This "on-line" course is designed to completely cover the fundamentals of managing projects. It introduces participants to more complex topics in project management while it deepens their understanding of planning and controlling processes. Participants discover concepts, tools and ways to manage projects to achieve positive outcomes. They apply these principles and techniques to sample projects and create links to their own projects. There is no prerequisite and you can work at your own pace.

The full course is comprised of eight modules:

Project Management Overview
Starting the Project
Project Planning Basics
Project Estimating and Risk
Developing Project Schedules
Project Stakeholder and Communication Planning
Leading the Project
Monitoring, Controlling and Closing Projects

In this course participants will:

Create a scope statement and measurable project outcomes
Develop a work breakdown structure of project tasks
Identify key stakeholders and resource requirements
Create accountabilities across function
Build a network diagram
Develop time and cost estimates and calendar-based schedules
Evaluate and plan for risk
Create a plan to meet communication needs
Use project baselines and milestones to monitor and control projects
Close out the project and conduct a post project review

(24 PDUs)

This course aligns with our 3-day Effective Project Management onsite course. View our course overview