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Project Management

In-class Courses

Advanced Project Monitoring and Control

This course focuses on the execution, monitoring and control, and project completion aspects of project management. Using group discussions, realistic project scenarios, and exercise simulations, participants will learn how to apply advanced techniques of project management to actively navigate their project to a successful outcome. The emphasis of this course will be placed on applying context and common sense to the application of all learned tools and techniques in order to achieve tangible real world value, and a smooth transition from classroom to actual projects.

Topics include:

  • techniques for accurately conveying the project status

  • earned value analysis

  • control accounts – selecting the appropriate level at which to monitor the progress of a project

  • spotting trends in project performance

  • utilizing forecasting techniques to facilitate pro-active decisions that keep a project on track

  • quantitative risk analysis

  • decision analysis

  • applying sound quality management principles to projects

  • contract/procurement

  • interim and post project reviews

NOTE: This course conforms to the internationally recognized standards of the Project Management Institute (PMI®).

You will receive 21 Professional Development Units (PDUs) upon completion and a complete course binder that parallels the course content and serves as an excellent project management resource tool.

May be applied toward the Project Management Certificate.

Instructor: Paul Bergman


3-Day In-class Course: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Upcoming course dates: 

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, June 11-13, 2012  (Paul Bergman)

$1290 + HST

Morning refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.

Agile Project Management

Agile Project Management is a hot topic these days, with appearances on the front covers of magazines and presentations, to packed rooms at conferences. Agile methods promise to speed up project delivery, increase stakeholder satisfaction, improve quality, and reduce overall project risk. Recent studies back these claims and show that agile project management will reduce the risk of late delivery or cost overruns on high-change projects.

Learn to:

  • control change even with a poorly-worded contract scope.
  • reduce the risk of misunderstanding requirements.
  • plan a project with unknown or not fully specified requirements.
  • safely begin building a solution while you are still figuring out design details.
  • prepare a fixed-price estimate and have a firm delivery deadline for a project with an unstable scope.

NOTE: At the end of day 3, you will write the PMAC's Certificate in Agile Project Management exam.

This course conforms to the internationally recognized standards of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and the Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC).

You will also receive 21 Professional Development Units (PDUs), the Agile Estimating & Planning Resource Kit CD, and a copy of the bestselling book Managing Agile Projects edited by your instructor, Kevin Aguanno.

May be applied toward the Advanced Project Management Certificate.

Instructor: Kevin Aguanno

3-Day In-class Course: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Upcoming course dates: 
Fall course dates will be posted later this Spring.

$1490 + HST (PMAC exam fee included)

Morning refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.

Agile Certification Exam Preparation

As more and more companies adopt Agile project management techniques, there is a need to clearly identify project managers who are capable of applying these methodologies. Both the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Project Management Association of Canada (PMAC) have developed Agile Certifications designed to provide Agile practitioners with the credentials companies are looking for.


This 1-day course provides a review of both the PMI and PMAC Agile certification procedures, a
review of the topics covered within the exams, sample exam questions, important studying tips, and additional resources recommended to complete your exam preparation.

Learn to:

 

  • describe the 2 Agile certifications along with their certification requirements and procedures.
  • list the major topic areas being assessed during the exam.
  • describe the fundamentals of several Agile methodologies including Scrum, Extreme Programming, and Feature-Driven Development.
  • estimate a team’s starting velocity using several techniques.
  • describe and build release plans, iteration plans, and day plans.
  • explain tracking and control techniques such as kanban, burndown charts, parking lot reports, and velocity.
  • identify areas where additional study may be required, and where to find the required study resources.

Participants should already have formal training in Agile methods. The recommended pre-requisite is our Agile Project Management course.


Both certification exams require a minimum of 21 hours of Agile training before writing either one. This course counts towards 7 of those required 21 hours (you will receive 7 Professional Development Units, PDUs, upon completion).

NOTE: This course has been accredited by PMAC, as meeting its standards and fulfilling the education requirements to write the Certification Agile Project Management exam.

