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1: Introduction

Victoria (in-person): Wednesday-Thursday, Oct. 8-9, 2025 (8 a.m. start time)

What you will learn:

• program introduction and review of objectives
• overview of the knowledge areas of project management as defined by the PMI and others
• introduction to the project simulation/case study to be used throughout the program*
• delivery of tools and technology to be used throughout the program
• discussion and exercise around team leadership and effectiveness

2: Planning & Control

Online: Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 22-24, 2025

What you will learn:

• how to form a project team, scope projects and manage within a matrix environment
• developing detailed and high-level project management plans
• creating activity-based network diagrams and working with the critical path
• introduction to earned value management
• meeting stakeholder requirements with various control strategies

3: Agile & Scrum

Online: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025

What you will learn:

• agile and scrum introduction
• sprint preparation
• sprint execution
• sprint closure

4: Communication & Stakeholder Management

Victoria (in-person): Wednesday-Thursday, Nov. 19-20, 2025

What you will learn:

• understanding communication dynamics and your communication style
• team development: understanding yourself, stakeholders and team members
• linking team life cycle stages with project communication needs
• the impact of change curve stages on your project team and stakeholders
• building a communication plan and templates for your project
• communication strategies for virtual teams

5: Risk

Online: Wednesday-Thursday, Dec. 3-4, 2025

What you will learn:

• project risk management framework
• risk management in project planning and execution
• quantitative and team facilitation techniques to identify risks and responses
• utilizing decision trees and expected monetary value
• applying techniques such as Delphi method and Monte Carlo simulation

6: Quality

Online: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025

What you will learn:

• how quality is defined and measured
• the basic process for achieving quality
• how preventive quality action dramatically reduces project cost
• how to reduce total cost of quality through problem solving
• how to overcome obstacles to front-end planning and achieving results

7: Cost

Victoria (in-person): Wednesday-Thursday, Jan. 7-8, 2026

What you will learn:

• cost estimating: micro versus macro
• resource planning, budgeting and cost control
• earned value concepts
• fixed, variable and unit costs
• status reporting

8: Procurement & Contracting

Online: Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026

What you will learn:

• procurement and solicitation planning
• solicitation and negotiation principles
• source selection
• contract close-out and contract law

9: Simulation

Victoria (in-person): Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026

What you will learn:

• review all areas covered in the program to date
• understand how all parts integrate together
• execute the program-wide simulation project

Simulation:
Students have been working on the project simulation throughout the program and now they will execute the project—a unique, exciting and somewhat stressful experience. Just like real life.

Many graduates tell us that this is the best part of the program. It serves to pull everything together—all of the knowledge, tools, techniques and relationships come together to complete the program and the student’s tool kit.

Course credits

Facilitators

This masters certificate is taught by industry leaders in project management who bring real-world expertise to the classroom. 

• Don Ball, PMP, Project Management Centre
• Clément Beaumont, MBA, PMP, EGPL Inc.
• Michel Cambron, PMP
• Chip Clark
• Megan Johnstone
• Gilles Lalonde, MBA, Qualitum Gestion-conseil
• Kris McLeary
• Wally Peech, PMP, Earned Value Management Services Inc.
• Vicky Salisbury, PMP, IFGP

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