Project management foundations
Fundamentals of Project Management
Plan and manage projects using clear objectives, scope, schedules, resources, risks, communication, monitoring, and closeout practices.
Bring structure and control to workplace projects.
For project team members, coordinators, supervisors, and professionals who manage projects without formal project-management training.
Understand project life cycles and roles.
Define objectives, scope, deliverables, and stakeholders.
Plan schedules, resources, risks, and communication.
Monitor progress and close projects systematically.
Course overview
A practical, instructor-led program with guided exercises and workplace examples. Open a topic to see the coverage.
Module 1: Introduction to Project Management
- Definition and Purpose of Project Management
- What is a project?
Module 2: Project Management Frameworks and Methodologies
- Traditional (Waterfall) Project Management
- Sequential stages and milestones
Module 3: Project Initiation
- Project Charter
- Defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables
Module 4: Project Planning
- Scope Management
- Defining and controlling project scope
Module 5: Project Execution, Monitoring, and Controlling
- Team Leadership and Motivation
- Managing and motivating project teams
Module 6: Project Closing
- Closing Processes
- Verifying project deliverables and stakeholder acceptance
Full course outline
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- Module 1: Introduction to Project Management
- Definition and Purpose of Project Management
- What is a project?
- Importance of project management in organizations
- Differences between projects, operations, and programs
- Key Roles in Project Management
- Project manager responsibilities
- Project team and stakeholders
- Project Life Cycle
- Phases: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Control, Closure
- Definition and Purpose of Project Management
- Module 2: Project Management Frameworks and Methodologies
- Traditional (Waterfall) Project Management
- Sequential stages and milestones
- Agile Project Management
- Key principles of Agile: flexibility, iteration, collaboration
- Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid methodologies
- Other Approaches
- Lean, Six Sigma, etc.
- Traditional (Waterfall) Project Management
- Module 3: Project Initiation
- Project Charter
- Defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables
- Project assumptions, constraints, and risks
- Stakeholder Identification and Analysis
- Understanding stakeholder needs and influences
- Stakeholder mapping
- Feasibility Study and Business Case
- Evaluating project viability
- Costs, benefits, and ROI analysis
- Project Charter
- Module 4: Project Planning
- Scope Management
- Defining and controlling project scope
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Time Management
- Creating project schedules
- Gantt charts and Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Estimation techniques: PERT, Three-point estimation
- Cost Management
- Budgeting and cost estimation
- Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Risk Management
- Identifying and assessing risks
- Risk response planning and mitigation strategies
- Quality Management
- Defining quality standards and control processes
- Resource and Team Management
- Assigning roles and responsibilities
- Resource leveling and optimization
- Communication Management
- Developing a communication plan
- Managing information flow among stakeholders
- Scope Management
- Module 5: Project Execution, Monitoring, and Controlling
- Team Leadership and Motivation
- Managing and motivating project teams
- Conflict resolution and collaboration techniques
- Resource Allocation and Management
- Assigning and optimizing resources during project execution
- Communication in Action
- Managing project meetings and reports
- Stakeholder engagement strategies
- Risk Mitigation in Action
- Managing ongoing risks and issues
- Team Leadership and Motivation
- Module 6: Project Closing
- Closing Processes
- Verifying project deliverables and stakeholder acceptance
- Closing contracts and financials
- Post-Implementation Review
- Lessons learned and knowledge sharing
- Final project report
- Project Handover
- Transitioning deliverables to operations or maintenance teams
- Celebrating Success
- Recognizing team achievements and project success
- Closing Processes