303 - Project Management (Initiate to Close) and the Consultant Hiring Process

  • Course Number: C303
  • Course Title: Project Management (Initiate to Close) and the Consultant Hiring Process
  • Course Level: Intermediate
  • IRWA Credits: 16 QEU / CEU
  • AQB Credits: Not Applicable
  • Prerequisites: Not Applicable
This course focuses on the consultant and leads you through:
     •  The Project Phases – when a specific need for a consultant is identified;
     •  Processes – starting with the hiring process to the closing of the project, which ends the contractual agreement
         between the consultant and the public agency or private industry; and
     •  Application of Concepts – from the consultant’s and agency’s/industry’s perspectives using case studies.
Credentialing
  • New SR/WA: An intermediate elective course that can be applied towards the RWP certification or the SR/WA designation. 

Topics
  • By the end of this course, you will be able to:
         •  define the project steps;
         •  understand the interests, similarities and differences among the consultant, public agency, and private industry interests;
         •  apply concepts, identify/avoid common mistakes/misunderstandings;
         •  describe the consultant hiring process;
         •  assess the quality of consultants’ deliverables; and
         •  conduct an audit, a project review, and close the project.

Course Tuition Includes
Learning Guide
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