GPD's Teamport Workshops

	GPD's innovative workshops have been delivered successfully at leading corporations and universities, continuously improved through partnership with recognized leaders in project management, business leadership, intercultural studies, systems engineering and distributed optimization.
	Project Design Series	The Basic, Advanced, and Professional Workshops are the path to becoming a certified Project Designer.
		The first in a series of courses offered by GPD, this Basic Workshop integrates hands-on use of TeamPort, case studies from various industries, and principles of design for complex business. Participants are involved in small teams in a design "work-out" session while learning basic TeamPort software skills and techniques. There is no pre-requisite for this first course.
		The Advanced Workshop presents skills to effectively participate on a project design team, visually modeling complex projects, iterating across scenarios and simulations, and converging on optimal and feasible plan options. Participants become familiar with the advanced features and functions of TeamPort Designer and Forecast, allowing them to create and interpret detailed and complex project models and their forecasts.
		Experienced project leaders are peer coached and evaluated in the Professional Workshop. This workshop emphasis the skills to lead design sessions and facilitate diverse teams in complex initiatives. Several modeling approaches and coaching techniques are covered This workshop requires the participants to have TeamPort experience in the field and to bring a real-world TeamPort case study for presentation. Upon successful completion, participants are able to lead and coach others.
	Special Topics	These additional workshops focus on special topics and ongoing professional education for members of the Project Design community.
		Global initiatives present a unique set of challenges. Teams with diverse time zones, work cultures, and abilities. Subsystems and services to be integrated in an overall solution. Costs and risks from coordination are 40% or greater of real effort, yet difficult to predict and significant consequences if ignored. Experts with decades of experience offer case study and best practice techniques for global projects, including distributed product development, outsourcing/ offshoring, and virtual teams.
		Advanced and Professional Project Designers maintain and update their skills by participating in ongoing Refresher Workshops. In addition to learning the newest features and techniques in TeamPort, they have a chance to exchange ideas, show results, and discuss key questions with their peers.
		For those establishing TeamPort Project Design as a standard practices, this Admin Workshop demonstrates the tools and skills needed to rollout TeamPort tools across an organization. Ease of configuration and options for Project and Report Templates, SYNC, Server, DB, JMS, Java client applications, and collaborative TeamPort Community user administration are covered.