Who We Are

Our Vision: To be the consulting & training company of choice for project professionals in both private and public sector organizations, who wish to learn to resolve project related issues. We continuously build on the innovation and creativity of our core team, associates and partners, as the premiere provider of project management, business analysis, systems engineering, and organizational dynamics consulting and training in Canada. 

Our Mission: Atocrates is committed to providing best-in-class project education and training programs that are in compliance with the Project Management Institute’s “Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge” (PMBoK®); the International Institute for Business Analysts’ “Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge” (BABoK®); and the International Council on Systems Engineering’s “Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge” (SEBoK®). The company’s Global Educational Provider arm will deliver these programs directly or in conjunction with our many university and college academic partners throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Africa.

We strive for excellence in all that we do by aligning our consulting, training, research & development and partnerships along three core strengths:

• Global Focus - We focus on the Project Professional’s role in the local, national and global economy and offer unique perspective and experiences that expose client managers and program graduates to a variety of cultures and business practices.
• Creativity and Innovation - In addressing organizational and technological change we coach and develop client managers and program graduates who seek creative approaches and solutions to existing and uncertain circumstances.
• Professional Performance and Responsibility - We stand for sustainable project practices and develop client managers and program graduates who respect the multiple responsibilities of their own and or customer organizations.

Our Motto: 

                       “To be the most worthwhile consulting and learning experience for everyone we serve”

Insights Learning & Development

Atocrates Project Sciences are Licensed Practitioners of Insights Discovery® and have incorporated Insights’ solutions into our project consulting and training services.

Established in 1988 in Dundee Scotland, Insights is a global learning and development company working in partnership with leading organizations in 35 countries, in 29 languages with a wide range of clients in every business sector.

Insights specializes in tailored transformational learning and development solutions, supported by an extensive portfolio of tailorable products and services, delivered by a worldwide team of exceptional and inspirational people, to help clients improve their effectiveness in five key areas, Individuals, Teams, Organizations, Sales and Leadership.  

Click here for more information about the services offered by Insights Learning and Development in the Toronto Region. 

Atocrates Strategic Partner - Alan Maclachlan, BA, LP

Alan Maclachlan is the Chief Executive of Insights Learning & Development in Ontario. His unique life experience combines twenty five years of Business and Sales Management with elite international athletics. He has first-hand knowledge of what it takes to be an effective leader and manager, and is committed to personal development, - each person being the best they can be. Alan competed for Canada in two Olympic Games as team captain and driver of the four- man bobsleigh. Alan is committed to assisting organizations with improving Teamwork, Leadership Development and Sales Training. He is in demand both as a facilitator and keynote speaker, and has helped clients around the world. 

What We Do:

We consult with and train project professionals in the disciplines of project management, systems engineering, business analysis and organizational dynamics. We develop excellent project professionals. Atocrates is the principal architect and producer of Canada's number one Masters Certificate curriculum in Program and Project Management, Business Analysis, Systems Engineering and Organizational Dynamics (in partnership with Insights Training & Development) offered through leading colleges and universities coast to coast.

How We Do It:

At Atocrates we strive to serve our clients by promoting in-depth corporate maturity models, project management knowledge transfer and value-added consulting services through the provision of a comprehensive and practical framework inclusive with the required education for all of our clients.

Coaching and mentoring is the basis for our consulting practice and we are committed to working with our clients to make certain that the resources they have entrusted us with are treated with the respect and attentiveness they deserve. Our signature learning methodology is experiential learning or using simulations to assess and train project professionals. This allows the student / trainee to practice and fail without damage or loss and of course to practice until success becomes the norm.

Key Project Stakeholders

Individuals who will be affected by an endeavor and can influence it but who are not directly involved with doing the work. Internal Stakeholders - Market (or Primary) Stakeholders are those that engage in economic transactions with the business. (For example stockholders, executives and managers, customers, suppliers, creditors, and employees). External Stakeholders – Non-market (or Secondary) Stakeholders are those who - although they do not engage in direct economic exchange with the business - are affected by or can affect its actions. (For example the general public, communities, activist groups, business support groups, and the media)

Program Managers

Program management or programme management is the process of managing several related projects, often with the intention of improving an organization's performance. In practice and in its aims it is often closely related to systems engineering. There are two different views of how programs differ from projects: On one view, projects deliver outputs, discrete parcels or "chunks" of change; programs create outcomes. On this view, a project might deliver a new factory, hospital or IT system. By combining these projects with other deliverables and changes, their programs might deliver increased income from a new product, shorter waiting lists at the hospital or reduced operating costs due to improved technology.

Systems Engineers

Systems engineers design and coordinate large and complex projects known as systems. There are many kinds of systems, and although all are large, they vary in their complexity. A system has many parts that all interact extensively with one another. Often small systems can be part of larger systems. For example, a jet airliner can be a system. So, too, can all of the airplanes owned by one airline. Systems engineers are responsible for coordinating the work of many engineers, each of whom is an expert in one part of a system. For instance, in the building of a jet airliner, electronics specialists are responsible for the guidance and control systems. Structural engineers design the body of the plane. Other experts decide on a power source for the jet. Still others design landing and takeoff methods. Each specialist concentrates on one area. The systems engineer coordinates all of these specialized efforts in order to produce the jet airliner.

Project Managers

A project manager is the person or firm responsible for accomplishing the stated project objectives. Project managers can have the responsibility for the initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling and closing of any project, typically relating to construction industry, architecture, computer networking, and telecommunications or software development.

Business Analysts

A Business Analyst (BA) analyzes the organization and design of businesses, government departments, and non-profit organizations; BA's also assess business models and their integration with technology. There are at least four tiers of business analysis: Planning Strategically; Operating/Business Model Analysis; Process Definition and Design; and IT/Technical Business Analysis.