Want to excel as a strategic leader and leverage your role to turn ideas into tangible value? Our project management certification program will equip you with the tools you need to make it happen.
Well-honed project management skills and the ability to identify, analyze and mitigate risks at every step are key to being able to align your initiatives with broader corporate objectives. Every project you undertake has a direct impact on your organization’s strategic priorities, so it is important to be able to get everyone’s buy-in and have them all pull in the same direction.
That’s where this certification program comes in. It will help you develop the hands-on and in-demand competencies to leverage your influence, build your credibility and strengthen your ability to lead projects that get real and measurable results. You’ll learn how to adapt your approach to different kinds of stakeholders, deal decisively with naysayers and drive change in line with your organization’s strategy.
MASTER THE ART OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT, FROM STRATEGY TO IMPLEMENTATION
The successful completion of this program entitles you to a digital certificate. These credentials are trusted, secure, verifiable, and sustainable.
GOALS
- Develop projects that are aligned with your organization’s strategic objectives in order to maximize their impact.
- Learn and master project management basics, with a focus on key concepts and processes.
- Acquire skills vital to identifying and analyzing project-related risks — and managing them before they manage you.
- Incorporate Agile principles and methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban into your workflow to improve your team’s flexibility and responsiveness.
- Prepare a realistic project management plan and monitor its progress using specialized tools.
- Strengthen your communication and leadership skills to engage your teams and stakeholders confidently and with authority.
- Use effective strategies to influence and engage stakeholders, manage opposing points of view, get people excited about your projects and help them embrace change.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
- Professionals
- Managers
- Mid-level and senior executives
This program is for you if:
- You want to become more skilled at selecting and prioritizing projects that are poised to deliver on your organization’s strategic objectives.
- You are managing a team against a backdrop of constant uncertainty and the pressure of tight delivery deadlines, and feel the need to rethink your business model.
- You’re a manager or part of a team involved in identifying and managing risk, and want to learn more about Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban and all things Agile.
This certification is designed for professionals who already have foundational skills in project coordination or management, such as planning, tracking timelines, and mobilizing resources. It is intended for individuals looking to structure their approach and elevate their projects to a more strategic level.
This program is particularly relevant for mid-level professionals or those transitioning into management roles who want to strengthen their credibility, increase their impact, and actively contribute to organizational transformation through structured, high-value project delivery.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- This certification will equip you with the actionable tools and techniques to lead your projects, manage risks and ensure everything is in sync with organizational priorities.
- You will elevate your communication, leadership and persuasion skills so you can motivate your teams and rally stakeholders around your vision in order to facilitate change over the long term and ensure the success of your projects.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note that this certification is not a preparation course for the PMP exam, but serves as a complementary pathway for professionals who want to enhance their strategic project leadership capabilities before or alongside pursuing formal accreditation.
Certificate issuance is contingent on session attendance and the results of the final exam.
