Course details
This course teaches students a variety of skills including project definition, WBS, SOW, activity development, network diagrams, three-time estimate method to assess risk and schedule a project, resource levelling, time cost trade-offs and estimating, earned value, reporting and progress measurement during project, project termination and the role of project personnel. This course is based on the Project Management Institute (PMI)® Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and can be used as credit towards the BCIT Associate Certificate in Project Management www.bcit.ca/study/programs/5085acert. PMI® and PMBOK® are trademarks of PMI®
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
Cost
$527.32 - $568.18 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.
Course offerings
Fall 2023
Below are 13 offerings of OPMT 1187 for the Fall 2023 term.
CRN 50502
Duration
Fri Sep 08 - Fri Nov 24 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 50502
- $554.43
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
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Sep 08 - Nov 24 | Fri | 17:30 - 20:30 | Downtown DTC Rm. 483 |
Instructor
Michael Lachocki
Course outline
Cost
$554.43
Status
In Progress and Full
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 46079
Duration
Sat Sep 09 - Sat Dec 09 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 46079
- $568.18
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
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Sep 09 - Dec 09 | Sat | 09:30 - 12:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 102 |
Instructor
Stuart East
Course outline
Cost
$568.18
Important information
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No class on Sep 30 and Nov 11 This course is eligible for students to receive funding through the StrongerBC Future Skills Grant at www.bcit.ca/financial-aid/strongerbc-future-skills-grant. Students register themselves into the course, then apply for the StrongerBC Future Skills Grant to cover payment if eligible.
Status
In Progress and Full
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 49531
Duration
Mon Sep 11 - Mon Nov 27 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 49531
- $527.32
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
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Sep 11 - Nov 27 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
Adrienne Watt
Course outline
Cost
$527.32
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
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Please note that the lecture component for this course is asynchronous, not requiring you to meet each and every week at a specific time, however, there will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. It is important you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content. Course content, type and quality of assignments, and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. To be successful in this online course, plan to spend 7-10 hours per week on your studies, or more of it’s a condensed course, starting Week 1. Important course information will be sent to your myBCIT account prior to your course start date.
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 49532
Duration
Mon Sep 11 - Mon Nov 27 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 49532
- $527.32
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
Sep 11 - Nov 27 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
Adrienne Watt
Course outline
Cost
$527.32
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
-
Please note that the lecture component for this course is asynchronous, not requiring you to meet each and every week at a specific time, however, there will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. It is important you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content. Course content, type and quality of assignments, and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. To be successful in this online course, plan to spend 7-10 hours per week on your studies, or more of it’s a condensed course, starting Week 1. Important course information will be sent to your myBCIT account prior to your course start date.
Status
In Progress and Full
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 50532
Duration
Mon Sep 11 - Mon Nov 27 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 50532
- $527.32
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
Sep 11 - Nov 27 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
Adrienne Watt
Course outline
Cost
$527.32
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
-
This course is asynchronous, and does not require you to meet each and every week at a specific time, however, there will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. It is important you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content. Course content, type and quality of assignments, and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. To be successful in this online course, plan to spend 7-10 hours per week on your studies, or more of it’s a condensed course, starting Week 1. Important course information will be sent to your myBCIT account prior to your course start date.
