3401 - Practical Project Management - Part 1

Course Description

Project management is critical for organizations looking to stay competitive, profitable and forward-facing. In this accelerated micro course you’ll learn how to successfully plan projects to deliver value to your organization and its stakeholder, regardless of your industry. You’ll come away knowing the fundamental practices needed to get results and achieve excellence in project planning.

Within 4-6 weeks of successfully completing this course, you will receive your micro-credential indicating achievement of the outlined learning outcomes and competencies/skills. Micro-credentials are tamper proof, verifiable, blockchain-based and 100% digital. They can be shared on social media, including LinkedIn and Facebook, embedded in websites or downloaded as PDFs.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this micro course, you'll be able to:

• Evaluate the advantages of different approaches (agile, traditional, hybrid) to implement projects.
• Design initiation documents that include all necessary elements.
• Create project scope and schedule baselines, and product backlog with a release plan.

Competencies/skills developed in this micro course include:

• Project Selection Methods 
• Project Planning and Defining Scope of Work 
• Basics for Project Scheduling and Budgeting 

Notes

Need PMI Professional Development Units (PDUs) to maintain your PMP and other certifications? Click here to learn more about PMI Professional Development Units.

“PMI”, “PMP”, “PgMP”, “PfMP”,“CAPM”, “PMI-PBA” and “PMI-ACP” are marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Eligible learners may apply to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) for this micro-credential. You can find more information on our Financial Aid page.

This course is recognised by the following association(s). Click on the association name for details.

• Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC - Canada)
• Project Management Institute (PMI)
• International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
• CIM Chartered Managers Canada (CIM)

This course may be applied towards the SCS Certificate(s) in

• Advanced Business Analysis : Elective Courses
• Agile Project Management : Required Courses
• Business Management : Selection Group 3B
• International Project Management : Alternate 2, Alternate 4
• Project Management : Required Courses