May be applied toward the Advanced Project Management Certificate.

Instructor: Kevin Aguanno

1-Day In-class Course: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Upcoming course dates: 

Fall course dates will be posted later this Spring.

$590 + HST

Morning refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.

Business Analysis for the Project Manager

A business analysis course for project managers? Absolutely! While Business Analyst positions are still rather new to many organizations, their primary role of defining and documenting user requirements and bridging the gap between the client and the solution team has always been an essential ingredient for achieving project success. On small to medium-sized projects, the role of business analysis often falls on the shoulders of the project manager or other core team members. On larger projects, the role of business analysis is usually more defined and it is important that both project managers and business analysts understand the value that each of their roles will bring to the project.

Taught through a series of discussions, examples, and real world hands-on exercises drawn from IT projects, this two-day course will teach participants the tools they can apply immediately to accurately translate client requirements into successful project deliverables.

NOTE: This course is designed for participants who already work in a project management environment that manages project scope, cost, time, quality, etc., OR have taken an introductory project management course such as Project Management Applied Tools and Techniques.

This course conforms to the internationally recognized standards of the Project Management Institute (PMI®).

You will receive 14 Professional Development Units (PDUs) upon completion and a complete course binder that parallels the course content and serves as an excellent project management resource tool.

May be applied toward the Project Management Certificate and the Advanced Project Management Certificate.

Instructors: Harry Mingail

2-Day In-class Course: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Upcoming course dates:

Fall course dates will be posted later this Spring.

$890 + HST

Morning refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.

Juggling Multiple Projects

Don’t let minor delays in one project cause a domino effect in all your projects. Learn how to leverage your existing knowledge, scale your approach, and advance to a methodology capable of handling multiple projects with ease. Designed for experienced project managers, this course will show you how to understand the root problem, develop effective solutions and strategies, and proceed with confidence. As an added feature, you will learn efficient techniques for increasing personal and corporate capacity for managing multiple projects.

NOTE: This course conforms to the internationally recognized standards of the Project Management Institute (PMI®).

You will receive 14 Professional Development Units (PDUs) upon completion and a CD of supplementary files and reference materials.

May be applied toward the Project Management Certificate and the Advanced Project Management Certificate.

Instructor: Paul Bergman or Michael Stefanovic

2-Day In-class Course: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Upcoming course dates: 

Fall course dates will be posted later this Spring.

$890 + HST

Morning refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.

Microsoft Project 2010

Watch your projects come alive with Microsoft Office Project. An industry standard, this project management software allows you to visually assess your project, organize all the intricate details and effectively communicate every aspect of its life cycle to any audience. With the support of a real-world Project Manager, this hands-on course will benefit anyone who would like to employ today’s technology for the intricate projects of tomorrow.

Learn to:

  • define a project.
  • assign resources and costs to activities.
  • set a project baseline.
  • input actual project status.
  • identify resource conflicts.
  • produce meaningful reports.

NOTE: This course conforms to the internationally recognized standards of the Project Management Institute (PMI®).

You will receive 14 Professional Development Units (PDUs) upon completion and a comprehensive take-home practice system. MS Project 2010 will be the software used but the principles apply to previous versions of the software.

May be applied toward the Project Management Certificate and the Advanced Project Management Certificate.

Instructor: Paul Bergman

2-Day In-class Course: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Off-site Location: Global Knowledge

Upcoming course dates: 

Fall course dates will be posted later this Spring.

$890 + HST

Morning refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.

People Skills: The Secret Behind Project Success

Project management excellence goes beyond producing project charters, detailed schedules, and colourful status reports. Projects involve people. There are team members, clients, management, subordinates, peers, account managers, suppliers, contractors, regulators, and numerous other stakeholders. And with people, there are differing opinions, personality conflicts, office politics, and sometimes hidden agendas. Your people skills can have a positive impact on project success and help to transform road blocks into opportunities.

