Practical Project Management - Core Skills for Managing Projects (2 Days -Nov 12 & 13)
Date and time
Location
November 12th, Halpern Centre, Room 126, Burnaby Campus
November 13th, Halpern Centre, Room 126, Burnaby Campus CanadaRefund Policy
Description
Practical Project Management - Core Skills for Managing Projects (2 Days)
Facilitator: Grant Penner
Description:
Many people are finding projects an increasing part of their workload, yet they still have their ‘day job’ responsibilities. Tackling today’s project focused environment requires a straightforward, down to earth approach. This two-day workshop provides practical, effective tools and proven processes that ensure your projects stay on track and your deliverables are achieved on time and on budget.
Topics Covered:
- Defining projects, processes and other work
- The project life cycle
- Why projects fail
- Benefits of following an established methodology
- Creating deliverable statements and success criteria
- Scope and assumptions
- Identifying stakeholders
- Obtaining project charter sign off
- Work Breakdown Structures – determining project tasks
- Network Diagram – critical path, scheduling and sequencing
- Establishing project milestones
- Risk assessment
- Completing the project plan
Learning Outcomes:
- While working in a team-based case study participants will:
- Develop concise intended outcomes and deliverable statements
- Identify three areas of measurement success criteria
- Determine the in scope and out of scope activities
- Assess the project risks and assumptions
- Use a Network Diagram to determine critical path, schedule and sequence the project activities
- Complete a project charter
- Create a Work Breakdown Structure that identifies the project’s major tasks
- Track project progress
- Identify project sign-off benefits and rationale
About the Facilitator:
Grant Penner formed The Berrant Group in 1995. During the past 23 years Grant has provided business skills training and leadership training to dozens of organizations in both the private and public sectors. Grant enjoys the interaction, hands-on and practical aspects of their sessions and find it’s a rewarding and enjoyable approach to adult learning for his clients.