Who is this for?
This program is intended for new project managers and those who are or about to be involved in projects of any size and type. It is also for experienced project managers who want a refresher on key project management concepts, tools and techniques.
Benefits for you
- Become familiar with the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Framework, Processes and Knowledge Areas
- Recognize how projects evolve and how to manage changes along the way
- Plan and execute projects by establishing positive project procedures and practices that encompass the full life cycle of a project
- Use collaborative processes to plan and execute projects
- Set realistic budgets and schedules
- Enable delivery of business benefits
Program content
- Roles and relationships of the project manager, sponsor, steering committees and stakeholders
- Project phases and life cycles
- Project Key Assessment Factors and Key Performance Measures
- Project management processes: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, closing, assessing project success
- Project management knowledge areas: managing integration, scope, schedule, costs, quality, risk and procurement
- Project management tips and opportunities for improvement
Special features
This workshop employs an action-learning format that will enable you to apply basic project management processes, tools and techniques immediately back at work.
As part of the workshop, you will receive PMI® Professional Development Units (PDUs).
Program leader

Denise Holleran-Boswell
Denise is a certified PMP and Prosci Change Practitioner, the Founder and Managing Partner of Collaborators In Knowledge Inc., and past President of the Society of PMP’s of Greater Vancouver. She has over 40 years of international industry experience as a practicing project, program and portfolio manager specializing in change, risk and stakeholder management. In her role as coach, she has trained thousands of people from the private and public sectors in the best practices of portfolio and project management.