile – Project Management – Eve Babcock

    You teach Procurement in the Project Management program, what will a student learn in your class? Students will take away more knowledge on critical research as well as planning and communication to ensure that a project progresses as smoothly as possible. And, to understand that...

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  • dennis dubard

    Military | Project Management – Project Management Fits Dennis DuBard’s Needs

    Dennis DuBard grew up in Houston and attended Texas A&M. Then he was off to the Navy to serve his country. Never able to sit still, he wondered what his next move would be after serving 30 years. It was a big decision since he...

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  • bob borntrager

    Instructor Profile – Project Management – Bob Borntrager

    What would you say are the highlights of your class? The highlights are definitely the negotiation exercises. That’s the majority of the class. If they’re the seller, they have to actually work with a buyer. They have to prepare a solicitation document, and set the...

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  • shannon hoolihan

    Instructor Profile – Project Management – Shannon Hoolihan

    What class do you teach in the Project Management program? Microsoft Projects for project managers. Can you tell me what students will learn in your class? They will learn the ins and outs of learning Microsoft Project as it applies to the project management process....

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  • bigwavePM

    Success: Two Project Management Students Share Their Successes

    What is a couple from New Jersey doing in San Diego studying project management at SDSU? Sean Canning, who is a LEED-accredited professional specializing in building design and construction, has managed over 20 NAVFAC and USACE design projects and owns his own company,10 |70 architecture....

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    SDSU Project Management Courses

    SDSU’s College of Extended Studies is offering two more classes in its Professional Certificate in Project Management program during the summer. Project Risk Management runs Thursdays, July 28-August 25, 6-9 pm. In this course, students will learn and apply a proactive approach to threats and...

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  • Carrie Hoff (3)

    Instructor Profile – Project Management – Carrie E. Hoff

    Carrie Hoff is a manager with the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, where she leads the development of contracting policies and practices, and conducts procurement and contract management training and quality assurance reviews for a contract portfolio of over $400 million....

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    Instructor Profile – Project Management – Keith Londot

    Q. Why do project managers need to learn risk analysis? Unexpected things happen. We need to be prepared to deal with them so they don’t derail our project. The project sponsors only care that the project gets completed on time and on budget. Saying “It’s...

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    Careers: Project Management

    Making an Impact From Beginning to End In the past, the project manag­er (PM) position has been one that just happened or evolved from another position. Today, it is one of the most sought-after professions, since almost every industry needs PMs. The maga­zine, PMI Today,...

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    Project Management Leads to Lucrative Careers

    According to PMI today magazine, there are nearly 400,000 active project management professionals (PMPs) worldwide. SDSU’s College of Extended Studies offers a Professional Certificate in Project Management in this thriving field that is designed to give project managers (and any other professionals who work on...

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