Project Planning and Change Management

By Tim Duhamel, Jessica Szewczuk

Learn basic foundational project and change management skills to power your career in the complex and ever-changing municipal environment!

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In Alberta (GFOA)

Outside Alberta

Course Content

Review of project and change challenges specific to municipal government
Project planning basics
Project lifecycle – beginning to end stages of a project
Best practices and key components of a quality project plan
The “one pager” technique for project planning
Change management basics
Why projects succeed and fail
Understanding and aligning priorities within projects
Resistance to change
Qualities of a strong sponsor

Course Content
1. Review of project and change challenges specific to municipal government
2. Project planning basics
3. Project lifecycle – beginning to end stages of a project
4. Best practices and key components of a quality project plan
5. The “one pager” technique for project planning
6. Change management basics
7. Why projects succeed and fail
8. Understanding and aligning priorities within projects
9. Resistance to change
10. Qualities of a strong sponsor

Course Info

Price:$175.00

PD Credits: 1.5

Category: Planning

Updated: Sep 11, 2019

Duration: 1:35:28

Course Synopsis

Project Planning and Change Management

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

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About the Author

Jessica Szewczuk is a Senior Manager at Metrix Group and a collaborator

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About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.
He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.
His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Jessica Szewczuk is a Senior Manager at Metrix Group and a collaborator with Bloom.
Her foundation as a Chartered Professional Accountant, along with her Certified Change Management Practitioner designation and breadth of experience, all contribute to the value she provides her clients.
She has over 11 years of public accounting and advisory experience with a specialized focus on people, process, and project leadership.

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

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Course Description

In municipal government you are faced with complex challenges every day. Your ability to manage change and projects has a direct impact on both your career and municipality’s success.

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Course Description

In municipal government you are faced with complex challenges every day. Your ability to manage change and projects has a direct impact on both your career and municipality’s success.
This webinar will provide the basic knowledge of project and change management, improving your skill set and abilities! Included – basic project plan template and examples.

Learning Outcomes

Review of project and change challenges specific to municipal government (politics, limited budgets, organizational silos, etc.)
Project planning basics – scope of a project plan, timelines, milestones, team members, defining roles and responsibilities, stakeholders, defining/overcoming challenges
Project lifecycle – beginning to end stages of a project

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Learning Outcomes
- Review of project and change challenges specific to municipal government (politics, limited budgets, organizational silos, etc.)
- Project planning basics – scope of a project plan, timelines, milestones, team members, defining roles and responsibilities, stakeholders, defining/overcoming challenges
- Project lifecycle – beginning to end stages of a project
- Best practices and key components of a quality project plan illuminated
- Learn the “one pager” technique for project planning
- Change management basics – identify change, challenges, action plans, overcoming nay-sayers, communication plans
- Why projects succeed and fail – steps for success, tips and techniques to ensure projects are “on time and on budget”
- How to understand and align priorities within projects
- Resistance to change – individual and organizational, why it happens and strategies to overcome it
- Qualities of a strong sponsor – identify your project champions and key stakeholders, the importance of leadership in project/change management

Who Should Attend?

Any municipal financial professionals, supervisors, managers, and senior executives from small, medium, or large municipalities.

Who Should Attend?

Register Today!

In Alberta (GFOA)

Outside Alberta

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Financial Planning & Management
- Municipal risk and opportunity reviews
- Financial condition assessments
- Budget process reviews and development
- Priority based budgeting
- Program and service costing
- Operating budget forecasting and financial solution development
- Asset management
- Capital budget development and prioritization
- Capital plan development and prioritization
- Capital plan funding strategies (debt, grants, reserves, operating budget)
- Long term financial plan development
- Municipal price inflation (MPI) development
- User fee and permit reviews
- Development levy plans
- Grant research and application support

Strategic Business Planning
- Strategic plan facilitation and development
- Business plan facilitation and development
- Situational consulting and strategy development
- Facility project plans and feasibility studies

Education & Mentorship
- CAO mentorship and education
- Finance officer mentorship and education
- Council orientation and education
- Environmental education
- Communication and writing mentorship

Project & Change Management
- Project plans
- Change management plans and facilitation
- Services reviews

Advocacy
- Representation and negotiations
- Intermunicipal agreement reviews, frameworks and facilitation
- Intermunicipal negotiations

Communications
- Communication plans and strategies
- Facility sponsorship packages
- Narrative process development (budgets, strategic plans, business plans)
- Business plan writing
- Budget communication support
- Media releases
- Media strategy
- Newsletter development
- Public survey development
- Business case development

Environment
- Environmental education
- Environmental communication plans and strategies
- Climate change adaptation plan development
- Environmental strategic planning
- Environmental grant research and support

Questions? Get in touch…

Project Planning and Change Management

Learn basic foundational project and change management skills to power your career in the complex and ever-changing municipal environment!

Register Today!

Course Content

Course Info

Price:$175.00

PD Credits: 1.5

Category: Planning

Updated: Sep 11, 2019

Duration: 1:35:28

Course Synopsis

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

About the Author

Jessica Szewczuk is a Senior Manager at Metrix Group and a collaborator

with Bloom.

Her foundation as a Chartered Professional Accountant, along with her Certified Change Management Practitioner designation and breadth of experience, all contribute to the value she provides her clients.

She has over 11 years of public accounting and advisory experience with a specialized focus on people, process, and project leadership.

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Course Description

In municipal government you are faced with complex challenges every day. Your ability to manage change and projects has a direct impact on both your career and municipality’s success.

This webinar will provide the basic knowledge of project and change management, improving your skill set and abilities! Included – basic project plan template and examples.

Learning Outcomes

Review of project and change challenges specific to municipal government (politics, limited budgets, organizational silos, etc.)

Project planning basics – scope of a project plan, timelines, milestones, team members, defining roles and responsibilities, stakeholders, defining/overcoming challenges

Project lifecycle – beginning to end stages of a project

Best practices and key components of a quality project plan illuminated

Learn the “one pager” technique for project planning

Change management basics – identify change, challenges, action plans, overcoming nay-sayers, communication plans

Why projects succeed and fail – steps for success, tips and techniques to ensure projects are “on time and on budget”

How to understand and align priorities within projects

Resistance to change – individual and organizational, why it happens and strategies to overcome it

Qualities of a strong sponsor – identify your project champions and key stakeholders, the importance of leadership in project/change management

Who Should Attend?

Any municipal financial professionals, supervisors, managers, and senior executives from small, medium, or large municipalities.

Register Today!

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Questions? Get in touch…