Introduction to Project Management

Date:
November 03, 2026

Location:
Virtual - Zoom

Time:
9:00 AM (EST)

2-Part Virtual Workshop

Dates: 

Part 1: November 3, 2026

Part 2: November 5, 2026

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

CPL: 4 Units

Please note: This workshop is offered twice annually. This the last opportunity to attend this workshop in the 2026 Education Calendar.

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.


Facilitator(s): 

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.

Crystal-Lee Olson MA, ACC

A tactical Leadership Development Professional and Educator who brings focus to Revenue Growth through Business Development Excellence, Customer Satisfaction and Retention

On the foundation of over twenty years of progressive business experience, Crystal-Lee channels her expertise to the key objective of corporate leadership development. She applies her background in Sales Management, Marketing and Education as the underpinning to big-picture client success. Through strategic training program development and delivery to groups and individuals, she drives learning outcomes to support organizational objectives and personal career goals.

Fees:

OPPI Member: $250 + HST

OPPI Non-Member: $300 + HST

OPPI Student/Retired: $210 + HST