The Canisius Center for Professional Development is holding “Essentials for Successful Project Management” on May 25, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All Canisius employees and staff are able to attend at no charge to their department.
Seminar Description:
Project management is vital to the success of any organization, large or small. And yet, according to statistics from the Project Management Institute:
- Very few organizations (nine percent) rate themselves as excellent on successfully executing initiatives to deliver strategic results.
- Consequently, only 56 percent of strategic initiatives meet their original goals and business intent.
- This poor performance results in organizations losing $109 million for every $1 billion invested in projects and programs.
Whether you’re a full-time project manager – or part of your job is to oversee projects at work – there is relentless pressure to meet tight deadlines and trim costs, while still executing flawlessly. To be successful, you have to plan carefully, perform with precision, and meticulously monitor progress. Otherwise, your organization will lose out to competitors who can better manage projects.
This course will teach you the fundamentals of effective project management, along with the project management life cycle. You’ll learn how to communicate clear project goals and measurable deliverables to all stakeholders, as well as to consider factors that could impact the success of the project. You’ll also learn to plan, scope, schedule, estimate and manage your project from start to finish. Finally, you’ll be able to apply your newfound knowledge in your own real-life scenario. Throughout the course, you’ll work individually with the instructor, as well as collectively as a group.
For more information or to register, contact Christina Yensan, sales and customer service specialist with the CPD, or Colleen Kowton, manager of sales operations with the CPD, to register at Ext. 8490.
Submitted by: Colleen Kowtun, manager of sales operations, center for professional development
