The Building Blocks for Successful Managers Series - Session 3

11/6/2008 • 8:00 am - 11:30 am Eastern time

Canadian Management Centre has partnered with The Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI) to bring you The Building Blocks for Successful Managers Series. This series will provide managers with the knowledge, expertise and tools to advance their careers.

This Four-Part Series of three-hour workshops will include:

1. Communication Techniques for Strong Work Relationships presented by Frank Byrnes on October 14, 2008
   
2. Getting Results Without Authority presented by Carol Laurence on October 23, 2008
   
3. Improving Your Project Management Skills: Basics for Success presented by Pat Masters on November 6, 2008
   
4. Finance Fundamentals for Non-Financial Managers presented by Karine Benzacar on November 25, 2008

These workshops are designed to give you a preview of our courses in an easy three-hour format. Pick up tips and practical applications you can use immediately back in the office.

Canadian Mangement Centre’s comprehensive selection of courses, taught by world-renowned seminar leaders, caters to different functional responsibilities. These courses enable you and your employees to acquire practical knowledge that is relevant to the real world and provides measurable results.

SESSION 3: NOVEMBER 6, 2008

IMPROVING YOUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS: THE BASICS FOR SUCCESS

Without a clear understanding of the basis for success in project management, deadlines are missed, opportunities are lost, money is wasted, people are frustrated and ultimately the client is dissatisfied. Learn to deliver smart project management solutions with higher quality, greater value and better accountability. This short workshop will provide you with the basic tools you need to manage a project successfully and give you a preview of what the full two-day Canadian Management Centre course has to offer.

What you'll learn:

• The need for project management
• Get clarity on terminology, roles and responsibilities
• Apply the techniques of a quality project definition
• Separate the difference between outcomes and outputs
• Get support and commitment from project team
• Evaluate risks

HOW WILL YOU BENEFIT:

• Be able to develop a project plan
• Stay on top of schedules, workloads and people problems
• Cope with budget and time constraints
• Understand, know and meet the expectations of senior management

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