Interacting effectively with others is at the heart of good project management. Poor communication and relationships result in significant issues and detract from what matters and what needs to be done. This course focuses on understanding ourselves and learning specific techniques and strategies that enable us to relate to and engage others successfully.

During the course, participants will also have the opportunity to discuss issues or challenges they are facing and get input on how to address them. The session will include self assessments, group exercises, and scenarios/role plays that will enable participants to deal with and discuss real life situations.

Topics include:

  • negotiation
  • conflict management
  • motivation
  • managing through influence
  • communication

NOTE: This course conforms to the internationally recognized standards of the Project Management Institute (PMI®).

You will receive 14 Professional Development Units (PDUs) upon completion and a complete course binder that parallels the course content and serves as an excellent project management resource tool.

May be applied toward the Project Management Certificate and the Advanced Project Management Certificate.

Instructor: Carl Sergeant


2-Day In-class Course: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Upcoming course dates: 

Monday & Tuesday, June 4-5, 2012

$890 + HST

Morning refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.

PMP® Exam Preparation

This 3-day course is designed for those who have met project management experience requirements for becoming a PMP® (Project Management Professional), and are ready to begin preparing to write the PMP® exam. In addition to the 3-day instructor-led portion of the training, substantial supplementary materials are included which participants will use both during and after the course to fully prepare for the exam.

The supplementary materials include:

  • detailed course workbook.
  • comprehensive study guide which covers the full scope of the exam, and includes tips for how to best prepare for the exam. It also provides sample exam questions together with detailed explanations of the correct answers.
  • flash cards to use for self study leading up to the exam.
  • exam simulation software which allows you to test yourself in specific areas you need to work on, as well as under the same conditions you will be writing the actual exam (a complete 4-hour simulation).
  • Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®).

Upon completing this course you will have learned:

  • the full scope of knowledge areas required for the PMP® exam.
  • proven strategies for how to interpret exam questions correctly and avoid common mistakes.
  • techniques for making sure you do not forget key formulas used during the exam, and how they are applied.
  • techniques for making sense of the relationship between the 5 major PM process groups within the PMBOK; how they relate to the 9 knowledge areas, and the many PM tools that make up the inputs and outputs within the project management framework.

NOTE: In advance of this course participants should already meet PMI®'s experience requirements for being a PMP® and have taken the 3-day Project Management Applied Tools and Techniques course to provide a solid foundation in project management best practices.

You will receive 21 Professional Development Units (PDUs) upon completion.

May be applied toward the Project Management Certificate and the Advanced Project Management Certificate.

Instructors: Stan Katz & Michael Stefanovic

3-Day In-class Course: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Upcoming course dates: 

Fall course dates will be posted later this Spring.

$1690 + HST

Morning refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.

Project Management Applied Tools and Techniques

Winning projects are alive from their very beginning. Filled with learned knowledge, successful project managers understand how to manage the life of these projects and complete the project on time and within budget. Designed for new project leaders and project team members, this course will teach you the secret of their success. Discover the powerful tools and techniques for managing the complete project life cycle; from initial project proposal and definition, through project implementation and finally to the often neglected project completion phase.

Learn to:

  • understand PMI® terminology and standards.
  • construct a project team.
  • manage your resources.
  • define your project scope and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
  • map critical paths within the project life cycle.
  • finalize the project plan.
  • tailor tools and techniques to work for you.

NOTE: This course conforms to the internationally recognized standards of the Project Management Institute (PMI®).

You will receive 21 Professional Development Units (PDUs) upon completion and a course binder that parallels the course content and serves as an excellent project management resource tool.

May be applied toward the Project Management Certificate.

Instructors: Paul Bergman, Stan Katz & Carl Sergeant

3-Day In-class Course: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Upcoming course dates: 

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, May 28-30, 2012 (Paul Bergman)
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, July 23-25, 2012 (Carl Sergeant)

$1290 + HST

Morning refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.

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