Role-Based Programme
RB0633

Canva for Project & Program Management

Visual Planning, Project Communication & Stakeholder Collaboration

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Duration
4 Hours
Level
Awareness
Delivery
Instructor-Led
Format
Awareness Session

Programme Objectives

  • Understand how Canva can support project planning, stakeholder communication, workshops, and programme reporting.
  • Explore Whiteboards, Docs, Presentations, and project-management templates for visualising project information.
  • Experience creating timelines, process maps, stakeholder views, and project-status communication.
  • Discover collaborative approaches for capturing feedback, actions, risks, and decisions.
  • Recognise where formal project-management systems remain the authoritative source for schedules, budgets, issues, and delivery records.

Tools covered

Canva WhiteboardsCanva DocsCanva PresentationsCanva SheetsProject Timeline TemplatesProject Tracker TemplatesGantt Chart TemplatesProcess DiagramsComments & CollaborationMagic Write

Who should attend

  • Project Managers
  • Programme Managers
  • Project Coordinators
  • Programme Coordinators
  • PMO Professionals
  • Delivery Managers
  • Implementation Managers
  • Transformation Project Managers
  • Business Project Managers
  • Technology Project Managers
  • Project Analysts
  • Project / Programme Team Leads

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Basic understanding of project or programme-management activities
  • Familiarity with milestones, deliverables, stakeholders, risks, and project updates
  • Basic presentation and collaboration skills
  • No professional design expertise required
  • No previous Canva experience required

TOC Modules

Concepts
  • Understanding Canva Whiteboards, Docs, Presentations, and collaborative workspaces
  • Mapping Canva across Plan → Visualise → Collaborate → Communicate
  • Identifying appropriate uses for kickoffs, planning sessions, reviews, and stakeholder updates
  • Understanding Canva as a visual collaboration tool rather than a replacement for formal project systems
Practical activities
  • Exploring a sample project-management workspace
  • Creating a simple visual project overview

Scenarios

Project Kickoff to Delivery Alignment

Project Brief → Kickoff Whiteboard → Stakeholder Map → Timeline → Dependencies → Risks & Actions → Team Review

Participants convert an initial project brief into a visual collaboration workspace that helps the project team establish shared understanding of scope, milestones, dependencies, and responsibilities.

Project Status to Leadership Update

Project Progress → Milestone Review → Risks & Issues → Required Decisions → Canva Presentation → Stakeholder Review

Participants transform project information into a concise leadership update highlighting progress, concerns, decisions required, and immediate next steps.

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