About the Program
This program is part of the Certificate in Complex Project & Procurement Leadership and may be taken as part of the certificate program or on a stand-alone basis. Please visit the main page for the Certificate in Complex Project & Procurement Leadership for more information.
Managing large and complex projects through the approval cycle presents many challenges. This five-day module provides a roadmap to navigating the Canadian machinery of government, the approval processes for government major investments, and the roles of key gatekeepers and decision makers as applied to complex projects and procurements. It will focus on the roles played by Central Agencies in financial management, the means by which projects are funded, and the key steps in the approval processes. Participants will be able to identify the key stakeholders for early engagement, both in Government and Industry, and to understand how industry capture management processes work. Industry participants will gain an understanding and perspective of how to interact effectively with the government approval processes and policies.
Participants will be able to identify the key stakeholders for early engagement, both in Government and Industry, and to understand how a fundamental reframing is critical for early and deliberate trust-building, harnessing the opportunity of social media, and involving project team members that share a stakeholder-centric mindset and culture. Participants will learn leadership skills that enable the Project Leader to build high performance project teams in the face of cognitive and emotional ambiguity and uncertainty.
Who Should Attend?
Senior military and Public Service leaders and industry executives who have or will have responsibility to lead and manage the planning and implementation of medium to large programs. It will be of particular benefit to newcomers to Ottawa and those with less experience with the processes and stakeholders involved with major Government funded investments.
What You Will Learn
- The decision making process from requirements to policy approvals to expenditure authorities and contract award.
- The roles of and interaction between Central Agencies, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Public Service and Procurement Canada and industry.
- An understanding of Government financial investment decision making, including responsibilities, policies and processes.
- A dynamic view of stakeholder networks to develop conversations towards a broader perspective of value and a bigger strategic purpose.
- The new paradigm of complex project leadership and the action logic required to understand increasing layers of complexity and truly adapt to challenging environments.
- The characteristics of high performing teams and the requisite leadership skills to make sense of a project’s journey and maintain an inclusive and motivated team.
Program Takeaways
- How to identify and engage with the key stakeholders in the approval process.
- How to manage the implications that the policies and processes of external agencies will have on project planning including risk management, costs, schedule and staff capacity.
- The new paradigm of complex project leadership.
- How to develop and maintain stakeholder engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
- How to lead high performing teams in the face of complex, ambiguous and emerging environments.
Program Facilitators
Mariette Fyfe-Fortin
Program Co-Director
Mariette Fyfe-Fortin
Program Co-Director
A dynamic leader with proven ability to transform vision into action and deliver targeted results, Mariette Fyfe-Fortin is recognized for her leadership of government business transformations and change management initiatives, complex project procurements, and services delivery in sectors ranging from acquisitions/procurement, corporate services, information management, to real property management. Retired from the Canadian Commercial Corporation as Vice-President, Strategy and Organizational Development (2009-14), she oversaw the corporation’s strategic planning, managed government relations and communications, and corporate services. Supporting the President and the Board of Directors, she acquired unique perspectives in corporate governance, investment management, business development and capture, and legal risk management. While in tenure, Mariette was also a member of the Clerk of the Privy Council Assistant Deputy Minister Learning Advisory Committee from 2012 to 2014, dedicated to the development and implementation of the learning and continuous development for Assistant Deputy Ministers and equivalent positions across the federal public service.
Most recently Mariette has participated in the development and taught at the University of Ottawa Telfer School of Management in the Complex Project and Procurement Certificate program (2015-19). She holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Université de Montréal (1978) and has accessed the executive cadre through the federal government Career Assignment Program (1993).
Alain L'Abbé
Facilitator
Alain L'Abbé
Facilitator
Alain L'Abbé is a government and Lean transformation specialist. He is also an accomplished and strategic change management and project management professional. He has over 26 years of diverse professional experience (military, public service and consulting) and a wide range of training. His expertise includes leading high visibility multi-stakeholder projects, managing teams, portfolio management, networking, effectively leading and guiding cross-functional staff, and successfully implementing strategic transformation plans and IT transformations. He has a proven track record of effectively mobilizing and leading teams to meet deadlines, objectives and budgets.
Over the past 19 years, Alain has introduced and/or applied Lean thinking and tools in over 15 projects for various public sector organizations across Canada, including Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Canada, Global Affairs, and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alain offers his services in both of Canada's official languages.
Daniel Hébert
Program Co-Director
Daniel Hébert
Program Co-Director
Daniel Hébert has spent most of his 38-year career in defence procurement and holds an executive Master's degree in Complex Project and Procurement Leadership from the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. He has been Project Manager of several billion-dollar projects, including the Tank Replacement Project (TRP) and the Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) project, and serving as Deputy Project Manager of the Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) project. He worked at Public Services and Procurement Canada as a Senior Procurement Advisor and Senior Director with the Defence Procurement Strategy Secretariat. As Director of the Project Management Support Organization, he oversaw the Project Manager Competency Development (PMCD) program that aims to develop better Department of National Defence project managers. Most recently, Daniel has been co-leading Telfer Executive Programs’ Complex Project and Procurement Leadership (CPPL) program as well as the Complex Project and Procurement Executive Leadership Program (CPPELP). Daniel also holds a Master's degree in Reliability Engineering.
Details
- Registration Deadline
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This program is full - registration has now been closed. If you are interested in this program and were looking to register, please contact us at executiveprograms@telfer.uottawa.ca to be placed on a waitlist.
- Format
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In-person
- Date
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Cohort 19: September 23-25, 2024
Cohort 20: October 7-9, 2024
- Fee
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$2,750 + HST
Cancellation & Payment Policy
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executiveprograms
@telfer.uOttawa.ca
613-562-5921
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