A follow-up to the PDFO's Fundamentals of Project Management Program, the Applied Project Management Program covers intermediate and advanced topics in project management and leadership. Building on the learning outcomes of the Fundamentals program, this pilot program will provide participants the opportunity to apply these learnings by working on a group project. Participants will also learn about essential elements of leadership and management.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Building on the learning outcomes of the Fundamentals of Project Management Program (introduction to the principles and key elements of project management), the Applied Project Management Program will provide students the opportunity to apply those learnings to a group project, including the delivery of a project scope statement, stakeholder registry, risk assessment, schedule, budget, and metrics. Delivered as an in-person 2-day workshop , students will also learn about essential elements of leadership and management. Students interested in further learning can request with additional resources about project management and leadership concepts, roles, and career opportunities.
The course is comprised of a 2-day in-person workshop. The workshop will involve brief presentations by the facilitator, recapping key lessons from the Fundamentals program. Students will be randomly assigned to teams of 5-6 people for group project work and each team will:
- Be assigned to a project from a list of scenarios provided from the facilitator
- develop and deliver project plan documentation for review by the instructor
- present their project and plan to the class in a 'Dragon's Den'-style panel with project management professionals
PreRequisites
A prerequisite is completion of the Fundamentals of Project Management Program, or demonstration of equivalency and approval by the instructor and PDFO.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this training, students will be able to:
1. Apply key concepts in project management
Elements of Performance:
- 1.1 Create a project scope statement and quality criteria
- 1.2 Create a project stakeholder registry
- 1.3 Create a project risk assessment
- 1.4 Create a project schedule and budget
- 1.5 Establish metrics for project performance
2. Assessment and feedback on project plans
Elements of Performance:
- 2.1 Ongoing review and feedback from the instructor on project plan development
- 2.2 Presentation of project plan to the class for instructor and group evaluation and feedback.
Certificate of Completion
The PDFO will provide a Certificate of Completion to students who complete all of:
- Attendance the entire workshop (both days in full)
- Participation, engagement, and contribution to group projects (suggest using approach consistent with confirmation of authorship (opens as .PDF) to document/evaluate contributions)
- Attendance and participation in the team presentation event.
The Certificate of Completion is sufficient to be used to demonstrate 15 hours of training or professional development units (PDUs) that can be reported to PMI.org as part of pursuing or sustaining a PMP designation.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- All participants must have completed the Fundamentals of Project Management Program or equivalent project management training, or demonstration of equivalency and approval by the instructor and PDFO.
- All participants must be available to attend all sessions in full.
- All applicants must hold a current UBC postdoctoral fellowship appointment at the time of application and for the duration of the program.
- Postdocs who have repeatedly missed PDFO workshops without notice/cancellation may be considered ineligible to attend.
FACILITATOR
Robyn Roscoe
Robyn Roscoe, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 30 years of experience in scientific and technical project management, is the principal of Lyric Management. Her expertise spans management and leadership training, grant writing and facilitation, and coaching and mentorship. She has led the development and expansion of project teams in research, paving the way for project management as a career path for many professionals.
Robyn has been recognized for excellence in research project management with several awards from CARA. She is active in the local and national communities as a trainer, mentor, and champion of research project administration, management, and leadership.
Lyric Management delivers proposal development, grant writing, and project management services for success across scientific domains. We also provide training in project management and leadership. With decades of research management experience, we ensure excellence for individuals and companies seeking success through sound management and clear leadership.
Accessibility
If you have a disability or medical condition that may affect your full participation in the event, please email postdoctoral.fellows@ubc.ca in advance of the event.
PDFO EVENT COMMUNITY AGREEMENT
The PDFO has created a community agreement for our events in order to foster an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment in which all event attendees feel safe and supported.
By participating in a PDFO event, we commit ourselves to:
- Treating one another with kindness, courtesy and respect in all interactions;
- Engaging in gracious, active listening and valuing others’ opinions;
- Not dominating discussions so that others can share during the session;
- Ensuring that any potentially confidential or sensitive information shared as part of the session is not shared outside of the session; and
- Actively participating in the session.