Course details
This two day workshop provides a comprehensive overview of project management techniques to effectively plan, manage, and control projects based on the standards of the Project Management Institute. Theory and practical examples of these methodologies are provided in an interactive format. Skills covered are immediately applicable to the job. Mastering basic project management skills, methodologies, and tools enable the participant to prioritize projects and workload, create realistic goals and recruit and manage high performing teams. Participants create a project work breakdown structure and are shown how to establish reliable project budgets and schedules, implement project tracking techniques, and create effective strategies to control the project budget, schedule, and quality. Both the technical and soft skill sides of project management are covered. 15 PDU credits from PMI are earned.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
0.0
Cost
$1,065.06 - $1,085.77 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.
Course offerings
Fall 2022
Below is one offering of OPMT 0102 for the Fall 2022 term.
CRN 33487
Duration
Mon Nov 07 - Tue Nov 08 (2 days)
- 2 days
- CRN 33487
- $1065.06
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 07 - Nov 08 | Mon, Tue | 09:00 - 17:00 | Downtown DTC Rm. 830 |
Instructor
Alex Fakidis
Course outline
Cost
$1065.06
Status
Seats Available
4 seats remaining as of Sat October 22, 2022 at 8:24 pm (PDT). Availability may change at any time.
Winter 2023
Below are three offerings of OPMT 0102 for the Winter 2023 term.
CRN 85465
Duration
Thu Jan 26 - Fri Jan 27 (2 days)
- 2 days
- CRN 85465
- $1085.77
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 - Jan 27 | Thu, Fri | 09:00 - 17:00 | Downtown DTC Rm. 830 |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$1085.77
Status
Sneak Preview
This section is only available for registration starting Wed October 26, 2022 at 9:00 am (PDT)
CRN 49846
Duration
Sat Feb 11 - Sat Feb 18 (1 week)
- 1 week
- CRN 49846
- $1085.77
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11 - Feb 18 | Sat | 09:00 - 17:00 | Downtown DTC Rm. 686 |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$1085.77
Important information
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Email addresses are required so students can be notified of the times and location of the course(s) via email prior to course start date. This is not a self-paced course. You will be expected to be available and online on the posted days and times shown on your registration schedule. It is important you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content. Course content, type and quality of assignments, and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. To be successful in this online course, plan to spend 7-10 hours per week on your studies, or more of it’s a condensed course, starting Week 1. Important course information will be sent to your myBCIT account prior to your course start date.
Status
Sneak Preview
This section is only available for registration starting Wed October 26, 2022 at 9:00 am (PDT)
CRN 49847
Duration
Mon Mar 20 - Tue Mar 21 (2 days)
- 2 days
- CRN 49847
- $1085.77
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20 - Mar 21 | Mon, Tue | 08:30 - 16:30 | Downtown DTC Rm. 830 |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$1085.77
Status
Sneak Preview
This section is only available for registration starting Wed October 26, 2022 at 9:00 am (PDT)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the Project Management Institute (PMI)® framework, definitions, practices, life-cycles, phases, terminology, project management process groups and knowledge areas.
- Identify the skills needed by project managers to successfully manage projects.
- Apply techniques for creating, managing and developing project teams.
- Identify available resources and software to help with project management and delivery.
- Explain the difference between projects and operations (and how they intersect).
- Describe the factors for project success and failure.
- Develop the project charter that includes the projects goals, summary level cost and scheduling information, assumptions, risks, constraints and roles & responsibilities.
- Create a statement of work, project requirements, scope of work and work breakdown structure (WBS).
- Apply project scheduling techniques including program evaluation and review technique (PERT), critical path method (CPM) and Gantt chart to create a comprehensive project schedule.
- Define the resources requirements needed to deliver the project work packages and activities.
- Apply project budgeting techniques for determining project costs and for life cycle costing by using analogous, parametric, bottom-up, ratio, and statistical estimating methods.
- Create a risk register to identify, manage, and control project risks.
- Manage project communications by identifying project stakeholders and creating a communication matrix.
- Apply project monitoring & control techniques to track the budget and schedule using methods for measuring actual vs planned performance and earned value technique.
- Develop a change management process for managing budget and schedule changes by analyzing impacts, considering project trade-offs and updating the project documents.
- Close out projects by completing commitments, measuring performance and conducting lessons learned.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2019
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