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Project Management - Basics

Become an efficient change agent by delivering your projects on-time and on-budget to achieve your goals.
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  • Duration: 3 days
  • Regular price: $1,455
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This course qualifies you for 21 PMI® Professional Development Units (PDUs).

PDU Claim Code: 5054K1L5WI

Duration : 3 days

This highly hands-on, interactive training allows you to understand and implement the best practices in project management, using the Project Management Institute (PMI/PMBOK) approach. Applying gained knowledge to a practical case, participants will work in teams through the five (5) process groups and the ten (10) knowledge domains and benefit from trainer coaching.

Audience

Project managers, team leaders, team members: beginner, intermediate or advanced

Prerequisites

None

Objectives

  • Recognize the factors of success behind the projects
  • Learn to manage a project effectively
  • Adopt a structured and integrated approach to project management, aligned with the PMI
  • Acquire the common vocabulary

Teaching method

The participants will carry out a series of exercises/workshops and will benefit from personalized coaching from the trainer. Also, the latter will provide necessary explanations through lectures, exchanges and case-based examples.

Contents

  • Definitions
  • The role of the project manager
  • Initiationg: feasibility / business case and project charter
  • Planning: project plan with project breakdown structure (WBS), schedule, budget, role and responsibility, risk register
  • Executing, monitoring and control: detailed plan, progress monitoring with performance indicators, management of change requests, progress reports and accountability
  • Closing: post-mortem
  • Case study with exercises, workshops, simulations, role plays

Surround yourself with the best

Catherine Edgar
Catherine Edgar
Senior Project Director and Project Management Trainer
Catherine Edgar is a senior project director with more than 30 years of IT experience at large firms. Over the course of her career, Catherine has developed management expertise with a focus on the human impact brought about by change. She has excellent problem-solving, training, coaching and interpersonal relation skills. Catherine holds a bachelor’s degree in management information technology, as well as a certification as a project management professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Carl M. Gilbert
Carl M. Gilbert
Expert Leader
Carl M. Gilbert is a coach, mentor and project manager with more than 25 years of experience in project management, mainly in information technology. He has trained more than 25,000 people in project management (in traditional, agile or hybrid mode) all around the world. Carl M. Gilbert is an engineer and also holds a master's degree in project management from with a specialization in international project management. For 25 years, he has specialized in strategic consulting in project management, program management and portfolio management.
Sébastien Fischmeister Halil
Sébastien Fischmeister Halil
Trainer
Sébastien Fischmeister Halil holds a master's degree in project management (ESG-UQAM) and recognized certifications such as PSM I, PRINCE2, SAFe, and ITIL. He is also the author of the collection Le Guide du PCO – contrôleur de projet (Volumes 1, 2, and 3). With over 15 years of experience, Sébastien is a senior expert in project management and skills development. He has played a key role in major organizations such as Desjardins, Videotron, Bell, Intact Insurance, and several higher education institutions.