Press Release January 2012
Project Management Preview and PMP coming to Lorain County Community College
Join Lorain County Community College for a FREE seminar and learn more about how to manage your projects more efficiently thus reducing stress and increasing productivity.
Learn to employ project management techniques that can help you and your organization:
- Improve production times
- Reduce costs
- Streamline work processes
- Improve delivery times
- Reduce risk
- Add value to your product/service
- Reduce errors
- Improve safety
- Improve Customer Satisfaction
Is a PMP (Project Management Professional) certification for you? We can help you make this determination as well. PMP training will begin in April on Tuesday and Thursdays evenings through the beginning of June.
Project Management preview locations-Friday, March 9, 2012:
Elyria, LCCC main campus – 8:30-11:30 a.m. College Center room 240, breakfast included
Midpoint Campus Center in Brunswick – 1:30-4:30 p.m. 50 Pearl Road, Brunswick, Ohio 44212, 3rd floor, lunch included
Registration Information: go to www.lorainccc.edu/projmgmt. Please register for this FREE seminar no later than March 5.
For Release – March 2011
Project management is both an art and a science and it takes skill to balance all aspects of project management. Project Masters offers an advanced course in Project Schedule Oversight to project management professionals as part of their Government Solutions class schedule.
March 24, 2011 (Columbia, Md.) Managing a project’s schedule is a vital part to project management. Without proper planning, oversight and tracking of a project’s schedule the overall performance of a project is threatened. Project oversight involves identifying problems as they surface and correcting them as well as developing insights and skills to recognize problems or potential problems in the future. Project scheduling is an essential part to successful project completion.
The course offered by Project Masters is an advanced course in Project Schedule Oversight. In the course participants will learn how to apply the critical path method, use PERT methodology, estimate accurate activity durations, apply scheduling terminology, apply the project schedule life cycle, use network diagram and Gantt charts, set up project constraints and use the WBS to develop your schedule. The course is geared towards professionals with knowledge of project management and advanced registration is required.
Project Masters is a premier provider of tailored project and program management consulting and training services to the federal government and their service providers. The company is a Project Management Institute (PMI)® Registered Educational Provider (REP)® and has expertise in Research and Development, Federal IT, and Construction Project Management consulting and training.
The course will be taught by one of Project Masters trained and certified PMPs. The instructors bring over 20 years of experience to the classroom and are trained in a variety of project management related fields.
For more information on the course or to register for the course go to http://www.projmasters.com/training/products/Advanced-Project-Schedule-Oversight-Course.html.
To find out more about Project Masters or view their other courses
visit www.projmasters.com or call 1-888-250-4447
Project Masters Inc. Recognized Among mid-Atlantic Top 100 Minority and Women Business
Columbia, Maryland (October 8, 2010) – Project Masters Inc. is proud to announce that April Wennerberg, President, Project Masters Inc. has been selected to receive the prestigious Top 100 Minority Business a Enterprise Award. In its fifth year, this program is designed to acknowledge and pay tribute to outstanding women and minority business owners in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. The awards ceremony will take place at the Inn and Conference Center at University of Maryland University College in Adelphi, Maryland on Thursday, October 21, 2010.
A panel of distinguished judges chose Project Masters Inc. from five thousand nominations. Selection was based on entrepreneurs who demonstrated outstanding achievement in four key areas: entrepreneurship, client satisfaction, professional and community contributions. This year’s ceremony sponsor organizations are: The Center for Business Inclusion and Diversity (CBD); the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) Southwest Airlines; HMSHost, PNC Bank, the State of Maryland, and greiBO media.
“Project Masters Inc. represents the best of what our region’s minority business community has to offer,” said Sharon R. Pinder, CEO of the Center for Business Inclusion and Diversity and founder of the Top 100 MBEâ Awards Ceremony. “This award is the culmination of sacrifice, dedication and hard work and will inspire future minority business entrepreneurs to strive for the same level of success.”
“Project Masters Inc. is proud to be recognized as one of the region’s Top 100 minority businesses” and April Wennerberg, president and CEO of Project Masters. “With more than 14 years of service in the mid-Atlantic region, Project Masters is committed to providing continued top-notch Project Management services to our clients through strategic and innovative practices.”
Project Masters’ description: Project Masters Inc., a woman owned 8(a) small business, is a premier provider of tailored project and program management consulting and training services to the federal government and their service providers. The company is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Educational Provider (REP) and has expertise in Research and Development, Federal, IT, and Construction Project Management consulting and training. Our team of professionals respond to your needs quickly and our prices are competitive.
Project Masters’ mission: Project Masters is a valued resource and subject matter expert. Helping our clients improve organizational performance; especially in the areas related to project and program management.
Project Masters to Support Department of Energy Project Execution and Integration Contract
Columbia, MD – KeyLogic Systems along with Project Masters announces the award of a prime contract from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) for Project Execution and Integration. The five year contract is valued at $95 Million.
“We are honored to support NETL and their mission to deliver technological solutions that simultaneously address our nation’s three overarching energy issues: affordability, supply security and environmental quality,” said KeyLogic Program Manager, Carey Butler.
NETL is one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s national laboratories. NETL – “the ENERGY lab” – focuses on America’s economic prosperity, which requires secure, reliable energy supplies at sustainable prices. NETL implements a broad spectrum of energy and environmental research and development programs through its own research staff and through funded research at other labs, universities, and industry that will return benefits for generations to come.
