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High Impact Management Skills Training

We apply the quality methods that we teach by capturing direct student feedback at the close of each seminar. The result is a first-hand report from our students: High Impact Management Skills

Next scheduled session: November 5-7, 2007 at the Scarritt-Bennett Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Register here:

Project Management for Healthcare Professionals

View the flash trailer for our ground-breaking online training program for healthcare professionals.

Trailer PM for HC Professionals


Building the “Value Driven” PMO

Before devoting resources to developing a Project Management Office (PMO), consider these strategic and tactical recommendations from The Outset Consulting Group. View Report: Building the Value Driven PMO

Outset Managing Partner will be Keynote Speaker for Management Summit

Jay Ress, Managing Partner of The Outset Consulting Group, will give the keynote address to the 2007 State of Tennessee IS Management Summit. The date is October 22, 2007. His topic will be “Proactive Management in the Process Zone”, with apologies to Rod Serling and his many fans.

Jay will also lead an interactive workshop on October 23, entitled: “Got Project Governance?” The session will review common gaps in project governance, and present a series of recommendations to postion PMO’s and executives for project success.

The Intersection between Project Management and Six Sigma

Read our (now classic) white paper on The Intersection between Project Management and Six Sigma. It is intended as a helpful guide for project managers who are working in a Six Sigma environment, and for executives who are looking for quality gains in the realm of project management.  The Intersection between Project Management and Six Sigma

Proactive Business Analysis aligns IT project with real world needs

The Outset Consulting Group analyzed work flow, stakeholder requirements, and risks, and then placed them in the context of our client’s strategic plans. We laid the groundwork for a winning project…BEFORE the project was fully budgeted or approved. When the green light came, the project was positioned for success. Find out how we do it here:  Proactive Analysis Aligns Project for Success

Outset Consulting Group Launches New Website

The Outset Consulting Group has launched a newly redesigned website in collaboration with McBuzz Communications, a web marketing firm based in Seattle, WA.