Fundamentals of Project Management
EXCST 4204 is offered this fall:
The dynamics of today’s business environment requires organizations to change, grow, and reinvent themselves. These new directions can only be achieved through the effective identification and implementation of projects. This seminar will provide you with a fundamental understanding of project management theory. You will develop an understanding of what projects are, what constitutes a complete project scope, how to develop an overall project schedule, what processes the project will have to follow, and what business systems will be required to ensure a successful outcome. A comprehensive project management model will be provided. As well, this seminar will address the human elements of project management.
Course at a glance
- Recognized by CIQS, Gold Seal, and Blue Seal both as required education for accreditation and continuing professional development (post-accreditation maintenance).
- Aimed at a wide range of construction workers, including tradesmen and journeymen, managers and supervisors, administrators, contractors, consultants, architects, and construction business owners.
- Varied class dynamics, with learning facilitated through lectures, case study review, and extensive group work.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Perform a stakeholder analysis.
- Understand and apply stakeholder requirements to form a scope statement.
- Convert project requirements to objective and build a work breakdown structure.
- Build a project schedule in the form of a Network Diagram and Gantt chart.
- Perform a bottom-up estimate and explore various techniques for estimating.
- Build an HR and communications plan and review organizational behaviour.
- Use the project schedule and cost estimate to produce a baseline planed value.
- Use earned value analysis to forecast project completion.
- Inject change management into the project scope and mode the outcome.
- Participate in an executive-level presentation of you project plan deliverables.
Offered:
Take note:
- All course assessments will be completed in class, with no post-course work assigned.
- BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is required. Learn more here.
Oct 16, 2023Nov 27, 2023
Oct 16Nov 6
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm MT
Nov 20Nov 27
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm MT
Synchronous online learning, eClass
39 hours of instruction
In synchronous online courses, students move through the course material at the same pace as their peers. These courses also provide learners with pre-scheduled online lectures that have the instructor and students interacting at the same time. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. format details
Your Instructor
Andrew WesterID: andrew-wester
Class info
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This course combines 18 hours of live online sessions with 21 hours of modules/activities to be completed by the student, for a total of 39 hours.
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39 course hours in total
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Cost assistance: may be eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant, the Canada Training Benefit, and the Skilled Immigrant Micro-Loan.
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Please be advised that some of our courses fill quickly, early registration is encouraged to secure your spot. See our refunds, withdrawals & transfers policies for detailed information.
This course has no prerequisites
Students from all educational backgrounds welcome. You can register for this course without applying and enrolling in a program.
Take note:
- All course assessments will be completed in class, with no post-course work assigned.
- BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is required. Learn more here.
Currently counts towards:
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└ core course
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└ core course
Applicants intending to enrol in a program are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to lock in their course requirements since they are prone to change.
*If you are already enroled in this program, please refer to your specific program requirements as outlined at the time of your admission: Bear Tracks > Academic Advisement.
Looking for different course dates?
New course schedules are released each June and November.