Project Management Training
The Project Management Office (PMO) offers project management training workshops through the IT Professional Development (ITPD) program. Courses are based on the Project Management Institute's best practices as outlined in PMBOK, but also align with the PMO methodology that incorporate years of experience of managing projects at the University of Waterloo. For current offering dates, workshop descriptions, or information on registration, please refer to the current ITPD catalogue. The offerings include:
- Introduction to Project Management
- Creating a Project Charter
- Project Risk Management
- Project Planning
Customized workshops are also available, upon request. We have provided custom workshops to students (graduate and undergraduates) and project teams.
Customized content and course requests
The PMO has customized content based on audience or can deliver the courses as they exist for your unit or department. For course requests or customized offerings, please submit a request to the PMO.
Project Management professional development by the numbers
Fantastic course, and I look forward to more deeper dives into project management (e.g. WBS). - Anonymous course participant
The exercises and group work were great. Helped to learn the material and where projects can go awry. - Anonymous course participant
This course really piqued my interest into PM and I see opportunities to use PM in my work. - Anonymous course participant
People, Process and Projects Community of Practice (P3 CoP)
With our Continuous Improvement and Change Management leaders at the University of Waterloo, the PMO contributes and supports the People, Process and Projects CoP, The P3 Community of Practice enables our community to work with change, continuous improvement and project management methodologies through the sharing of experiences, ideas, concepts, best practices, tools and resources. Our vision is to evolve, share and accelerate learning of these practices at the University of Waterloo through regular engagement and thought partnerships. For further information, please visit the P3 Community website.
Change Management
Projects introduce change. Depending on the impact of the change, formal change management tools and techniques may need to be applied to ensure project success towards stakeholder acceptance, adoption and benefit realization. The University offers a campus wide streamlined approach to supporting employees through change initiatives. Please refer to the change management website for information on tools, techniques and courses.