Overview
AMS deploys solutions based on customized
industry and experiential best practice.
Our team of executive level consultants will work with your
organization to craft the best implementation of any service,
solution suite and correlating best practice.
This holistic approach to creating business solutions will
render high value ROI, continuity and embedded value.
In a typical case-based
training course, case studies are designed to thread theory with
experience. In bridging the aforementioned gap, utilization of this
traditional two-dimensional model usually
results in an academic experience.
Based on client results, we find that a
multi-dimensional model results in a more robust learning
environment.
In response to client needs, we
have developed a fully integrated approach to training design and
delivery.
Our enclosed model provides
a dynamic blend of learning opportunities through what we call the
Case Based Learning Experience (CBLE).
The CBLE model integrates the following
elements:
1. Facilitator expertise
2. Program development
3. Case studies
4. Exercises
5. Checklists, tools and templates
These elements are refined
once the client deliverables are established, resulting in a
precisely focused learning experience.
CBLE allows for time optimization and advanced
learning opportunities.
The CBLE model draws its
strength from the use of company specific data.
For example, in a three day Project Planning
Scheduling and Control course, the decision may be to focus the
learning on the scheduling component of project management.
In this example, a case would be built
and facilitated to guide the students through a typical scheduling
scenario.
In a longer, multi-course program,
emphasis may be placed on scheduling, influencing skills and risk,
so three correlating case studies would be built or sourced.
All of the aforementioned approaches
would reflect our standard approach to customization defined in this
document.
The program delivers on a
targeted, optimum learning model based on personalized service and
customization provided by Advanced Management Services, Inc.
It focuses on individual professional
development while pursuing collective accountability as a team.
This approach is modeled around a
typical MBA program.
The design of CBLE will allow you to
spread the program further into the organization as it grows.
In fact, the case studies and
customized materials may be able to be adapted and used in different
applications throughout the organization.
The model takes into consideration the following
elements:
1.
Facilitator Expertise
Our
consulting and
training programs
are developed and
delivered by highly
qualified individuals
with proven
expertise and
practical
experience.
Our entire team participates in
continuous learning to provide clients with cutting edge information.
The Advanced
Management Services, Inc. team of project
consultants holds various advanced academic
and professional accreditations, are
published authors,
presenters and recognized leaders in their specific area of expertise.
The
experience of our facilitators is second to none.
Senior consultants bring real world experience to the classroom.
Through the evocative use of
examples, our facilitators are able to draw references to actual
scenarios that the participants have either faced or
are likely to encounter in their project
management careers. We
encourage our students to bring examples of real project
challenges they face to class, as our experience
has shown that robust discussion around these topics heightens the
learning experience.
2. Program Development
Program development/customization is available in
three distinct levels.
This customization allows us to get to know
your organization and target the program delivery to highlight the areas
most in need.
Also, the ability to facilitate focused
discussion among the group regarding company specific project challenges
often results in an internal initiative to improve the project
management process.
Based on your requirements, this course can
be customized in one of three ways:
Level One:
Advanced Management Services, Inc. will
conduct several telephone interviews with management and project
managers.
The purpose of these interviews will be to
gather data on current practices and challenges in your company relevant
to the training course content.
This information will be translated back into the
facilitation of the program by verbal delivery.
The instructor will reference your specific
company projects and challenges in his/her delivery of the materials.
No material will be customized.
This level is not conducive to the case
study model we describe here.
Level Two:
Advanced Management Services, Inc. will
meet on-site with several of your managers and participants.
The purpose of these meetings will be to
gather data on current practices and challenges in your company relevant
to the training course content.
In addition, we will review documentation on
existing practices that are being used internally.
This information will be translated back into the
facilitation of the program by verbal delivery.
Case studies used during the program will be
industry related.
Any tools or processes used internally can
be referenced during facilitation and integrated into the workbook text
at your request.
The instructor will reference specific
company scenarios and challenges in his/her delivery of the materials.
The industry specific case study and your
company’s specific practices, tools/forms will be integrated into the
materials.
Level Three:
Advanced Management Services, Inc. will
meet on-site with several of your managers and project managers.
The purpose of these meetings will be to
gather data on current practices and challenges in your company relevant
to the training course content.
In addition, we will review documentation on
existing practices that are being used internally.
This information will be translated back into the
facilitation of the program via the customization of both the delivery
and the course materials.
Case studies used during the program will
be company specific.
Any tools or processes used internally can
be referenced during facilitation and integrated into the workbook text
at your request.
The instructor will reference specific
projects and challenges in his/her delivery of the materials.
The workbook, slides, case study and
delivery will be customized and your specific organization’s practices,
tools/forms will be integrated into the materials.
3. Case Studies
Case studies can be integrated into the program in
one of two ways:
Industry Specific Related Cases
Industry
specific case studies can be integrated into the program based on
different scenarios.
These case studies are selected based on
the needs stated by the client and the learning objectives of the
program.
Depending on the level of customization
selected, the case(s) utilized may be existing Advanced Management
Services, Inc. case studies or industry related cases obtained from
leading business/IT publishers such as Harvard Business Review, Wylie &
Sons, McGraw Hill, and others.
Integration of relevant case studies is
used when appropriate to supplement the learning objectives.
We generally use industry specific case
studies to review a group of modules and draw parallels to typical
challenges which may exist in one particular industry.
Alternatively, some clients
choose to have a case study developed based on a real or fictional
scenario in their organization.
In this case, we will work with you to
determine the most relevant situation to highlight.
The case study may be based on a particular
success story, or failure.
The strength in this type of approach lies in the
fact that all the participants can relate to it from a language,
experience and cultural standpoint.
4.
Exercises
Exercises and opportunities
for hands-on work are key components of our programs.
Depending on the format selected, our courses are
usually composed of 50 or less lecture.
The remaining course time is comprised of work
that allows the students to utilize the concepts presented in the
course, share ideas, challenge the content and pose questions to the
instructor.
We believe this format creates a dynamic
learning experience for the student that allows them to learn by doing.
Short exercises interspersed
throughout the program to recap the modules help facilitate and
reinforce learning by offering the participants an opportunity to
practice what they have learned, both individually and in teams.
In a typical Project Planning, Scheduling and
Control course, participants may create a Project Overview Statement,
build a work breakdown structure, estimate time against a given set of
tasks, develop a risk mitigation plan and/or create a network diagram
and critical path schedule.
5.
Checklists, Tools and
Templates
We take great pride in the
course materials created for clients.
These workbooks, often in excess of 100 pages, are
designed to be used during the course, and also serve as a reference
guide long after the course is complete.
Narrative in format, our workbooks contain
detailed explanations of the topics covered, as well as forms,
checklists, tools and templates that the participant can utilize in
practical application.
Many of these templates are industry
specific, and are included in the workbook based on needs expressed
during development/customization interviews.
We also include a section on further
recommended reading, so the participant has an immediate reference point
for continuous learning.
AMS can customize any best practice to fit your
organizational needs.
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