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Project Management Essentials 2 Days | 14 hours | $1190 PLUS TAX

Toronto organizations of every size run better when their projects are managed well. Whether you're leading a small team or coordinating a complex cross-functional initiative, our courses give you the frameworks, language, and practical tools to deliver consistently -- scope, planning, risk, and execution. Prerequisite: None.

Introduction

» key signs that you’re managing a project
» project manager is two words

Before you begin the project

» four things you must know BEFORE you start
» what do you bring to the project?

What is a project?

» what are the triple constraints?
» what’s a deliverable?
» what approach should you use to manage the project?

Beginning the project

» defining project boundaries
» identifying project parameters
» the importance of business requirements
» what to capture at the beginning
» how to capture it and why

Planning the project

» how to size a project
» scoping the project
» the power of the WBS
» estimating tools and techniques
» network diagramming
» estimating project duration
» determining critical path and project slack
» project management plan components
» baselining the project plan

Doing the Project

» managing the (human) resources effectively
» monitoring and controlling the project
» project Risk management
» correctly evaluating a project’s performance
» applying corrective action
» change management

Finishing the project

» when is “done” actually done?
» decompressing
» disbanding the project team
» learning from what went well and what didn’t
» gracefully exiting the project