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FREE ONLINE TRAINING: Project Management
Project Management Training
Date: Every Tuesday for ten (10) weeks starting January 14, 2025 and ending March 18, 2025
Time: 8:30am to 12:30pm
Location: Delivered via Zoom
Do you have a project you want to tackle (construction, updating your website, automating your inventory, moving locations, developing a product or annual event management) and are not sure where to start? Are you heading a committee and want to ensure you meet your mandate with minimal hiccups and frustrations? Do you want your co-workers to have clear lines of communication and work effectively together to meet their targets on a shared initiative? Do you want the skills, knowledge and confidence to make a project as successful as you know it can be?
If you answered Yes to one or more of these questions, Project Management Essentials would be a smart investment of your time. Many business people think Project Management training is only for those working in large companies who head huge projects. Not true! Project Management is an essential skill that every business person could benefit from, understanding and applying within their company every day. This program is designed to provide you with the fundamentals of Project Management with hands-on, practical know-how. In fact, to make your learning as relevant as possible, participants are asked to choose their own project to apply throughout the course.
As a participant you will learn how to:
• Determine the scope of your project and set up achievable goals
• Assign the right people for each task of the project and make sure they understand what is expected of them before the project starts
• Create a schedule for the project with key performance targets and estimated times for completion
• Develop a budget so you know what it is going to cost before you start
• Create a plan for communicating with everyone throughout the project so the team never feels they are out of the loop
• Assess the effectiveness of the project at the end so you can continue to apply best practices on future projects
• Identify the pitfalls and challenges from past experience to ensure success with future projects.
If this sounds like a smart way to invest 40 hours of your time so you have the knowledge, skills and techniques to help you build an even stronger business, Project Management Essentials is for you!
Learning Outcomes (based on standardized content):
• List elements of the project life cycle
• Determine the scope of the project
• Set achievable project goals
• Create a work breakdown structure
• Create project targets and timelines
• Assign resources to project tasks
• Develop a project budget
• Create a project Gantt chart
• Develop a risk assessment
• Create a communication plan
Standard Topics:
• What is a project
• Project life cycle
• Project charter
• Work breakdown structure
• Assigning resources
• Project budget
• Gantt chart
• Project risk
• Communication plan
Interchangeable Topics:
• Software options
• Stakeholder assessment
• Project monitoring
About the Trainer:
Paula is President and CEO of Beyond Ventures Group Inc., With a MBA, Certified International Trade Professional (CITP) and a Master Certificate in Project Management, Paula possesses a strong technical background in international business. She has a keen understanding of the international marketplace, supply chain and business development processes. Leveraging her extensive experience in the Canadian business environment, Paula provides professional training and consulting services to private and public organizations with a business and market development focus.
Paula was a Going Global Delivery Partner, Content Advisory Panel (CAP) member, an Item Writer for FITT, delivered FITTSkills for Nova Scotia Business Inc., has authored International Marketing Curriculum in the Atlantic Provinces. She authored and delivers project management training throughout Canada for various organizations. She co-authored, for Nova Scotia, Supply Chain Essentials and has several Workplace Educator, The Executive Presence™ Leadership Development Certification, Instructional Skills Workshop (TDW) certification. She serves as a guest lecturer and panelist at universities, secondary institutions and global organizations.
TRAINING TIMELINE:
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To sign up for the training, you must complete the required registration fields, which are required by the Department of Labour Skills & Immigration.
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Once we receive your completed form, your information will be provided to your trainer and they will contact you to complete an Individual Needs Assessment to ensure this training is the right fit for you and your business.
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Your trainer will then become your point of contact for the training and they will provide you with the information on how to join the sessions each week.
PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS:
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The program must be taken on a computer, laptop, or tablet, no phones.
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Participants must have a reliable Internet connection.
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Headphones with a microphone and a webcam.
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Participants must display video; required to ensure the connection to the instructor and other participants.
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A quiet place, free of distractions.
*The above are critically important not only for the success of individual participants but also the success of the entire group.
Date and Time
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM AST
10 Week Course
Every Tuesday starting January 14, 2025 and ending March 18, 2025
Time: 8:30am to 12:30pm
Location
ONLINE VIA ZOOM
You must have access to your own equipment, a computer, with camera and audio tools, such as headphones or speakers.
Fees/Admission
FREE - You must register, the instructor will reach out to you to confirm your qualifications
PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO MEMBERS
Fully-funded by the Nova Scotia Dept. of Labour, Skills & Immigration
**Please note: your registration gives Halifax Chamber of Commerce permission to use the photographs taken during the event for any legal use.
Contact Information
Sandra Thomson, Event Manager
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