Project management provides organizations with a structured approach to planning, coordinating, monitoring, and completing projects. Effective project management involves balancing project objectives, scope, schedules, resources, budgets, risks, quality requirements, stakeholder expectations, and team communication.
BITTS International Career College’s Project Management Essentials short course introduces students to the fundamental principles and practical applications of project management. Students learn how projects are initiated, scoped, planned, scheduled, monitored, controlled, and completed while considering organizational objectives and stakeholder requirements.
The course develops practical knowledge in project planning, scheduling, resource coordination, budgeting, risk management, quality assurance, communication, leadership, change management, and project administration. Students are also introduced to Agile Project Management and Scrum fundamentals and gain exposure to commonly used project management applications such as Microsoft Project, Planview, Jira, Trello, and Asana.
Through practical exercises, documentation activities, case studies, and a final project, students develop transferable project management skills that can be applied across business, technology, healthcare, administration, operations, and other organizational environments.
Project Management Essentials is a non-vocational program. This program does not require approval under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005.
Introduction to Project Management
Defining Project Scope, Goals & Stakeholder Expectations
Project Planning, Scheduling & Resource Coordination
Budgeting, Risk Management & Quality Assurance
Agile Project Management & Scrum Fundamentals
Communication, Leadership & Team Collaboration
Project Monitoring, Reporting & Change Management
Project Management Software (Microsoft Project, Planview Overview, Jira, Trello & Asana)
Professional Documentation & Project Administration
Project Case Study, Presentation & Final Project
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Age must be 18 years or above
English Proficiency
Basic computer literacy is recommended
Project management skills are transferable across many industries because organizations require professionals who can coordinate activities, manage schedules, communicate with stakeholders, monitor progress, maintain documentation, and support the successful completion of projects.
Students completing this short course develop foundational project-management knowledge that can complement roles in project coordination, project administration, business operations, PMO support, implementation support, and project analysis.
The course may support professional development toward positions such as Project Coordinator, Project Administrator, Junior Project Analyst, PMO Assistant, Implementation Coordinator, Operations Coordinator, and Business Project Support Specialist, depending on the individual's previous education, professional experience, and employer requirements.
