Project management is essential to achieving goals with respect to schedules and budgets. Effective planning and control models will be introduced as well as specific skills for managing the project team.

Objectives:

• Explain the components of effective project
management.
• Identify tools to use in planning, scheduling, measuring
and monitoring progress.
• Understand how the relationship between teamwork and planning affects the outcome.
• Proceed with confidence in their skill level in project
management

Workshop Outline:

• Formal and informal objectives
• Why projects fail/succeed
• Project key elements
-budget
-timing
-scope
-resources
-quality
• Responsibilities of the Project Sponsor
• Responsibilities of the Project Manager
• Forming a project team
• Developing a Scope Statement
• Developing a Project Charter
• Project Life Cycle
• Project Management planning process
• Planning & organization tools
- Objective checklist
- Planning checklist
- Responsibility matrix
- Gnatt chart
- PERT & CPM
- Contingency planning chart
• Project scheduling
• Controlling the project
• Project implementation
• Building commitment
• Ensuring cooperation
• Team building skills
• Effective project meetings

Format:

• Instructor presentation
• Group exercises
• Full-group discussion
• Simulated experience

Value Added Option:

Participants at each training workshop are encouraged to send an email within three months following the workshop and expect a personal reply to assist with their learning experience.

Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Madison Centre, 4950 Yonge Street, Toronto
Fee: $399.00 (5% discount for groups of 3 or more)

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