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Develop your organizational analysis skills by enrolling in one of Proofpoint's many e-learning programs. If self-paced learning and anytime, anywhere access better fit your learning needs, Proofpoint's eCourses provide the answer.

Each eCourse is readily available via the internet and delivered with comprehensive full-color slides and friendly audio narration by some of the top performance improvement experts, including Proofpoint's CEO, Dr. Jim Hill. Current courses include the following:

Course 1
Goal Alignment
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  • Screen resolution of 1024x768, 16-bit color
  • Sound card, speakers, or headphones
  • Broadband Internet access is recommended
Course 7
Performance
Improvement
for Leaders
Course 2
Scoping
Your Project
Course 6
Task Analysis
for Performance
Improvement
Course 3
Assessing
Sponsor and
Stakeholder
Readiness
Course 5
Managing
Project Risk
Course 4
Assessing
Organizational
Readiness



Title: Course 1: Goal Alignment
Course Type: Self-paced Course
Estimated Time of Completion: 1 Hour
Language: English
Subscription: 30 days
Price: $99

Description:
In this 1-hour premium clinic you will learn about clearly defining the purpose of your projects and writing effective goal statements.

This knowledge will enable you to effectively prepare your team for a performance improvement initiative and ensure alignment between your team and the project sponsor.

Benefits:
At the end of the course, students will:
  • Know the importance of clear alignment and expectations
  • Know the industry success rates for common improvement solutions
  • Be able to make a distinction between wants and needs
  • Be able to implement the 4 steps for developing effective project goals
  • Be able to ensure alignment between management expectations and the work of the team
  • Be able to complete an end-of-course test

Title: Course 2: Scoping Your Project
Course Type: Self-paced Course
Estimated Time of Completion: 1 Hour
Language: English
Subscription: 30 days
Price: $199

Description:
In this 1-hour premium clinic you will learn about the 10 criteria for effectively scoping performance improvement projects.

Having this knowledge will enable you to ensure the scope of your project aligns to management expectations as well as time and resource requirements. Proper project scoping ensures that surprises are minimized and that the project team begins its work with the full support of senior leadership.

Benefits:
At the end of the course, students will:
  • Know the 10 criteria for effectively scoping a performance improvement project
  • Be better able to manage management expectations
  • Be able to complete an end-of-course test

Title: Course 3: Assessing Sponsor and Stakeholder Readiness
Course Type: Self-paced Course
Estimated Time of Completion: 1 Hour
Language: English
Subscription: 30 days
Price: $199

Description:
In this 1-hour premium clinic you will learn about the criteria and methods for assessing the support of sponsors and stakeholders.

Having this knowledge will enable you to better manage the leaders most involved in the work of your project team. Accurate understanding of support levels will allow you to focus your attention on key leaders and build and maintain the proper support levels throughout the conduct of your project.

Benefits:
At the end of the course, students will:
  • Know the definitions of the terms sponsor and stakeholder
  • Know the 6 criteria for assessing sponsorship support
  • Have a 5-point method for assessing stakeholder support
  • Be able to use the criteria and multiple methods to estimate support of key leaders
  • Be better able to manage management expectations
  • Be able to complete an end-of-course test

Title: Course 4: Assessing Organizational Readiness
Course Type: Self-paced Course
Estimated Time of Completion: 1 Hour
Language: English
Subscription: 30 days
Price: $199

Description:
In this 1-hour premium clinic you will learn about the criteria and methods for assessing the readiness of your organization for change.

Having this knowledge will enable you to ensure that the projects you work on and the recommended changes you suggest have a high probability of being successfully deployed and maintained in the organization. By understanding the potential for change early in the project you will be able to reduce many barriers and eliminate conflict and confusion. Successful implementation will ensure performance is maximized and the investments that you make in improvement initiatives will be worth the effort.

Benefits:
At the end of the course, students will:
  • Be able to define the term organizational readiness
  • Know the 5 criteria for assessing organizational readiness for change
  • Be able to employ multiple methods for estimating organizational readiness
  • Be able to use an assessment matrix to estimate organizational readiness
  • Be able to complete an end-of-course test

Title: Course 5: Managing Project Risk
Course Type: Self-paced Course
Estimated Time of Completion: 1 Hour
Language: English
Subscription: 30 days
Price: $199

Description:
In this 1-hour premium clinic you will learn how to identify, manage, and mitigate project risks.

Having this knowledge will enable you to ensure that the projects you work on or lead have the highest possible likelihood of success.

Benefits:
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
  • Identify 3 main sources of project risk
  • Describe the 5 criteria for assessing schedule risk
  • Describe the 5 criteria for assessing resource risk
  • Describe the 9 criteria for assessing scope and performance risk
  • Identify the 2 "deal breaker" risk criteria
  • Employ a risk matrix to estimate project risk
  • Develop a risk reduction plan
  • Complete an end-of-course test

Title: Course 6: Task Analysis for Performance Improvement
Course Type: Self-paced Course
Estimated Time of Completion: 2 Hours
Language: English
Subscription: 30 days
Price: $299

Description:
In this 1-hour premium clinic you will learn how to conduct a task analysis aimed at improving the performance of a specific high value job or activity.

Having this knowledge will enable you to ensure that your team fully understands the nature of the work, can pinpoint barriers to performance, and can accurately select solutions that will achieve the desired effect. Via the process outlined in this course, project teams will ensure that their organization's resources are maximized and that improvement initiatives have a significant likelihood of success.

Benefits:
At the end of the course, students will:
  • Be able to define the terms task analysis, task, and step
  • Know the 5 step process for conducting a task analysis for performance improvement
  • Be able to accurately identify the critical tasks and steps that make up a job or activity
  • Be able to effectively use data to support analytical claims
  • Be able to determine "how" and "why" a task/step combination is deficient
  • Be able to determine barriers to performance and select likely solutions
  • Be able to complete an end-of-course test

Title: Course 7: Performance Improvement for Leaders
Course Type: Self-paced Course
Estimated Time of Completion: 1 Hour
Language: English
Subscription: 30 days
Price: $399

Description:
In this 1-hour premium clinic leaders, managers, and executives will learn how to best support performance improvement initiatives within their organizations.

Having this knowledge will enable you to provide the proper support to your project teams and to maximize the resources available for critical performance improvement initiatives.

Benefits:
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
  • Describe productivity concerns of CEOs, CFOs, and other executives
  • Describe key performance indicators sought after by leaders
  • Describe how successful performance is generated
  • Describe the "performance environment"
  • Describe the 6 main elements of performance
  • Use a 14-point checklist to manage performance improvement projects
  • Complete an end-of-course test
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