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New Project Management Work Session from Franklin Covey: Employees Learn to Be Successful Unofficial Project Managers

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2012-- Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE:FC), a global performance improvement company, announced today it is offering a 50-city North American tour featuring three-hour, complimentary overviews of Project Management Essentials For the Unofficial Project Manager, its newest productivity offering.

The overviews are designed for leaders and managers who wish to increase employee project manager skills within organizations. The new work session was created for employees in the workplace who manage projects of any kind, especially those who may not have “project manager” as an official job title.

“As longer work hours, high-stress environments and seemingly endless project and workload demands become more of a rule than an exception in the workplace, the need to complete projects smarter and on budget is more important than ever,” said Kory Kogon, Productivity Practice Leader, Franklin Covey Co. “And, with more employees serving as ‘unofficial project managers,’ without the formal training, the probability of project failure increases significantly. Consider the impact that one failed project can have on a department, let alone several. Every leader or manager should be asking themselves how much project failure is costing their department and what can be done to insure greater project success.”

Leaders and managers who are evaluating the relevance of project management solutions in their organization who attend Franklin Covey’s complimentary overviews will have an opportunity to see how Project Management Essentials For the Unofficial Project Manager provides employees the mindsets, skillsets, and toolsets to consistently produce projects that exceed expectations around time, budget and quality.

The live events in the 50 cities begin January 10, 2013 through February 12, 2013. To register to attend a live event, please visit www.franklincovey.com/nationaltour. Franklin Covey is also currently offering live, one-hour webinar overviews of the work session. To register to attend a webinar, visit www.franklincovey.com/pm. Tour dates and cities are as follows:

Attendees of Franklin Covey’s Project Management Essentials For the Unofficial Project Manager work session are able to:

• Understand that consistent project success depends on people and processes
• Implement four foundational behaviors for mastering informal authority which inspire team members to execute with confidence:
  • Demonstrate respect to all stakeholders involved
  • Listen first, to understand the entire scope of the project
  • Clarify expectations of those with whom they work, both directly and indirectly
  • Practice accountability throughout the project by holding regular accountability meetings and providing meaningful feedback

Additionally, attendees will learn to manage projects based upon the following process:

Initiate:
Identify a project’s stakeholders, establish clear and measurable project outcomes, and create a well-defined project scope statement

Plan:
Identify, assess, and manage project risks and create a realistic and well-defined project schedule

Execute:
Hold team members accountable to project plans and conduct consistent team-accountability sessions

Monitor and Control:
Create a clear communication plan around their project that includes regular project status reports and project changes

Close:
Reward and recognize the contributions of team members, formally close projects by documenting lessons learned

Franklin Covey has recently been approved as a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) by the Project Management Institute (PMI). R.E.P.s are organizations that have been approved by PMI to help project managers achieve and maintain the Project Management Professional (PMP)^®, Program Management Professional (PgMP)^® and other PMI professional credentials. Franklin Covey has met PMI’s rigorous quality criteria for course content, instructor qualification, and instructional design as it relates to Franklin Covey’s Project Management Essentials For the Unofficial Project Manager. Franklin Covey joins more than 1,500 R.E.P.s in more than 80 countries.

Franklin Covey’s Project Management Essentials For the Unofficial Project Manager may be delivered online via a virtual classroom or in a traditional classroom setting. For more information about Franklin Covey’s Project Management Essentials For the Unofficial Project Manager, including pricing, call 1-888-705-1776 or visit www.PM.Franklincovey.com.

About Franklin Covey

Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE: FC) is a global company specializing in performance improvement. We help organizations achieve results that require a change in human behavior. Our expertise is in seven areas: leadership, execution, productivity, trust, sales performance, customer loyalty and education. Franklin Covey clients have included 90 percent of the Fortune 100, more than 75 percent of the Fortune 500, thousands of small- and mid-sized businesses, as well as numerous government entities and educational institutions. Franklin Covey has more than 40 direct and licensee offices providing professional services in over 140 countries. For more information, visit www.franklincovey.com.

Source: Franklin Covey Co.

Franklin Covey Co.
Debra Lund, 801-244-4474
Debra.Lund@FranklinCovey.com