Introduction to Project Management

Practical tools and techniques to effectively manage projects.

What you will learn

Taught for over 20 years to thousands of individuals, from a wide range of industries, this course will teach you the fundamentals of project management. The interactive format includes small group exercises, large group discussions and instructor facilitation. You will be able to practice what you learn on a project of your choosing.

You'll get an introduction to the concepts and techniques of successful project management and learn to:

• develop a scope statement for a project to depict what is in scope and what is not
• create a work breakdown structure to establish effective resource and duration
  estimates
• develop duration estimates using various techniques
• develop a preliminary schedule using the critical path method (CPM)
• establish effective adjustments, including risk responses, to the preliminary schedule
• accurately update the schedule based on work performance
• evaluate the schedule and budget variances and learn how to resolve them

Course content

• project management foundation concepts
• process groups and knowledge areas
• stakeholder assessment and key decision makers
• work breakdown structure
• estimating resources, durations and costs
• schedule sequencing
• risk management planning
• schedule development, trade‐off analysis and baseline
• project execution
• monitoring & controlling project work
• integrated change control
• project close‐out

Who attends

This course is ideal for those in any industry or sector who work on projects. You do not need a university degree to attend. Past participants have included:

• corporate department heads
• engineering professionals
• event managers
• new managers
• project coordinators
• project managers
• research managers
• senior executives with business planning responsibilities
• systems, manufacturing and operations personnel
• technology managers
• those undertaking unique projects

Fees & cancellations

$1,395 (plus tax)

Tuition includes all course materials and a certificate of completion.

Team savings*:

• save 10 per cent per registrant with a group registration: 3 or more people from the same organization registering at the same time
• you and your team may be eligible for financial assistance towards this course through the B.C. Employer Training Grant
• fill out the online registration form and select 10% group discount as the payment option

Space is limited so register today!

*Discounts cannot be combined with any other discount or special offer.

Cancellations

Full refunds are provided for written cancellations received a minimum of 21 days before the program start date. Cancellations received with less than 21 days notice will be refunded less a $200 administration fee.

Instructor

Doug Boebinger, PMP

Douglas (Doug) Boebinger is an independent project management trainer and consultant. He provides project management consulting, speaking, and training services to corporations, individuals, and organizations in North America and Europe through his company, Integrated Process Developers, Inc. As a corporate trainer and consultant, Doug specializes in project management consulting and project management training. He is a multi-time winner of the Masters Certificate in Project Management Award for Training Excellence from the Project Management Centre of Excellence at the Schulich Executive Education Centre.

Project management & engineering credits

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