Course Overview

This 3-day course starts by answering the fundamental question: "What is project management?" It explores the roles, history, and evolving landscape of the industry. Participants will learn how to:

✅ Define the scope and goals of a project
✅ Create a realistic project schedule
✅ Draft a comprehensive budget
✅ Integrate risk management by anticipating potential challenges

Project Management Fundamentals is an excellent way to get your team on the same page, using a common project management language. The course also focuses on key leadership components, such as effective communication and team leadership skills—the very essence of project management.

⚠️ This exclusive course is available only for groups. Contact us to schedule a session for your company!

Duration & PDU Options

📅 3-Day Foundational Training (8 hours/day) – Earn 24 PDUs

Course Benefits and Objectives

Project Management Fundamentals teaches both the art and science of delivering successful projects. Participants will learn how to:

🔹 Apply project management processes, techniques, and tools for effective organization and planning
🔹 Execute a project plan, monitor progress, control risks, and successfully deliver project outcomes
🔹 Strengthen leadership and communication skills to enhance project success

Learning Objectives

📌 The Basics: What is Project Management?

📌 Core Concepts

  • Understand project management methodologies and how to select the right approach
  • Recognize differences in project planning across methodologies
  • Identify different project roles and responsibilities
  • Learn the project management framework
  • Introduction to team leadership and conflict resolution

📌 Working in a Plan-Based (Predictive) Approach

  • How to plan in a predictive (plan-driven) project
  • Understand the challenges and interdependencies of subsidiary plans
  • Learn monitoring and control techniques in a predictive approach

📌 Working in an Agile Approach

  • How to plan in an iterative (agile) project
  • Learn how to document project controls in an adaptive environment
  • Understand and explain adaptive frameworks

📌 Working in a Hybrid Approach

  • Identify different hybrid project management approaches
  • Understand monitoring and control in a hybrid approach

📌 Understanding the Business Analyst’s Role in a Project

  • Define business value
  • Demonstrate requirement gathering techniques
  • Understand stakeholder communication needs and perform accordingly
  • Validate requirements upon product delivery