DAY 1 - STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Henri-Jean Bonnis
Strategic framework and planning tools
- Importance of executing strategy: Challenges and opportunities
- Key concepts: Strategic vision, timelines, internal/external pressures
- Strategic planning tools
- Business cases and prioritization
Structured management and project portfolio leadership
- Organizational project management
- Implementation of an efficient governance structure
- Value of a project management office (PMO)
- Optimizing results: Dashboards and KPIs
Resilience and risk management
- Types of innovation in various strategic cycles
- Working budget and schedule overruns into business cases and cost-benefit analyses
DAY 2 - GETTING A PROJECT OFF THE GROUND
Marc Messier
Core concepts
- Three key project variables
- Five project management processes and the corresponding deliverables
Project start-up
- Drafting a project charter
- Kicking off the project
Project planning
- Allocating and assigning tasks
- Planning the necessary resources
- Estimating time and effort
- Optimizing project sequencing
- Identifying and interpreting critical paths
- Scheduling and budgeting
DAY 3 - PROJECT TRACKING, REPORTING AND CLOSURE
Marc Messier
Tracking a project
- Managing change requests
- Handling pending issues
- Managing project timelines
- Managing time and expenses
- Monitoring performance indicators
- Updating stakeholders on project progress
- Monitoring team dynamics
Leveraging project management software and tools
Closing a project
- Evaluating project outcomes
- Running a project post-mortem
DAY 4 - AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Marc Messier
Introduction to the Agile approach
- Origins and foundations
- Values and principles
- How organizations can benefit from Agile methodology
Scrum
- Roles and responsibilities
- Product backlog
- How sprints work
- Scrum project simulation
Kanban workflow management
- Core concepts
- Kanban board
- Workflow coordination
- Setup of Kanban in a work team
Scrumban: An increasingly popular hybrid
- Basic concepts
- Differences between Scrum and Kanban
DAY 5 - PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT: STAYING ON THE TRACK WHEN YOUR PLANS GET DERAILED
Marc Messier
Basic concepts
- The concept of risk
- Risk management processes
- Identifying risks
Tools and techniques for determining risk
- Key components of each risk
- Exercise/simulation: Identifying project risks
- Analyzing risk
Analyzing causes and likelihood of occurrence
- Analyzing consequences and severity of impact
- Prioritizing risks
- Exercise/simulation: Analyzing and prioritizing project risks
Risk response planning strategies
- Risk mitigation plan
- Risk contingency plan
- Exercise/simulation: Drafting a risk mitigation plan and contingency plan for a project
Monitoring and communicating project risks
- Risk log and updates
- Communicating and escalating risk in an organization
DAY 6 - BOOSTING YOUR PROJECT AND MANAGERIAL INFLUENCE
Pierre Lainey
Analysis of key project stakeholders
Dynamics of influence
- Positive and negative dynamics
- Mapping out the dynamics of influence
- How stakeholders move around on the influence map
Tactics for influencing others
- Active and passive supporters
- Active and passive opponents
- Fence-sitters
How to implement and maintain collaborative relationships
TRAINING APPROACH
- Dynamic, interactive teaching style
- Lectures
- Small group discussions
- Self-assessment questionnaire
- Analysis charts
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTOR:
INSTRUCTORS:
Eng., MSC, ICD.D, PMP, Prince2
Lecturer, HEC Montréal and Founding Partner and Managing Director, Adsum Consulting Group
Presentation
Program
Instructors
GOALS
- Develop projects that are aligned with your organization’s strategic objectives in order to maximize their impact.
- Learn and master project management basics, with a focus on key concepts and processes.
- Acquire skills vital to identifying and analyzing project-related risks — and managing them before they manage you.
- Incorporate Agile principles and methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban into your workflow to improve your team’s flexibility and responsiveness.
- Prepare a realistic project management plan and monitor its progress using specialized tools.
- Strengthen your communication and leadership skills to engage your teams and stakeholders confidently and with authority.
- Use effective strategies to influence and engage stakeholders, manage opposing points of view, get people excited about your projects and help them embrace change.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
- Professionals
- Managers
- Mid-level and senior executives
This program is for you if:
- You want to become more skilled at selecting and prioritizing projects that are poised to deliver on your organization’s strategic objectives.
- You are managing a team against a backdrop of constant uncertainty and the pressure of tight delivery deadlines, and feel the need to rethink your business model.
- You’re a manager or part of a team involved in identifying and managing risk, and want to learn more about Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban and all things Agile.
This certification is designed for professionals who already have foundational skills in project coordination or management, such as planning, tracking timelines, and mobilizing resources. It is intended for individuals looking to structure their approach and elevate their projects to a more strategic level.
This program is particularly relevant for mid-level professionals or those transitioning into management roles who want to strengthen their credibility, increase their impact, and actively contribute to organizational transformation through structured, high-value project delivery.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- This certification will equip you with the actionable tools and techniques to lead your projects, manage risks and ensure everything is in sync with organizational priorities.
