We have all been there.

Let's imagine your supervisor walks into your office late Friday afternoon and says "We are going to be sponsoring a conference on campus along with the Office of Equity and Diversity. We will be hosting it in WPH and will need to coordinate with them on getting everything planned. We will be expecting guests from local community groups. They have a list of people to invite and some ideas on how the day will be structured. Get together with them next week and start planning out the event, which will take place six weeks from today."

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How are you feeling?

You might have some experience in planning out events like these, or you may be thinking that you have no idea where to start! Honestly, whether you realize it or not, we have all used project management skills in our lives, perhaps to plan a home renovation project, a baby shower, or birthday party. As you proceed through this course, you can use the "conference scenario" above (or if you have a current project, feel free to use it) to move through the Five Phases of Project Management.

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Key Learning Objectives:

Apply project management terminology/methods/concepts
Understand project management processes/phases and why each is important
Create a clear project definition, including specific goals
Identify project objectives using SMART guidelines
Design an efficient and practical project timeline
Use D.A.N.C.E Thinking tool to identify stakeholders
Plan for needed resources
Understand what information should be collected to report status to stakeholders
Communicate project status using a thorough PM checklist
Ensure your project is finalized, and lessons learned get documented

Course Structure

We have designed this course in a hybrid format, meaning it is intended to supplement the face-to-face Everyday Project Management workshop. If you are not signed up for the face-to-face workshop, don't worry! There is enough guidance provided, along with self-directed activities, to get you on the right track to successfully managing a broad range of projects that you may encounter.

For a sneak peak into what's to come, take a look at the Course Summary.

All of the planning tools included in this course are available in a "Digital Toolbox" at the very end of the course.

Course Navigation

Ready to begin? You can navigate throughout this course by clicking on the "Next" or "Previous" links at the bottom of each page. The left navigation menu contains a "Home" link that will return you to this page and a "Modules" link that provides a full list of all the course modules, allowing you to move to any module at any time.

Ready to Get Started?

To begin, lets go to the first lesson: What is Project Management?

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