PM 101: Workshop 6 - Introduction to Project Management

Location: In-Person | COLE 340

Date: Mar 12, 2026

Time: 1pm – 3pm  

Facilitator: David Vincenti

The primary goal of this workshop is to introduce project management and the seven essential questions that every project manager should ask before embarking on a project.  In addition, the workshop will introduce the organizing framework of project management, including the key principles, knowledge domains, life cycle, processes, tools, and techniques. Where relevant, the Project Management Institute (PMI) and its certifications will be discussed.

As a part of the workshop, we are planning three activities:  

1. Discussion on the projects in your professional and personal work  
2. Envision how the seven questions apply to your current or previous projects
3. Examine what many consider to be the most important planning document in project management – the project charter

Benefits

To Participants:

• Gain a working knowledge of the steps involved in and knowledge required for the successful completion of projects.
• Acquire a vocabulary which permits conversations and learnings across many departments and disciplines.
• Lay a foundation for the tactical tools to be learned in future workshops.

To the University:

• Deploy a common vocabulary for conversations and learnings across many departments and disciplines, leading to a higher rate of projects completed on budget, on schedule, with expected results.

Please visit the Project Management 101 Learning Series Canvas course to view additional resources.

Project Management 101 Learning Series Schedule