Capstone Project with the Project Management Post-Grad Program
General
- Certificate; Capstone
- 21 learners; individual projects
- 40 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Educators assign learners to projects
Preferred companies
- 20/20 project matches
- Canada
- Academic experience
- Any company type
- Any
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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January 7, 2024Experience start
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January 7, 2024Student/Organization Representative Meetings
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January 14, 2024Student/Instructor Meetings
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January 18, 2024Project Schedule
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January 18, 2024Project Charter
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January 25, 2024Reporting - Weekly Dashboard
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April 25, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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January 7, 2024Experience start
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January 7, 2024Student/Organization Representative Meetings
Meetings between your organization and the student should start in the week of January 8th 2024 plus set up continuous regular meetings to ensure consistent communications (weekly is encouraged). The instructor encourages students to resolve issues directly with the organizations representative before contacting the instructor.
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January 14, 2024Student/Instructor Meetings
These bi-weekly meetings are pre-set between the student and instructor to encourage proactive communication and ensure issues are resolved within reasonable timeframes. The instructor is also available to the student on an information ongoing basis.
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January 18, 2024Project Schedule
The student develops and provides a project schedule, which includes milestones, to the instructor. The organizations representative may request to receive the project schedule at agreed upon timeframes.
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January 18, 2024Project Charter
The Project Charter is a short document which outlines broad goals and objectives of the project as well as project milestones. The student, organization representative and instructor sign the document to confirm agreement.
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January 25, 2024Reporting - Weekly Dashboard
Students develop and produce a weekly dashboard in association with the organizations representative. The organization may request the dashboard to be provided. The dashboard is a compulsory project component required by the instructor.
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April 21, 2024Final Presentation
Held during the week of April 22nd 2024; each student creates a final presentation with the purpose of encapsulating the project goals, objectives, requirements, actions, challenges, lessons learned and overall project experience. Organization representatives are encouraged to attend either in person or online.
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April 25, 2024Experience end
Overview
- Details
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Looking to elevate your organization and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from Holland College to be your learner-consultant in a project-based experience. Students will work on one focused project over the experience of the semester, connecting with you as the project plan develops leading into managed project implementation.
Students in this program/experience apply the applications, tools and techniques learned throughout the program. This includes the ability to integrate project processes, collaborate, analyze, strategize and propose/defend unique project solutions.
- Learner skills
- Project planning, Content development, Project management
- Deliverables
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Deliverables are negotiable and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.
Firm project deliverables include:
- Project Charter: collaborative development and approval between the student and your organizations representative.
- Project-Based Reporting: format and content development with timely execution/distribution.
- Project Schedule: develop, update and distribute.
- Project Presentation: develop, compose and present a final report detailing the project parameters, actions, inputs/outputs, lessons learned and final outcomes.
Project Examples
Your student will work with your organization to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations and perform results based tasks drawing from in-depth research and analysis.
Our students have solid experience in a variety of fields from engineering, law, business, construction, tourism and banking. Most of our students are proficient in multiple languages and hold specialized degrees.
Project activities that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:
- Developing an approved project problem
- Proposing project solutions and approaches
- Creating innovation statements and discussing project impact on the landscape
- Preparing a project plan containing relevant components
- Developing processes and procedures
- Applying business strategies and strategic plans to project solutions
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.
Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly meetings with the students and periodic meetings with the instructor over the duration of the project.
Provide an opportunity for students to present their work and receive feedback.
Provide relevant information and/or data as needed for the project.
How is your project relevant to the experience?