Description And Objectives

Large-scale projects, with their numerous stakeholders, tight deadlines, and complex resources, present significant challenges. This advanced training equips you with the skills and tools necessary to successfully navigate these challenges. By exploring proven methodologies, strategic planning techniques, and risk management strategies, you will gain the confidence to lead ambitious projects effectively, meeting deadlines and budgets while rallying your teams toward a common goal.

Training Objectives

Understand the specifics of large-scale projects and their impact on planning and execution.
Master advanced project management methodologies (agile, traditional, or hybrid).
Develop skills to manage risks and ensure effective cost and resource control.
Enhance leadership abilities to mobilize interdisciplinary teams.
Ensure strategic communication with stakeholders to secure alignment and buy-in.

Prerequisite : Completion of the course Project Management for Everyone – Fundamentals of Work Organization.

Training Plan

Overview of Fundamental Project Management Concepts: A Blend of Theory and Practice

The basics: PMP, PMBOK, PMI, models, techniques, artifacts
Performance and knowledge domains, and the 49 processes
Glossary of over 20 terms
Traditional or Waterfall method and hybrid approaches
Agile methods (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, Extreme Programming, incremental development)
Stakeholders, meetings, documents, techniques, and tools for Agile methodology
Estimation of user story points (Planning Poker, T-shirt sizing, Fibonacci sequence)
Velocity
MoSCoW method
Minimum Business Increment (MBI)
Spike: characteristics, types (3), and process
Analogous, parametric, and bottom-up estimation
Inverted triangle in Agile
Techniques for managing time, risks, resources, and monitoring and control
Earned Value Analysis (EVA)
Techniques for quality assurance, procurement, and stakeholder management
Change request management
Issue log tracking
Artifacts in traditional project management
Artifacts in Agile project management
Task dependencies
The servant-leader in project management (leadership)
Team charter
Resource leveling
Schedule compression techniques (crashing and fast tracking)
Information radiators
Cumulative flow diagrams

Target Audience

This training is designed for experienced or developing project managers and coordinators who aim to deepen their skills in managing ambitious and complex projects.

Trainer

Anne-Sophie Michel, MBA, PMP

Executive coach, trainer, and speaker

Bachelor’s degree in Psychoeducation, holder of a Master’s in Business Administration, and President of ASM Consultants, Anne-Sophie Michel draws her expertise from years of intervention, training, and coaching with at-risk populations, notably at the Philippe-Pinel Institute in Montreal and in Mistissini with Cree educators.

After holding middle and senior management positions in a government organization in Nunavik, as well as a project coordination role in the health and social services network, Anne-Sophie developed a passion for the human side of change management and for creating a methodology that blends technical expertise with human considerations.

During the pandemic, she significantly enhanced her skills in organization, planning, crisis management, ambiguity handling, adaptability, and flexibility, making her excel in managing ambitious and high-stakes projects. She recently earned her PMP certification.

On a personal level, Anne-Sophie has traveled solo to several countries, putting her resourcefulness to the test. She also gives back to the community by serving on three boards of directors, one of which she chairs.

Today, through ASM, she equips and supports businesses and individuals to remain both high-performing and, most importantly, human. She also shares her passion for coaching, teaching, and skill development through training sessions, workshops, discussions, and conferences.