Course Outline
Foundations of project management
- Project Lifecycle & essential terminology
- Understanding stakeholders and team dynamics
Starting a project
- Evaluation of project selection criteria
- Formulating the project charter
- Assembling and mobilizing the team
Strategic project planning
- Collecting requirements and clarifying Scope
- Determining deliverables and metrics of success
- Constructing a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Outlining activities, sequencing, and establishing milestones
- Specifying necessary resources
- Designing a robust communication plan
- Identifying the critical path
- Calculating costs and constructing a budget
- Assessing project risks
Carrying out the project
- Overseeing and regulating project tasks
- Fostering productive project meetings and Governance structures
- Executing the Communication plan and ensuring effective information flow
- Handling project reports and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Handling project Risks and emerging Issues
- Oversight of project scope and the change control process
Concluding the project
- Executing closure activities and securing formal sign-off
- Facilitating a thorough lessons learned session
- Completing administrative closure protocols
Final wrap-up
- Recognizing common project challenges and strategies to mitigate them
- Q&A
Requirements
No prior specific prerequisites are required to join this session.
The curriculum is tailored for supervisors and managers accountable for medium- to long-term initiatives who seek to deepen their grasp of project management principles, tools, and methodologies. Participants are expected to possess strong proficiency in both written and spoken English
Testimonials (7)
The instructor was very knowledgeable and interesting!
Ayla Defoor - City of Parksville
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
Very informative, well spoken
James Wood - City of Parksville
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
Open my eyes that project management is more than just used in the construction world, tangible projects
Steven Liedl - City of Parksville
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
Good extra support. templates etc.. He knows the content very well.
Micheline - ING Belgium
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
The structure of the training a good refresh for people already having some basic knowledge
Fouad Chaib - ING Belgium
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
good overview or reminder. Style of the trainer
Veronique - ING Belgium
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
The constant interaction between the teacher and the audience. Real examples and resolution of doubts at the moment.
