Project Management

Project Management is a one-year Ontario College Graduate Certificate program. The Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge is an integral part of the program curriculum.

Upon completion of the first semester of the program, you’ll be eligible for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification, an entry-level designation offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI). As well, you’ll be prepared to pursue PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP) designation after completing the prescribed period of professional project management experience.

What You’ll Learn

• Manage the scope, cost, timing, and quality of the project at all times focused on project success as defined by project stakeholders.
• Align the project to the organization’s strategic plan, quality assurance processes and business justification throughout its lifecycle.
• Define and manage the overall scope of the project, deliverables, constraints, performance criteria, benchmarks (including financial) and resource requirements in consultation with project stakeholders.
• Implement project management knowledge processes, lifecycle and concepts, tools and techniques in order to achieve project success as defined by the stakeholder(s).
• Adapt projects in response to issues that arise internally and externally providing creative and flexible solutions.
• Interact with team and stakeholders in a professional manner, respecting differences to ensure a collaborative project environment.
• Manage communications to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, dissemination, storage and disposition of project information to aid in the achievement of project objectives.
• Implement general business concepts, practices, and tools to facilitate project success.
• Apply appropriate legal and ethical standards in the planning of projects to meet industry and client expectations.
• Adapt project management practices to meet the needs of stakeholders from multiple sectors of the economy (i.e., consulting, government, arts, media).
• Apply project management practices to the launch of new programs, initiatives, products, services, and events relative to the needs of stakeholders.
• Develop a comprehensive project plan that includes planning and control procedures, resource management, and risk management plans.