THIS
COURSE IS FILLED TO CAPACITY
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Project Management for Courts 2 (CCM) - October
2024
Price: $495.00
Fee Waived for Faculty Candidates
Dates: October 8-9 and 15-16, 2024, 12:00 - 4:00 PM on all 4 days
Location: Virtual National Program
Certification Eligibility: This course meets a requirement for the Certified Court Manager (CCM) credential.
Scholarships: Click here for more information about applying for a scholarship
Scholarship Applicants:
- Please do not pay at this time. Under "Select Payment
Option," select "Pay By Check."
- You will view a "Balance Due" onscreen at checkout and
receive an additional confirmation/invoice via email after you register for your course.
- Upon approval of your scholarship application and your
successful completion of the course, the scholarship award will satisfy your balance due.
Note: This course is the updated version of the Managing Technology Projects and Resources
(TECH) course. If you have already taken the TECH course in the last 7 years, you do not need to take the Project Management for Courts course in order to fulfill the
requirements for the Certified Court Manager credential.
IMPORTANT ONLINE COURSE
FORMAT INFORMATION:
- Class will be in session on October 8-9 and 15-16, 2024, from 12:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern Time with a 15-minute break each
day.
- Central Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Mountain Time: 10:00 am - 2:00
pm
- Pacific Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 noon (Note: includes Arizona participants during Daylight Savings time)
- Class will consist of live video
lecture, discussions, and group exercises. Zoom breakout rooms will be used for "table group" discussions and
exercises.
- Participants must join the course
via computer (not just by phone) and remain engaged throughout the class sessions in order to successfully complete the course and receive their
certificate.
- Participants must join from their
own device (larger than a phone) to be able to engage fully in polls, chats, and breakout groups.
- Participants may not participate as a group in a conference room using
only one computer.
- There will be pre-course assignments and required readings before class,
and short homework assignments between class sessions.
- View the online learning expectations for ICM national
certification courses
- Practice Sessions are highly recommended
for first-time ICM virtual course attendees. Sessions are held on the second Monday of each month from 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern Time. Join at 3:00 to
receive a full orientation to the Zoom features used in ICM courses. Click here to join each session - no pre-registration required.
Faculty Certification Opportunity: Those from a Consortium state or Licensee Partner organization interested in becoming faculty for this course
should contact their judicial educator to inquire about the need for additional faculty before registering for the course. Once approved by your judicial educator/administrator,
please register for the course and select the "Faculty Candidate National Program" registration option at checkout.
Faculty
candidates must complete the Adult Learning Theory virtual session which includes information on adult learning theory, ICM faculty policies and presentation skills.
ICM Partner
Faculty teaching ICM courses virtually are also required to take a Faculty Strategies for Virtual Engagement virtual session to build their virtual teaching skills.
Both
webinars will be held several times in 2024.
Course Description:
Project
Management is an essential skill set for the courts. especially with respect to managing the integration of technology into all aspects of court operations. This course takes
participants through the steps of project management, from initial planning to the closing of projects. Participants will learn how to work on all phases of projects, with
technology-related projects providing the context for most of the course. Managers at all levels, as well as judges, will find value in this course as they manage projects of all
sizes. Court technology professionals will find the course helpful in increasing their understanding of court functions and operations.
As a result of participating in this course, participants will be able
to:
- List the component parts of project management, using terminology
recognized by practitioners in the professional project management field.
- Identify the planning steps necessary for a successful
project.
- Examine project management tools, such as Work Breakdown
Structures, GANTT charts, and Critcal Path Analysis, that help keep a project within budget and on schedule.
- Discuss general requirements for monitoring and controlling a
project during its execution.
- Identify the elements of a project closing, and
explain why each element is essential to the process.
Payment and ICM Cancellation
Policies:
Course Certificates: Course completion
certificates will be given only to those participants who attend the entire course and who have made full tuition payment.
Cancellation Policy: Participants who wish to
cancel their registration must do so no later than five business days prior to the start date of the course. Those who cancel fewer than five days prior to the start date will be
charged a $100.00 cancellation fee. No refunds are given after the start of the course.
Certification Policy: It is ICM’s policy that
participants seeking program certification from ICM complete their course of study within a 7-year timeframe for each of the following two levels of certification: Certified Court
Manager (CCM) and Certified Court Executive (CCE).