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Project Management Fundamentals

The SUNY Center for Professional Development’s Project Management Fundamentals course is designed around the fundamentals of project management. The two day workshop takes learners through the project management lifecycle and helps attendees distinguish the differences between projects and operational processes. This workshop seeks to provide a common framework and language to use when managing projects and when working on project teams at your institution. The focus of the training is to help SUNY employees understand the concepts and improve their project management skills by applying these concepts in real-world exercises. The course uses the NYS Project Management Guidebook from GOER (Government Office of Employee Relations) as a foundation. 

Your class will be taught by one of CPD’s three certified PMP’s (Project Management Professional). Jon Brennan, former CIO at Hudson Valley Community College, Christa Glassman, Director of the Project Management Office at ITEC, or Paula Cancro, Dean of Online Education and Instructional Design at The College of Westchester.

Sponsored by the SUNY Center for Professional Development (CPD) and managed by Technical Program Manager Kris Lynch.

Who should attend?

The workshop is designed for those new to project management who have little or no formal training. The course is a fundamentals course, and does not deep-dive into course topics.

COURSE INSTRUCTORS

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Jonathan Brennan

Jonathan Brennan, an IT professional 25+ years of experience, currently serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth, a large family-services nonprofit with services across NYS. Jon has an extensive background in Higher Education, having served 6 years as the CIO at Hudson Valley Community College, 6 more years as CIO at SUNY Delhi, and 4 more as Director of IT for The Sage Colleges. He has been very active in several SUNY organizations, having served on the executive boards of the SUNY Council of Chief Information Officers and Computing Officers Association and serving as the Chair of the ITEC Executive Board. He has authored many published works including the EDUCAUSE Top 10 IT issues article for 2016 and 2017 and was an author & panelist EDUCAUSE/NMC Horizon Report for 2020 and 2021. Brennan earned a Master of Education from Post University, and a Bachelor of Science in networks and system administration at The Sage Colleges. He holds technical certificates in Project Management (PMP), Information Security (CISSP), and ITIL Foundations. He also holds certificates in Executive Leadership from Cornell University and the SUNY Leadership Academy.

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Christa Glassman

Christa Glassman joined SUNY in 2010 to establish a PMO (Project Management Office) for ITEC with a staff of three. ITEC provides technology infrastructure, help desk, networking, security, operating system, database, application support, enterprise architecture, consulting and project management for member campuses who opt-in to ITEC’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 services. The ITEC PMO oversees many SUNY-wide deployments including data center rollouts, LMS (Blackboard, BrightSpace), Banner (ERP) upgrades, DegreeWorks (degree audits), service management (ServiceNow, TeamDynamix) and security services.

Christa earned an MBA in Management Information Systems from SUNY Binghamton and holds technical certificates in project management (PMP) and is fluent in ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) Foundations and IT Service Design.

Christa retired from her position as IT Project Manager with ITEC in 2026. She continues as a Project Management instructor with the SUNY Center for Professional Development.

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Paula Cancro

After working in corporate and nonprofit IT in help desk, software training, and business analyst roles, as well as managing the help desk and training functions for different organizations. Paula joined The College of Westchester (CW) full-time in 2008. Her current position is Dean of Online Education and Instructional Design. In 2010, she earned her PMP. Projects have included new client systems rollout, new degree programs, learning technologies, and curricula development. She is a Quality Matters Master Reviewer and Online/Face-to-Face Facilitator. Paula earned an MBA in Marketing from IONA College, Hagan School of Business, and a Graduate Certificate in Project Management from Keller School of Management. Paula is a doctoral candidate with a research focus on innovating the way asynchronous online education engages (or doesn’t) undergraduate students.

COURSE PRICING

CPD Member

$150 Per Course

SUNY Campuses that are SUNY CPD General or Technical Program Members. 

Non-CPD Member 

$180 Per Course

SUNY Campuses that are not SUNY CPD General or Technical Program Members.

Non-SUNY

$250 Per Course

Non-SUNY Campuses and other businesses. All are welcome to attend our class. 

Group Discounts Available

Additional discounts are available to groups of the following size attending the same program:

  • 5-9 people = 10% discount
  • 10-19 people = 15% discount
  • 20-29 people = 20% discount

Please send your request to cpdinfo@suny.edu at least 30 days prior to the start of the course/program.

How to Pay

Payment Terms

  • Full payment is required within 30 days of registration. If the campus intends to cover the registration fee, prior approval must be obtained; otherwise, the registrant remains responsible for payment should the selected method be denied. 
  • Completion badges will not be issued until full payment has been received. 

FULL payment is required 30 days from the date of registration. If the campus denies the selected payment method, the registrant will be responsible for payment. 

      Cancel/Drop Period

      Cancellation Policy Registrants must utilize the cancellation form (linked in the registration confirmation email) to be officially cancelled from the program. Refunds are issued based on the following schedule:
      • Cancellations received 31 or more days prior to the program: 100% refund
      • Cancellations received 16 to 30 days prior to the program: 50% refund
      • Cancellations received 15 days or fewer prior to the program: Not eligible for refund

      No Shows

      Programs have limited space and tend to fill to capacity. Individuals registered have reserved a space in the program. Registrants who do not attend will be charged the full registration fee. Refunds will not be issued for any registration in which a no show occurs, and written cancellation was not received prior to the event. 

      Click to view SUNY CPD Terms & Conditions Policy.

      Click to view SUNY Refund Policy.

      Course Dates 

      IMPORTANT – All registrants must attend both days to receive credit for the course.

      Fall 2026

      • Friday, November 6, 2026, and Friday, November 13,  9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern (this course is full)

      Spring 2027 

      • Thursday, Feb 25, 2027, and Friday, Feb 26, 2027 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern

        OR

      • Wednesday, April 14, 2027, and Wednesday, April 21, 2027 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern

      Register

      Contact Us 

      Questions? Email cpdinfo@suny.edu or call 315-214-2440. To ensure your inquiry reaches the appropriate team, please include the program name in your message.

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