The best projects are alive from the very beginning. Successful project managers understand how to manage the life cycle of these projects, completing them on-time and within budget. This course is designed for new or aspiring project leaders and project team members. It teaches you the powerful tools and techniques for managing the complete project life cycle, from initial project proposal and definition, through project implementation, and finally to project completion.
This course can be taken as part of the Project Management Certificate.
- Project managers
- Project team members
- Department leaders
- Individuals who aspire to become project management specialists
- Professionals who want to develop skills to deliver projects on target, on time, and on budget
- Understand the terminology and standards set forth by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
- 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.
The curriculum is compatible with the project management industry standard set by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The University of Waterloo partners with a project management training provider to offer courses that qualify for project management professional (PMP) Professional Development Units (PDUs) or contact hours. You will receive electronic course notes that parallel the course content and serve as an excellent project management resource tool.
Receive a certificate from the University of Waterloo
Upon successful completion of this program, you will receive a professional education certificate from the University of Waterloo.
Kristine Hatfield, PMP
Course Instructor, WatSPEED
Kristine Hatfield has over 20 years project management experience, including the management of large, complex, projects and programs, and project portfolios in excess of $250 million. She has successfully established company-wide project management practices and has a great deal of experience in implementing and leading project management offices (PMO), business analysis, strategic planning, and developing project managers.
Hatfield understands the importance of building high performing collaborative teams across organizations. She brings a practical “people focused” approach to the application of project management principles to deliver successful projects, programs, and portfolios. She has spent her professional career in the telecommunications industry and IT, including senior management roles, and has been a project management professional (PMP) since 2005.
Kiron D. Bondale, PMP, PMI-ACP, PMI-RMP, CDAP, CDAI
Course Instructor, WatSPEED
John Glennie, PMP
Course Instructor, WatSPEED
John Glennie has over twenty-five years of business and project management experience. Working extensively with clients in both the private and public sectors, Glennie's project management and business experience includes successfully navigating the challenges and complexity of managing global product launches for a manufacturing firm, the creation of an electronic trading system for a precious metals operation, and successfully delivering client projects through his own IT company.
An award-winning instructor, Glennie has provided project management and related business training to individuals and organizations across Canada, the United States and (through virtual courses) globally.
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