Students examine the principles of leading and managing projects from inception to close. Topics include preparing project charters and project plans, creating change management plans, tracking and evaluating project progress and managing teams. This course will provide students with the fundamentals of Project and Change Management and the building blocks to obtain their Professional Project Management certification.
Prerequisites
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What you will learn
- Project Initiation: Preparing a project scope and outline
Project Planning: Developing Work Breakdown Structure, Resource Plan, Schedule, Budget, Risk Plan, Quality Plan and Communication Plan
Procurement Plan: Review the requirements from both a buyer and seller perspective
Change Management Plan: Discuss change requirements throughout the project lifecycle
Execution: Tracking and planning, scope change process, and managing human resources
Project Close: Documenting Lessons learned, project evaluation and hand off
Further Study: Next steps in acquiring project management credentials
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.