Deeply Practical PM Training

"Finally, a course that teaches the 'how' of project management
from an experienced veteran." – Karin Brame

Get project management training direct from a deeply experienced Ottawa instructor, at less than half the price of the big corporate training companies.  Includes lifetime access to a 200 video library on practical project management, not available from any other vendor.

I've provided more than 330 PM courses to more than 3,300 people in the Federal Government, Municipal government, non-profits, and industry in Ottawa since 2007.  Courses are available onsite or online for groups, and in an online self-paced format for individuals.

The course is comprehensive and complete, and explains how to use the proven Project Management Institute (PMI) processes to manage your projects in the simplest and most deeply practical way.  You will be able to plan your projects quickly and efficiently.  You will be able to establish realistic expectations before you start.  Project execution will be easier, less expensive, faster, and less risky.  And you will know how to constructively communicate with management when issues arise.  At the end of the course, you will not only understand project management, you will be able to implement it.

You will also receive the following resources not available from any other PM course or vendor:

• Certificate.  A certificate documenting you have earned 16 Professional Development Units (PDU's), and giving you the credential Practical Project Manager (PPM) increasingly being cited as a career differentiator in LinkedIn profiles.

• Videos.  Free lifetime access to a library of more than 200 videos that walk through the entire PM process that you can review long after the course is over.  This video library is currently used by more than 50% of Fortune 100 companies, including Aflac, Box, Mattel, Nasdaq, Tata, Volkswagen and many more, and has been taken by more than 50,000 students.

• Professional Example.  A complete set of professional PM documentation for an example project that you can reuse as a model for your own projects, including a Project Charter, Stakeholder Register, Work Breakdown Structure, Project Plan, Gantt Schedule, Risk Register, and much more.

• MS Office Guide.  The guide Project Planning With MS Office, explaining how to use Microsoft Office applications most simply to manage your project's scope, schedule, and budget.

Attendees of the live group training also receive the book Deeply Practical Project Management, providing comprehensive coverage of the PM best practices to help you manage your projects large and small.

Whether you are a new Project Manager, an experienced PM looking for a review, or just want to understand the best practices, this course will help your project performance and advance your career.  The course also provides excellent preparation for those pursuing a PMP or CAPM certification with the Project Management Institute (PMI).

"Excellent course, easy to understand, wish I had taken this before I took my PMP exam!" – Thomas Flores.