1860 - Foundations of Project Management
Course Description
Project management skills are essential as they enable organizations to adapt, innovate, and solve business challenges, aligning with their strategic goals and delivering value to customers. In today's dynamic business environment, employers seek proficient project team members and leaders who combine business acumen with practical project management methodologies. This includes a blend of traditional and contemporary approaches such as agile, iterative, incremental, and waterfall, allowing for flexible adaptation to each unique project.
Integrating AI into project management, this course offers practical exercises and collaborative opportunities to master key strategies, processes, and tools. Participants will learn to leverage AI technologies to enhance project planning, execution, and monitoring, ensuring more efficient and effective project outcomes. By understanding the fundamentals of project management, along with AI applications, you'll gain the skills necessary to drive success and achieve excellence in your projects. Whether aspiring to become a professional project manager or enhancing your current role with these critical skills, this course is your starting point towards mastering the art of project management in the digital age.
Learning Outcomes
• Evaluate the advantages of different approaches (agile, traditional, hybrid) to implement projects
• Design initiation documents that include all necessary elements
• Create project scope, schedule, cost baselines, and product and sprint backlog with a release plan
• Identify and analyze project stakeholders and their communication needs
• Identify, analyze, and formulate responses to project risks
• Manage project quality, change, and close projects successfully
• Apply key project management tools, techniques, and processes, including AI
Notes
- IN-CLASS SECTION AVAILABLE AT ST. GEORGE CAMPUS. PLEASE SEE SECTON BELOW.
- The 1860 Foundations of Project Management has equivalent courses, and they are:
- 3401 Practical Project Management - Part 1 plus 3402 Practical Project Management - Part 2
- 3827 Foundations of Project Management, exclusive to Organizational & Corporate Training
- PDU's: Need PMI Professional Development Units (PDUs) to maintain your PMP and other certifications? Click here to learn more about PMI Professional Development Units.
PMP, PgMP, PfMP, CAPM, PMI-PBA and PMI-ACP are marks of the Project Management Institute (PMI)
Course hours can be used towards the Canadian Construction Association Gold Seal Certification application for credits, subject to credit approval upon review. Every 6 hours of learning equals 1 Gold Seal credit.
This course is recognised by the following association(s). Click on the association name for details.
This course may be applied towards the SCS Certificate(s) in
- Advanced Business Analysis : Elective Courses
- Advanced Business Process Management : Required Courses
- Agile Project Management : Required Courses
- Business Management : Selection Group 1, Selection Group 2A
- International Project Management : Alternate, Alternate 3
- Licensing International Engineers into the Profession (LIEP) Program: Civil : Micro Course Exclusion, Elective Courses
- Licensing International Engineers into the Profession (LIEP) Program: Electrical : Selection Group 1, Selection Group 2B
- Licensing International Engineers into the Profession (LIEP) Program: Mechanical : Selection Group 2B, Selection Group 1
- Life Science Enterprise : Required Courses
- Project Management : Required Courses
- Sustainable Water Management : Elective Courses
Constantin is an experienced and energetic instructor passionate about sharing his project management expertise. He has taught at the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies since 2009. Learners say his online courses are ‘engaging’ and ‘enjoyable’. Those in pursuit of a career in project management say he is ‘inspirational’. Drawing on his twenty-year career in Project Management and Engineering, he shares best practices, lessons learned, and relevant real-life examples from his work in large organizations (Bell Canada, Vodafone Europe) and smaller organizations. He practices both waterfall and agile methods for managing projects and creating products. A professional engineer (P.Eng.), he is a dedicated Agile Practitioner and Certified Product Owner. He is a PMP (Project Management Professional) since 2008, and a PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) since 2018. He is also a co-founder of Kanban Canada and on its Board of Directors since 2020.
Nadine Storr, B.A., PMP, is a seasoned project management professional and accomplished leader with over 25 years of expertise in project, program, and portfolio management. She has held senior roles at Scotiabank, one of Canada’s largest financial institutions, where she served as Director, International Technology & Solutions, and currently at the City of Toronto, Canada’s largest city, as Portfolio Manager, in the Technology Services Division. In her current role, Nadine leads complex, business-critical, and operational initiatives. She offers extensive expertise in leading technology projects, designing effective training programs, and engaging closely with senior leadership executives. Her proven track record of success spans both the private and public sectors, highlighting her versatility and leadership acumen.
Jamal El Ali is an educator, project management consultant, and researcher passionate about teaching, sharing his knowledge, and helping others achieve their goals. Jamal has led strategic and transformational projects for some of North America's most respected organizations including Lufthansa Airlines, Charon Systems, CIBC, TD Bank, Mentor Technologies, FAHM, Barnes & Noble, and Vital Source. Jamal's experience spans information technology, enterprise real estate, workplace optimization, cybersecurity, public utilities, business continuity, and process realignment. Passionate about the project management profession, Jamal presents at PMI events and is a certified PMI trainer. He’s an author on project recovery and PMP exam preparation, and a course designer and developer. A committed volunteer with Project Managers Without Borders (PMWB), he’s a lifelong learner, currently pursuing a PhD in Psychology on artificial intelligence in project management and its effects on future work.
Sunali Sandal is a highly accomplished Program Manager with over 16 years of experience leading high-visibility regulatory and governance programs in the Finance, Insurance and Consulting sectors. Her recent work includes spearheading global transformations in compliance, data, and artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives at Scotiabank, CIBC Mellon, and TD. An active volunteer with the Project Management Institute, Sunali also mentors recent graduates from Western University’s Ivey Business School and Toronto Metropolitan University. 
Neeraj Bhardwaj has over 20 years of significant work experience in project delivery, risk management, continuous process improvement, and consulting in various industries including IT consulting, telecom, financial, and transportation including companies such as DXC, BMO, Mackenzie Financial, and Metrolinx. He has had various roles from project delivery, quality assurance, setting up PMOs, as well as mentoring & training project staff. Neeraj has also taught project management and cloud computing courses at post secondary institutions.