All industries can best cope with the demands of today's continually changing environment through management by projects. Project management techniques have been used successfully in a wide range of fields such as engineering and construction, product development, entertainment events, software development and organizational change.

OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this course is to introduce an effective project management framework which can be usefully applied to technical and non-technical projects.

Upon completing this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Formulate and communicate project plans effectively
• Develop project schedules, cost estimates and responsibility charts
• Organize and lead a project team
• Apply techniques of project controls such as schedule control, cost control and change management
• Apply effective project monitoring and evaluation techniques
• Build and sustain project teams

STRUCTURE

Participants will have an opportunity to discuss the use of several tools that are essential for successful project management, with focus on the front-end planning, communication and team work. Using workshops, real life examples and class discussions, participants will apply their knowledge of project management tools and skills to practical problems.

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Dr. George Jergeas, P.Eng.

George is a Professor of Project Management in the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary, where he has been involved in both the teaching of and research into project management since 1994.

He has over thirty years of experience, principally related to infrastructure projects. He is also an active project management consultant for both public and private sector organizations in Canada and has provided extensive project management training to many Canadian, American and international companies.

George's research and teaching focuses on improving project alignment and building and sustaining project teams, productivity and contractual arrangements. He also works as a coach and trainer for managers and executives. He assisted project teams in oil sands developments, hospitals, roads and bridges, tunnelling, LRT expansions and mining projects. As a consultant investigating construction projects, both in Canada and the USA, George gained insight into the fundamental causes of project success and failure. Through his experience and research, George has developed a strong interest in improving project success founded upon improving the effectiveness of project teams.

Registration deadline: Tuesday, August 23

Please register as early as possible by contacting either of the following members:

Sheldon Dattenberger, P. Eng., Scheffer Andrew Ltd.
403.526.3434 or: s.dattenberger@schefferandrew.com

Or

Craig Maunder, EIT, City of Medicine Hat
403-502-8744 or cramau@medicinehat.ca