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Learning a Project Management Approach

Project management is important because it helps every part of the business run more efficiently and effectively. When done correctly, it enables leadership to plan and manage projects so that every objective and deliverable is completed on time and within budget. 

The objective for this workshop is supporting the participant with basic Project Management tools, skills and understanding best practices, This help with greater consistency. improved clearer communication. easier onboarding training, healthier risk management, excellent resource planning and allotment and greater scalability.

An overview of the project organizational structure starting with Creating a Project Outline (pre-work)  

The Nuts and Bolts of Project Management? The core components of the project management. Projects come in all shapes and sizes. One might comprise 50 tasks, while another may have more than 1,000. Some can be completed within a month, while others may span several years. Sometimes, there are a few sub-projects within a project.

Phases of managing a project. Planning, Implementing. Building and Execution, Closing the Project overview.

Working through Responsibilities, Decisions and Challenges. Project managers have a high degree of responsibility for the success or failure of their projects. When things go wrong, the project manager is the person everyone looks to for solutions.

Skills that project managers require. No matter what your role, the chances are you’ll need to manage or play an active role in a project at some point in your career. It takes a great deal of skill to manage a project effectively, but the time you spend investing in and building up your knowledge of project management will likely have a big payoff.

How Good Are Your Project Management Skills Assessment? This assessment will support your strengths and help you understand your development opportunities in project management.

Best practices using Gantt Charts and RACI charts in Project Management. Plan, visualize, and execute work with a Gantt chart that helps your team reach their goals faster.

A RACI chart (sometimes called a Responsibility Assignment Matrix) is a way to identify your project teams' roles and responsibilities for any task, milestone, or project deliverable. A RACI chart can be used with and without a Gantt chart depending on the project.

 

Presenters Bios:

Nance MacLeod BA, PCC, CEC, C-IQ. HWC

Honoured with the Prism Award for Coaching Excellence 2022.

Nance is a Certified Executive Coach and Professional Adult Educator known for driving leadership success, personal & professional development, growth, and well-being. Her coaching & training is holistic and tailored to a client’s individualized objectives, expectations, and needs.

Nance's major points of distinction is her unique ability to cut through the clutter and blend logical reasoning with intuition, empathy, clearly defining goals and action steps, complimented by a deep level of care and inspiration.  Her goal is to be a partner that supports the leader to discover, clarify, and align to successfully achieve positive results, and produce client-generated solutions and strategies.

She is an insightful, detail-oriented professional with a history of introducing fresh, forward-looking ideas that help leaders grow and expand in their organizations.

Emma Collyer, ACC

As a leadership development specialist, Emma partners with directors, managers, and aspiring leaders who want to progress in their career and become more effective and confident in their roles. With over 10 years of coaching experience and a background in operations leadership, team development and environmental management, she brings a unique perspective and a wealth of knowledge to her clients.

With an in-depth understanding of the unique challenges and pressures faced by municipalities, consulting firms, not-for-profits and government agencies, Emma offers insights and expertise into each interaction, adding value far beyond a generic coaching arrangement.

Her extensive experience with team coaching is particularly valued by transformational organizations looking to implement change, align people with goals, mitigate conflict and growing pains, and build harmony among new and existing team members with differing approaches and vision.

Please note a pre-workshop activity will be emailed to registrants the week before the workshop to complete prior to the first workshop. 

Please note, registrants are responsible for attending all sessions of the workshop. Workshop recordings are not provided. Please check your email (including spam folders) for Zoom links and any additional resources. When registering, we suggest clicking on the option to add this event to your calendar for convenient access to the date and time of the workshop. Workshop links will be emailed upon registration and again the day prior to the first workshop. If you have not received a Zoom link 12 hours prior to the workshop, please contact events@ontarioplanners.ca.

 

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Full refund: requires a minimum of one month's notice

75% refund: requires 2-4 weeks' notice

No refund: if less than 2 weeks' notice