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Course Description

This intensive five-day program provides participants with a foundational understanding of project management principles, methodologies, and best practices. Designed for individuals new to project management or those seeking to formalize their existing skills, the course covers the entire project lifecycle, from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, control, and closeout. Participants will learn essential project management concepts, including defining project scope, developing schedules, managing resources, identifying risks, and communicating effectively with stakeholders. Through a blend of theoretical knowledge, practical exercises, and case studies, attendees will gain the fundamental tools and techniques required to successfully manage small to medium-sized projects across various industries.

Course Objectives

  • Understand the fundamental concepts and terminology of project management.
  • Identify the key phases of the project lifecycle.
  • Define project scope and objectives clearly and concisely.
  • Develop a basic project plan, including WBS, schedule, and resource allocation.
  • Identify and manage project risks and issues.
  • Monitor and control project progress effectively.
  • Communicate with stakeholders and manage expectations.
  • Understand the importance of quality in project delivery.
  • Closeout projects formally and capture lessons learned.
  • Utilize common project management tools and techniques
  • Apply basic budgeting and cost management principles to projects.
  • Work effectively as part of a project team.

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for individuals who are new to project management, aspiring project managers, team leaders, functional managers, coordinators, or anyone who frequently participates in projects and needs to understand the basic principles of effective project delivery. It is suitable for professionals from any industry looking to gain foundational project management knowledge and practical skills.

Course Agenda

Day 1: Introduction to Project Management and Project Initiation

  • What is a Project? Characteristics and constraints (Scope, Time, Cost, Quality).
  • Why Project Management? Benefits and challenges.
  • The Project Life Cycle: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Control, Closing.
  • Key Project Management Knowledge Areas (Overview)
  • The Role of the Project Manager and Team.
  • Project Initiation:Identifying project needs and opportunities.
  • Developing a Project Charter: Purpose, objectives, stakeholders, high-level scope.
  • Identifying key stakeholders and their influence.
  • Workshop: Drafting a Project Charter for a simple project.

Day 2: Project Planning: Scope, Schedule, and Resources

  • Project Planning Fundamentals: The importance of a solid plan.
  • Defining Project Scope:
  • Scope Statement vs. Product Scope.
  • Creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Developing the Project Schedule
  • Task definition and sequencing
  • Estimating task durations.
  • Creating a Gantt Chart and understanding the Critical Path.
  • Resource Planning
  • Identifying required resources (human, equipment, materials).
  • Assigning resources to tasks.
  • Practical Exercise: Developing a WBS and a preliminary project schedule.

Day 3: Project Planning: Resources and Cost

  • Resource Planning: Identifying human, equipment, and material resources.
  • Resource calendars and availability.
  • Resource assignment and allocation basics.
  • Cost Estimation: Types of costs, estimation techniques (analogous, parametric, bottom-up).
  • Developing a Project Budget.
  • Baseline Management: Setting the scope, schedule, and cost baselines.
  • Quality Planning: Understanding quality requirements and standards.
  • Introduction to Project Management Software (e.g., basic functions in MS Project or an online tool for scheduling).
  • Laboratory Session: Allocating resources and developing a basic project budget.

    Day 4: Project Execution, Monitoring, and Control

    • Executing the Project Plan: Managing team performance and tasks.
    • Directing and managing project work.
    • Monitoring Project Progress: Tracking actuals against baselines.
    • Understanding Variance Analysis (Schedule Variance, Cost Variance).
    • Basic Project Reporting: Progress reports, status meetings.
    • Introduction to Change Management: How to handle changes to the project plan.
    • Communication Management: Planning and executing effective project communications.
    • Stakeholder Communication Strategies.
    • Hands-on Practice: Updating a project schedule with actuals and identifying variances

    Day 5: Risk Management, Procurement, and Project Closure

    • Introduction to Project Risk Management: Identification, analysis (qualitative), and response planning.
    • Common project risks and their mitigation.
    • Basic Procurement Management: When and how to acquire external resources.
    • Contract types and considerations (overview).
    • Project Closure: Administrative and contractual closeout.
    • Lessons Learned: Capturing knowledge for future projects.
    • Celebrating Project Success.
    • Review of Project Management Key Concepts
    • Final Assessment: Case study to apply learned basic project management principles.

    Assessment Methodology

    All courses conducted by EdTech are begun with a written Pre-evaluation and end with a Post-evaluation. The instructor will evaluate the knowledge and skills of the participants according to the feedback given by participants. This proactive method will help to recognize the benefits and knowledge gained by participants through the course.

    Training Methodology

    Facilitated by a highly experienced specialist; this program will be conducted using extensively interactive methods, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life work situations in order to stimulate group discussions and improve the efficiency of the subject coverage. Percentages of the total course hour classification are:

    • 30%  Theoretical lectures, Concepts and Role Play
    • 30%  Work Presentation and Techniques
    • 20%  Case Studies and Practical Exercises
    • 20%  Topic General Discussions with Relevant Videos

    Course Manual

    Participants will be provided with a comprehensive reference manual. This manual is a compilation of core valuable information, references, presentation methods and inspiring reading materials.

    Course Certificate

    At the completion of the course, all participants who successfully accomplished the required contact hours will receive an EdTech Course Completion Certificate as a testimony to their commitment to professional development and further education.

    Why Edtech ?

    • Industry Experienced; Internationally Qualified Trainers
    • Hands-on Practical Sessions & Assignments
    • Intensive Study materials
    • Flexible Schedules
    • Realistic training methodology
    • High-Quality Training in Affordable Course Fees
    • Achievement Certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education Training - ACTVET), HABC, AWS, IAOSHE, SHRM, etc.