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~ Presented by the Community Planning Association of
Alberta ~
(half day session)
Project Management for Municipalities
The
Education Session for this year’s conference will be a half - day of
interactive learning.
Duration:
9:00am to 12:15pm
Monday April 16, 2012
Session
Format and Content:
Project Management for Municipalities
Project Management is
the process of managing projects. It is not the process of actually
doing the
work.
Proven Project Management tools and techniques can be used to greatly
improve the success
of projects by bringing in more projects, on
time, on budget and as expected. In municipalities, there
are two primary
sources of work: proactive and reactive. Municipal Staff typically have
responsibilities
in both categories. Reactive work includes
addressing public inquiries, processing applications and
attending Council
meetings. Proactive work includes projects which have a definite
beginning and end. Municipal
Staff are challenged finding the time and resources to complete projects
while addressing urgent and constant daily activities.
In this three hour
educational, John will introduce the Profession of Project Management
and how it
applies to municipalities. He will introduce key concepts to attendees
including how to determine
“what is a project” and “what are operations”.
John will also explain how a municipality can incorporate a Project
Management process and he will share examples from his experience
establishing a Project Management process with his Staff in Chestermere.
Participants will be
introduced to the Science of Project Management including the five
process groups and nine knowledge areas, as advocated by the Project
Management Institute (PMI), the largest and most influential
professional Project Management organization in existence. Attendees
will learn how to break projects down into manageable pieces and prepare
schedules, budgets and project management plans. Participants will also
be introduced to the Art of Project Management including stakeholder
analysis, communications planning, leadership, team building and
negotiation.
Participants will leave with tools, techniques
and tips they can apply immediately in their municipal
project management
efforts.
AGENDA
8 a.m. Hot Buffet Breakfast
Location: Mainstage
9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Education Session
12:15 - 1:15
p.m. Buffet Lunch
for Education Session Participants Location: Mainstage
1:30 p.m. Conference Opening
Salon ABC
Monday, April
16, 2012
at the Black Knight Inn
Red Deer, Alberta
Conference (Education Session)
Registration Form
click here to download
Education Session Agenda
click to
download - as per above
Education Session Fees: new
Member Fee:
$125.00, GST not applicable
Non-member Fee:
$150.00, GST not applicable
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