Columbia Gorge Community College is offering a new project management course this spring. “Planning and Managing Projects” introduces students to a flexible and systematic approach to Project Management (PM), applicable to a variety of project types. Students will learn traditional PM methods and software tools for planning, tracking, controlling, and communicating project tasks from inception to final delivery and closure.

The course will use in-person lectures to introduce the basic concepts of PM, the project life-cycle, and how to use common tools and methods including simple spreadsheets, Gantt charts, and slide presentations using free software. Students may choose to work individually or in teams to plan an actual project with coaching from the instructor.