Project Management for Planners
In Class Course:
As an experienced professional you understand that effective Project Management required expertise in planning, prioritizing, scheduling, budgeting, negotiating, organizing, controlling, managing change, motivating, coaching, and refereeing.
You should consider attending if:
- You are looking to increase your knowledge and skills required to manage various sized projects in all areas of urban and rural community development, urban design, environment, transportation, health and social services, housing, and economic development.
- You would like to improve your team-based learning skills to become a stronger team member and a more effective team leader.
- You would like to explore and understand the human dimension in effective project planning.
Project Management topics covered will include:
- Project initiation, planning, execution, and closing.
- Understanding the concept of project life cycle versus product life cycle.
- Assessing priorities, considering alternatives, selecting the right approach, outlining the business case, analyzing assumptions and constraints, obtaining approval and buy-in.
- Project teams and leadership.
- Risk and issue management.
- Communication plans.
- Understanding how to manage: scope, schedule and costs.
- Being proactive and nimble while managing a project to completion.
- Conducting an appropriate follow-up analysis upon project completion.
- Handing over the deliverables and processes (if appropriate) to operations.
On-line Course:
The Ontario Professional Planners Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the new Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) e-learning course - Project Management for Planners.
This course has been designed for planners who are not able to attend the classroom based-project management course or who would like to take the course from the comforts of their own home or office.
You should consider enrolling in this course if:
- You are looking to learn basic project management skills.
- You are interested in learning about and downloading project management tools and templates.
- You are required to manage various sized projects and you want to be more effective in your role.
Project management topics that will be covered in this course include:
- The project life cycle (project initiation, planning, execution, and closing).
- Risk and issue management.
- Communication plans.
- Understanding how to manage: scope, schedule and costs.
- Conducting an appropriate follow-up analysis upon project completion.
(Note: There is a limit of 3 Student Members per course timeslot. After this quota is met, OPPI will notify and refund fees for any further Student registrants.)
Access to this course is valid for 6 months from the date of purchase.
Cancellation Policy
- Full refund: requires a minimum of one month's notice
- 75% refund: requires 2-4 weeks' notice
- No refund: if less that 2 weeks' notice
| Semester | Price |
June 14 - 15, 2010 ( 9:00 am - 4:30 pm ) Register Now
- Nexient Learning Centre
- 2 Bloor St W.
- Toronto, Ontario
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| Public: | $850.00 |
| CIP: | $700.00 |
| OPPI: | $700.00 |
| Student: | $350.00 |
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October 18 - 19, 2010 ( 9:00am - 4:30pm ) Register Now
- Nexient Learning Centre
- 2 Bloor St. W. 8th Fl.
- Toronto, Ontario
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| Public: | $850.00 |
| CIP: | $700.00 |
| OPPI: | $700.00 |
| Student: | $350.00 |
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