The team consists of prime contractor, KeyLogic Systems along with subcontractors; Deloitte Consulting LLP, URS Washington Division, Project Masters, LAD Studio and the Iridium Group LLC. They are supported by a consortium of universities including; West Virginia University, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Virginia Tech, Penn State University (PSU), and Spelman College.
Specifically, this team will provide support to NETL throughout the energy technology research and development lifecycle, including: Acquisition Planning and Execution; Project Control, Oversight, and Assistance; Validation Assessments and Studies; Project Reviews; Project-Specific Information Management; Dissemination and Interface with Program Outreach; and Project Management Training and Process Improvement.
“We are honored to support NETL and feel privileged to be part of such a strong team,” said Project Masters President, April O’Koren.
About Project Masters
Project Masters Inc., a woman owned 8(a) small business, is a premier provider of tailored project and program management consulting and training services to the federal government and their service providers. The company is a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Educational Provider (REP) and has expertise in Research and Development, Federal IT, and Construction Project Management consulting and training. Project Masters has been a key resource to multiple federal agencies in the areas of project management process improvement as well as policies and procedures. For more information on Project Masters please visit www.projmasters.com .
About KeyLogic Systems
KeyLogic Systems is a management and IT consulting firm headquartered in Morgantown, WV, serving federal and commercial clients throughout the nation. KeyLogic Systems provides professional services focused on program and project management, business intelligence, and portfolio management that support our clients and their mission. KeyLogic’s performance has earned the company a solid reputation for high standards, proactive solutions and an outstanding commitment to the customer. KeyLogic has never had a one-time customer, as all of its customers have provided repeat business. For more information on KeyLogic, including career opportunities, please visit www.keylogic.com.
April Joy O’Koren-Wennerberg Wins 2009 SmartCEO BRAVA! Women Business Achievement Award
CEO of Project Masters Inc. recognized as one of Greater Baltimore’s top female leaders.
5550 Sterrett Place, Suite 210, Columbia, MD 21044, July 24, 2009 – Project Masters Inc. announced today its CEO, April Joy O’Koren, has received a Baltimore SmartCEO 2009 BRAVA! Women Business Achievement Award, which recognizes 25 female CEOs who have been able to not only grow successful companies, but are actively involved in giving back to the community through philanthropic acts.
The 25 winners of the third annual BRAVA! Award will be celebrated at SmartCEO’s BRAVA! Awards breakfast event on July 24, 2009, from 7:30-10a.m. at the Crowne Plaza, 2004 Greenspring Drive, Timonium, MD 21093.
Each winner is also profiled in the July issue of SmartCEO, in which over 33,000 business owners will see and read their stories. SmartCEO will also feature the winners in the digital edition of the magazine. The winners are selected by an independent panel of business leaders.
“April O’Koren continues to demonstrate a commitment to equal business practices. Strategic alliances and referral sources are forged with women and minority businesses. Putting its philosophy into practice, the company is made up of over 63 percent women.”
This year’s winners support over 100 nonprofit organizations and charities across the Greater Baltimore region.
“BRAVA! Women Business Achievement award recipients are not only selected and recognized for their success in growing a company, but for demonstrating leadership throughout the Greater Baltimore community. This is a unique combination of attributes that any CEO should be inspired by. We are honored to recognize April Joy O’Koren as one of Greater Baltimore’s leaders,” said Craig Burris, publisher and co-founder.
SmartCEO thanks the 2009 BRAVA! sponsors for their generous support.
Title sponsor: CBIZ MHM, LLC
Gold sponsor: Radcliffe Jewelers
Silver sponsors: Harvey & Daughters, Merritt Athletic Club, Ernst & Young, Astrachan, Gunst & Thomas, AnalySYS, Loyola University
Baltimore SmartCEO magazine is a regional “growing company” publication. SmartCEO believes that a “growing company” is really determined by the spirit, drive and dynamics of a company’s owners and managers, rather than by the size of its building, the number of its employees, or its sales volume. Each month, a variety of businesses in the greater Baltimore and Washington area turn to SmartCEO for features, case-study advice and trend analysis, all with a uniquely local flavor.
For a complete list of winners, visit www.smartceo.com.
Project Masters ranked #9 on BBJ’s “Fastest Growing Private Companies” List
Joining a prestigious group of growing businesses, Project Masters came in at #9 in a list of 50 as one of the fastest growing private companies in the Baltimore area. To qualify, a company must have had a minimum of $100,000 in 2006 revenue and must have been in business for at least 2 full years. As a project management training and consulting firm, Project Masters revenue increased by 80.63% from 2006 to 2007.
When asked on the nomination form “What is the one benefit that you provide employees that costs little or nothing?” Ms. O’Koren did not have one benefit; she had three! Her response was featured next to the list, stating: “Flexible schedule, profit sharing and a relaxed office environment.”
Project Masters was founded 12 years ago by April O’Koren. April is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 20 years Project Management experience in a variety of industries. She has extensive experience in software engineering, systems engineering, training and quality management. She earned an MBA with concentrations in Finance and Management Information Systems, and a BS with concentration in Computer Science, both from the Binghamton State University of New York. She is past President of the Project Management Institute, Baltimore Chapter and a board member of the Charter/Global Registered Education Providers for the Project Management Institute. In addition to being one of the few women at the owner level in the project management industry, she is a much sought after speaker, with topics ranging from Using Project Management to Start Your Business to Working Effectively as a Team.
Project Masters is an 8(a) women-owned company with a strong track record in helping government and commercial clients manage training, IT and other projects more effectively. Current and past clients include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), McCormick and Company, National Public Radio, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Maryland Department of Budget and Management, Social Security Administration and many others.
