IEEE Project Management Series - Meetup#1

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IEEE Young Professionals, IEEE Women in Engineering, and the PMI Canadian West Coast Chapter are proud to present Project Management Series*!

WHEN AND WHERE?
BCIT Downtown Campus (555 Seymour St., Vancouver, BC).

Tuesday, March 7, 2017 (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM)

• General Project Management:

Basics of Project Management for Young Professionals (particularly engineers). This workshop will cover the application process as well as working effectively under a Project Manager.

• Key questions addressed:

What is a Project Manager?How do you become a Project Manager?How to work effectively with a Project Manager?

Wednesday, April 5, 2017 (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM)

• Communication and Coordination:

Focused on coordination and communication in projects. The workshop will consist of a short presentation by a panel of experts from various Project Management fields, and a question and answer session.

• Key questions addressed:

Effectively managing an interdisciplinary team. Effectively executing a project. Effectively running meetings. Communications with all stakeholders (clients, subcontractors, and vendors)

Tuesday, May 9, 2017 (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM)

•Finances:

The topic of this presentation is financing and budgeting. The event will provide information about setting and controlling a budget, as well as addressing budget overruns.

• Key questions addressed:

How to set a budget. How to control a budget. How to ask client for more money. How to manage an overrun project. How to plan a contingency.

Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session and open networking.

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*Special price when buying all three workshops before the series start. Certificates and PMI credits will be given.

See you there!