- You will elevate your communication, leadership and persuasion skills so you can motivate your teams and rally stakeholders around your vision in order to facilitate change over the long term and ensure the success of your projects.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note that this certification is not a preparation course for the PMP exam, but serves as a complementary pathway for professionals who want to enhance their strategic project leadership capabilities before or alongside pursuing formal accreditation.
Certificate issuance is contingent on session attendance and the results of the final exam.
DAY 1 - STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Henri-Jean Bonnis
Strategic framework and planning tools
- Importance of executing strategy: Challenges and opportunities
- Key concepts: Strategic vision, timelines, internal/external pressures
- Strategic planning tools
- Business cases and prioritization
Structured management and project portfolio leadership
- Organizational project management
- Implementation of an efficient governance structure
- Value of a project management office (PMO)
- Optimizing results: Dashboards and KPIs
Resilience and risk management
- Types of innovation in various strategic cycles
- Working budget and schedule overruns into business cases and cost-benefit analyses
DAY 2 - GETTING A PROJECT OFF THE GROUND
Marc Messier
Core concepts
- Three key project variables
- Five project management processes and the corresponding deliverables
Project start-up
- Drafting a project charter
- Kicking off the project
Project planning
- Allocating and assigning tasks
- Planning the necessary resources
- Estimating time and effort
- Optimizing project sequencing
- Identifying and interpreting critical paths
- Scheduling and budgeting
DAY 3 - PROJECT TRACKING, REPORTING AND CLOSURE
Marc Messier
Tracking a project
- Managing change requests
- Handling pending issues
- Managing project timelines
- Managing time and expenses
- Monitoring performance indicators
- Updating stakeholders on project progress
- Monitoring team dynamics
Leveraging project management software and tools
Closing a project
- Evaluating project outcomes
- Running a project post-mortem
DAY 4 - AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Marc Messier
Introduction to the Agile approach
- Origins and foundations
- Values and principles
- How organizations can benefit from Agile methodology
Scrum
- Roles and responsibilities
- Product backlog
- How sprints work
- Scrum project simulation
Kanban workflow management
- Core concepts
- Kanban board
- Workflow coordination
- Setup of Kanban in a work team
Scrumban: An increasingly popular hybrid
- Basic concepts
- Differences between Scrum and Kanban
DAY 5 - PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT: STAYING ON THE TRACK WHEN YOUR PLANS GET DERAILED
Marc Messier
Basic concepts
- The concept of risk
- Risk management processes
- Identifying risks
Tools and techniques for determining risk
- Key components of each risk
- Exercise/simulation: Identifying project risks
- Analyzing risk
Analyzing causes and likelihood of occurrence
- Analyzing consequences and severity of impact
- Prioritizing risks
- Exercise/simulation: Analyzing and prioritizing project risks
Risk response planning strategies
- Risk mitigation plan
- Risk contingency plan
- Exercise/simulation: Drafting a risk mitigation plan and contingency plan for a project
Monitoring and communicating project risks
- Risk log and updates
- Communicating and escalating risk in an organization
DAY 6 - BOOSTING YOUR PROJECT AND MANAGERIAL INFLUENCE
Pierre Lainey
Analysis of key project stakeholders
Dynamics of influence
- Positive and negative dynamics
- Mapping out the dynamics of influence
- How stakeholders move around on the influence map
Tactics for influencing others
- Active and passive supporters
- Active and passive opponents
- Fence-sitters
How to implement and maintain collaborative relationships
TRAINING APPROACH
- Dynamic, interactive teaching style
- Lectures
- Small group discussions
- Self-assessment questionnaire
- Analysis charts
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTOR:
INSTRUCTORS:
Eng., MSC, ICD.D, PMP, Prince2
Lecturer, HEC Montréal and Founding Partner and Managing Director, Adsum Consulting Group