Critical Path

PMPG 5005 – 0GA – (IGA)

Project Communications
FALL 2023
The Critical Path is the calendar, timeline, or weekly course schedule. It is
an important document that lays out weekly objectives that you, the
student, are responsible for to ensure academic success. You are strongly
advised to print out a copy of the Critical Path and to refer to it regularly.

Due
Session Topics, Readings, and Activities %
Dates

SEP 04 Labour Day

No Classes

1 Introduction to PMPG 5005 – Project

Communications.
SEP 11
 Welcome to PMPG 5005
 Introductions, Administration & Expectations
 Team / Group Section.
 Self-Assessment – Myer’s Briggs
 Mini Presentations – Concept / Dates
Reading Assignment:
 Reading: Kliem Ch. 01
 PMBOK Ch. 10 Project Communications pp.
359 – 365.
 PMBOK Ch. 13 Project Stakeholder
Management pp. 503 – 506.

Team Assignment: Assignment #1 – Team Selection 11 Sep 5

Team Assignment: Assignment #2 – Ground Rules 18 Sep 10
Team Assignment: Assignment #3 - Team 1 – Mini
Presentation – The Elements of Communications
Management. (As per schedule). 18 Sep 15
 Due
Session Topics, Readings, and Activities %
Dates

2 Overview of Communications Management.

SEP 18  Team Mini Presentation – Team 1
 Elements of Project Communications
Management.
 Introduction to PMBOK Project Communications
& Stakeholder Management.
 Presentation Skills

Reading Assignment:
 Reading: Kliem Ch. 03
 PMBOK Ch. 13.1Identify Stakeholders pp. 507
– 515.
Individual Assignment #1 – (Assignment #4)
 Myers Briggs Type Indicator 25 Sep
Team Assignment: Team 2 – Mini Presentation - 5
Personality Style 25 Sep

3 Personality Style & Identifying Stakeholders.

SEP 25  Mini Presentation - Team 2
 Providing effective performance information to
Stakeholders.
 Personality style, team profiles &
communications.
 Identify Stakeholder’s Power & Interest in the
Project.

Reading Assignment:
 Kliem Ch. 04 & Ch. 08
 PMOBK 10.1 Plan Communications pp. 366 –
378.
 PMBOK 13.2 Plan Stakeholder Engagement pp.
515 – 522.

Individual Assignment: NIL

 Due
Session Topics, Readings, and Activities %
Dates

Team Assignment: – Team 3 – Mini Presentation – 02 Oct

Listening Skills.
Team Assignment: Assignment #5
02 Oct 10
 Team Profile

4 Active and Effective Listening / Effective

Presentations.
OCT 02
PMBOK Plan Communications & Stakeholder
Engagement.
 Mini Presentation – Team 3
 Applying active and effective listening.
 Developing & delivering effective presentations.
 PMBOK Plan Communications & Stakeholder
Engagement.
Reading Assignment:
 Kliem Ch. 05
 PMBOK 10.2 Management Communications pp.
379 – 388.
Individual Assignment: NIL
Team Assignment – Team 4 – Mini Presentation –
Planning Communications 16 Oct

OCT 09 Thanksgiving
No Classes

Preparing the Communications Management Plan &

5
Establish an Issues Management.
OCT 16
PMBOK Manage Communications

 Mini Presentation – Team 4

 Preparing a Communications Plan
 Establishing an issues management &
governance strategy
 PMBOK Management Communications
 Introduction to Agile Projects
 Due
Session Topics, Readings, and Activities %
Dates

Reading Assignment:

 Kliem Ch. 06
 PMBOK 13.3 Manage Stakeholder Engagement
pp. 523 - 529

Individual Assignment: NIL

Team Assignment: Team 5 – Mini Presentation – 30 Oct

Stakeholder Register & Power / Interest Analysis

Reading Week
23 – 27 Oct
No Classes

6 Drafting & Publishing Documentation

OCT 30  Mini Presentation – Team 5
 Why writing matters - Exploring documentation
phases
 PMBOK Manage Stakeholders Engagement
 Agile/Scrum Artifacts used for Communications.

Mid-Term Exam
20
 Date: Monday, 30 October
 Duration: 60 Minutes
 Includes: Sessions 1 - 6
 Questions: 50 MCQs.
 Location: Normal location – your laptop – online.

Reading Assignment:
 Kliem Ch. 07
 PMBOK 13.4 Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
pp. 530 - 536

Individual Assignment: NIL

Team Assignment: Team 6 – Mini Presentation –
06 Nov
Communications Distribution Approach

7 Conducting Effective Meetings

 Due
Session Topics, Readings, and Activities %
Dates
NOV 06
 Mini-Presentation – Team 6
PMBOK Management Stakeholder Engagement
 Planning & Executing Effective Meetings –
(Thinking Hats / Minutes)
 Monitoring & Controlling stakeholder
relationships
Individual Assignment: NIL
Team Assignment: Team 7 – Mini presentation –
Project War Room. 13 Nov

8 Project War Wars

NOV 13  Mini Presentations – Team 7
 Developing and implementing an effective War
Room.
 Creating an Agile Environment

Reading Assignment:
 Kliem Ch. 09
 Kliem pp. 32 – 40, Gresham’s Law of Data
Individual Assignment: Assignment #6 – Capstone
Sponsor Search Plan 04 Dec 10

Individual Assignment: Assignment #7 – Gresham’s

Law of Data 20 Nov 5

Team Assignment: Team 8 – Mini Presentation –

Issues & Risks Management Approach
20 Nov

Project Websites
9
NOV 20  Mini Presentation – Team 8 - Issues & Risks
Management Approach
 Developing and implementing effective project
 Due
Session Topics, Readings, and Activities %
Dates
websites
 Agile PMO
 Agile & Hybrid Approaches

Reading Assignment:
 Learning Material – Session #10 – Elevator
Speech

Individual Assignment: NIL

10 20 Second Summary / Elevator Speech / Capstone

NOV 27
 Developing an Elevator Speech
 Capstone Sponsor Search Plan
 Team Reflection

Reading Assignment:

 Kliem Ch.02
 Review Course Outline PMPG 5011 – Capstone

Individual Assignment: NIL

Project Management Information System (PMIS)

 Establishing a PMIS
 Delivering in an Agile Environment

Reading Assignment:

 Kliem Ch 11.
 PMBOK pp. 216, 227, 246, 268, 325 & 451

Individual Assignment NIL

11 PMIS, Change Management, & Lessons Learned

DEC 04  PMIS & Change Management
 PMIS & Lessons Learned
 Due
Session Topics, Readings, and Activities %
Dates

12 Final Exam 20
DEC 11  Date & Time: Monday, 11 Dec
 Duration: 60 Minutes
 Includes: material from all weeks
Questions: 50 MCQs & T/F

TOTAL 100%

Changes may be made to the Critical Path as the course progresses. This
is to be considered as a Guide.