Essential Project Management Skills

Equip your team with foundational project management tools, clear communication plans,

stakeholder engagement, and strategies for overcoming challenges to ensure project success.

Target Audience

Dedicated project managers and individuals required to manage projects on an ad-hoc basis with varying experience in project management.

The success of a project is directly tied to a well-defined scope, effective planning at each stage and purposeful communication throughout. Participants will learn project management fundamentals including how to define the project’s “WHY”, tools for managing resources, skills for clear communication and stakeholders’ engagement, and navigating incoming challenges to keep the project on track.

This program is designed to help participants: practice the learned tools and strategies with workplace projects to achieve more desirable outcomes in the future, reflect on the successes, pitfalls, pain points and outcomes of their projects.

We all learn differently. At the core, Boreala Management’s design is inclusive and considers a whole host of participant needs and preferences to ensure a psychologically safe and optimal learning environment. We incorporate activities for experiential learning, inquiry exercises for reflection, guidelines for conceptualization, and simple tools (handouts) for applying the content in the workplace.

To differentiate a project from day-to-day operations
How to set project priorities and objectives with impact
The 3 interrelated constraints, time, cost, quality, and a 4th overarching constraint being relationships, and the trade-offs behind every successful project
To determine the project’s “WHY”, specific goals, and accurately capture client expectations
Foundational planning tools for resource management (hands-on activities)
The importance of having a change and risk management plan
To identify key stakeholders and their unique needs, influence, interest, expectations, and level of engagement
Strategies for organizing and conducting productive, action-oriented meetings, and touchpoints to keep the project on track
When and how to keep relevant stakeholders informed of project progress
Steps to close a project to minimize risks, increase client satisfaction, and ensure alignment across all parties

OUTCOMES

DESGIN GUIDANCE PRINCIPLES

OBJECTIVES

To differentiate a project from day-to-day operations
How to set project priorities and objectives with impact
The 3 interrelated constraints, time, cost, quality, and a 4th overarching constraint being relationships, and the trade-offs behind every successful project
To determine the project’s “WHY”, specific goals, and accurately capture client expectations
Foundational planning tools for resource management (hands-on activities)
The importance of having a change and risk management plan.
To identify key stakeholders and their unique needs, influence, interest, expectations, and level of engagement
Strategies for organizing and conducting productive, action-oriented meetings, and touchpoints to keep the project on track
When and how to keep relevant stakeholders informed of project progress
Steps to close a project to minimize risks, increase client satisfaction, and ensure alignment across all parties

Learning Pathway

Basics of Project Management

How to differentiate a project from day-to-day operations
The importance of project management Factors leading to project success or failure
Triple constraints for project success: time, cost, quality, with a 4th overarching constraint being relationships
5 phases of project management
Project manager’s roles and responsibilities

Defining

Identify project needs and define the project
How to create a project charter
- SMART goals (specific, Measurable, Achievable, relevant, time-bound)
- Stakeholder mapping
- Project governance

Planning

Project planning through various tools:
- Work breakdown structure (WBS) and GANTT timeline charts
- RACI charts (responsible, accountable, consulted, informed)
Stakeholder management
- Stakeholder management approach
- Communication plan

Executing, Controlling, Monitoring

Execution phase:
- Impactful, action-oriented meetings
- Team orientation
- Stakeholder kick-off meeting

Controlling & Monitoring phase:
- Project status meetings
- Progress reporting
- Project status report

Closing

Evaluation of project performance
Key stakeholder sign-off
Project debriefs with team, celebrating successes, and discuss project pain points
Closing project documents

NOTE: This training has been designed for approximately 8-10 participants. Any changes to this (i.e. mixed level audience, more people or shorter training days) may require modifications to ensure an optimal learning experience

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