Status
In Progress and Full
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 50507
Duration
Tue Sep 12 - Tue Nov 28 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 50507
- $568.18
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
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Sep 12 - Sep 19 | Tue | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby SW01 Rm. 2010 |
Sep 26 - Nov 28 | Tue | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby SW09 Rm. 206 |
Instructor
Darren Brant
Course outline
Cost
$568.18
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 50575
Duration
Tue Sep 12 - Tue Nov 28 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 50575
- $568.18
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
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Sep 12 - Nov 28 | Tue | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby SW05 Rm. 2825 |
Instructor
Jocelan Blackwell
Course outline
Cost
$568.18
Status
In Progress and Full
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 50608
Duration
Tue Sep 12 - Tue Nov 28 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 50608
- $554.43
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
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Sep 12 - Nov 28 | Tue | 17:30 - 20:30 | Downtown DTC Rm. 840 |
Instructor
Hylton Ferreira
Course outline
Cost
$554.43
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 45503
Duration
Wed Sep 13 - Wed Nov 29 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 45503
- $568.18
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
Sep 13 - Nov 29 | Wed | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby SW01 Rm. 2010 |
Instructor
Jocelan Blackwell
Course outline
Cost
$568.18
Important information
-
This course is eligible for students to receive funding through the StrongerBC Future Skills Grant at www.bcit.ca/financial-aid/strongerbc-future-skills-grant. Students register themselves into the course, then apply for the StrongerBC Future Skills Grant to cover payment if eligible..
Status
In Progress and Full
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 37334
Duration
Thu Sep 14 - Thu Nov 30 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 37334
- $568.18
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
Sep 14 - Nov 30 | Thu | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 114 |
Instructor
Michael Lachocki
Course outline
Cost
$568.18
Important information
-
This course is eligible for students to receive funding through the StrongerBC Future Skills Grant at www.bcit.ca/financial-aid/strongerbc-future-skills-grant. Students register themselves into the course, then apply for the StrongerBC Future Skills Grant to cover payment if eligible.
Status
In Progress and Full
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 50576
Duration
Thu Sep 14 - Thu Nov 30 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 50576
- $568.18
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
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Sep 14 - Nov 30 | Thu | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby SW05 Rm. 2825 |
Instructor
Nindy Khatkar
Course outline
Cost
$568.18
Status
In Progress and Full
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 50663
Duration
Thu Sep 14 - Thu Nov 30 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 50663
- $554.43
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
Sep 14 - Nov 30 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:00 | Downtown DTC Rm. 687 |
Instructor
Hylton Ferreira
Course outline
Cost
$554.43
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
CRN 49503
Duration
Wed Oct 11 - Sat Nov 04 (4 weeks)
- 4 weeks
- CRN 49503
- $554.43
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
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Oct 11 - Nov 04 | Sat | 09:00 - 16:00 | WHIST |
Oct 11 - Nov 04 | Wed | 17:30 - 20:30 | WHIST |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$554.43
Important information
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*Dates: Oct 12 - Nov 5, Wednesdays 5:30-8:30pm, Saturdays 9:00-4:00pm. *Location: Whistler Chamber Of Commerce Boardroom, 230 Gate Way Dr #201, Whistler, BC V8E 0Z8. *Students must submit email address when registering. *Students require access to a lap top to complete this course. *Our courses are paced and highly interactive with participation requirements to achieve a passing final grade. It is recommended that students have completed at least English 12 or COMM 1103 to be successful in this course."
Status
Cancelled
This course offering has been cancelled. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Describe what a project is and project management practices, functions, phases, terminology and issues.
- Understand project engineering economic analysis, screening and selections methods.
- Define and apply a functional and matrix project organizational structure and work breakdown structure (WBS) to assign and define the work.
- Define and apply risk, configuration management and top quality management techniques to better manage a technological project and problem solve.
- Define and apply the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), Critical Path Method (CPM) and Gantt Chart to schedule a project; statistical, parametric and learning curve methods to estimate activity duration and statistical methods to cope with uncertainty in a project schedule.
- Define and apply project budgeting techniques and life cycle cost analyses.
- Incorporate resources into the schedule: plan resource utilization, conduct resource leveling and resource limited scheduling and investigate project management software that accomplishes the above.
- Control a project budget and schedule: examine effects of actual schedule performance, incorporate changes into the schedule, update the schedule and approaches to schedule control including time-cost trade-offs.
- Measure the performance of a project: budget allocation, cumulative budget cost, actual and budgeted cost comparison; determining the value of the work performed using earned value and percent complete; cost performance analysis using cost-related measures, variances and performance indices; forecast costs based on project performance; examine cost control and investigate project management software that accomplishes the above
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2005
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