FPL Class Offerings

1. The Starfish Story
Sample Offerings Original Story by: Loren Eisley
as told by Joel Barker
PM Basics IA – A one day
A highly interactive class designed One day a man was walking
along the beach when he noticed
l th b h h h ti d
Facilitative
ac tat e
to provide an overview of the PMI
processes and best practices in
a boy picking something up and
gently throwing it into the ocean.
Project Leadership
Project Management Leadership Approaching the boy, he asked,
PM Boot Camp IIIA– Three Day “What are you doing?”
The youth replied,
y p
An interactive PM application class
“Throwing starfish back into the ocean.
that digs deeper into a project’s life The surf is up and the tide is going out.
cycle. Allowing hands on practice If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”
with the tools and techniques found
“Son,” the man said,
in progressive practices of Project
“don’t you realize there are miles and
Leadership p miles of beach and hundreds of
starfish?
PM Facilitation IIIA – Three Day
A transformational class that You can’t make a difference!”
After listening politely, the boy
teaches the skills required for a PM bent down, picked up another starfish,
to lead the project in a highly and threw it back into the surf.
participative/collaborative
ti i ti / ll b ti Then, smiling at the man, he said…”
environment. Heavy emphasis is I made a difference for that one.”
placed on team involvement and I left the boy and went home, deep in
heavy client interaction in thought of what the boy had said. I
requirements definition. returned to the beach and spent the rest
of the day helping the boy throw starfish
y p g y
Facilitative leadership Workshops in to the sea.
Participative workshops that teaches R. Gene Scott
the techniques used by Leaders to
achieve the results. BS,MS
FL A Effective Group Facilitation
p PMP®/CPF®
FL B Effective Presentation Skills
FL C Effective Risk Management
FL D Effective Customer Service
FL E High Performance Teamwork

2. Who Are We? How Do We do it? Others have said…
An Experienced Leader, Through – Experiential learning Gene Scott made this class interesting
Project Manager and Instructor Large group interactive discussions & enjoyable. He was one of the best
with over 30 years of Experience are followed by small teams instructors I have had in 30 years
applying the concepts discussed of being in data processing.
EXPERIENCES include
in real world simulations. Real world examples the instructor
•Global Delivery of PM Classes and
-PMI-Dallas and BLC-SMU/COX was able to give really helped me
•Dell / Perot Systems 14 yrs Many applications and forms understand the importance of project
-Leadership, PM, PMO, BPR, OCM are introduced Including… management and showcased
•Raytheon / E-Systems 18 yrs •Process Consulting tricks only somebody who has
-Manufacturing, IT, Quality •Green Projects done it before would know.
•Health Care / Insurance •Lean Projects
"I Worked with Gene for 5 years. Never
•Education / Plano Schools •Feasibility Studies
have I seen such passion in somebody
•Hospitals / IT, Patient Care, •Project Kick-offs
for teaching project management,
•Certified Professional Educator •Project Initiation workshops
especially all the tips and tricks for
p y p
•PMP®, REP CPF® DDI
•PMP® REP, CPF®, DDI, Day Timer •Project Charters
facilitation and time management.
•Over 10,000 Associates trained •RAI-DOCS processes
If Gene can't teach 'em,
•Many PM Publications •Requirements Development
then they can't be taught!"
•Planning and Estimation
WHAT do we do?
•WBS Development and I liked that the class is so interactive.
•Development and Delivery
•Project Controls That brings a measurable value to
-of PMI aligned classes
•Communications Management
g the class and the individual. The
individual
•Project Assessments
Project
•Integrated Change Control Content was extremely valuable
-Project Recovery
•Preventing Scope Creep as well as the personal experience
-Project Planning
•Project Reporting of the instructor.
-Project Execution
•After Action Reviews
•Development and delivery of We loved Gene as the instructor
•Project Quality
-Leadership of this course. He is a GREAT teacher
-Project Management
j g
-Time Management, I just wanted to recognize the outstanding
-Presentation Skills work that you showed me today for the
-Group Facilitation Healthcare Academy PM Basics session.
-Effective meetings As I mentioned, it is exactly what I was
How to find us? hoping for and BETTER than anything
•Business and Process
-reengineering and OCM Gene Scott PMP®/ CPF® we have done with the Academy before.
alignment and correction
li t d ti •Contact Information
Information…
• Phone 972-562-1002 "Gene has proven himself to be a prolific
Where do we do it? • Cell 972-896-4850 writer on project management topics.
•Locally at your site • gene_scott@sbcglobal.net His writing style is engaging and insightful,
•Special arrangements www.linkedin.com/pub/genescott and his articles and classes are always
•Open Enrollments educational as well as enjoyable.