Project Management Essentials

New project managers often learn by trial and error, repeating mistakes others solved long ago. This introductory course provides the essential concepts and tools needed to start a project well and keep it on track: defining objectives and scope, building a simple work breakdown and schedule, estimating costs, identifying risks, assigning responsibilities, communicating with stakeholders, tracking progress and closing out properly. It introduces both predictive and agile ideas in plain terms and uses short, realistic cases from government and corporate settings in the Gulf.

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دورات مشابهة
يونيو
، 2027
الإنجليزية
برشلونة
$4,900.00
NEVADA | PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Program Professional Framework

Project Management Essentials

Program Overview

New project managers often learn by trial and error, repeating mistakes others solved long ago. This introductory course provides the essential concepts and tools needed to start a project well and keep it on track: defining objectives and scope, building a simple work breakdown and schedule, estimating costs, identifying risks, assigning responsibilities, communicating with stakeholders, tracking progress and closing out properly. It introduces both predictive and agile ideas in plain terms and uses short, realistic cases from government and corporate settings in the Gulf.

Learning Outcomes

  • ✓Define a project's objectives, scope, deliverables and constraints in a short project brief.
  • ✓Build a basic work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart with milestones.
  • ✓Prepare a simple project budget and track actual costs against it.
  • ✓Identify the main project risks and agree practical responses.
  • ✓Prepare a RACI chart and a basic communication plan.
  • ✓Close a project with a handover checklist and lessons learned.

Target Audience

  • Newly appointed project managers and coordinators
  • Team members joining project teams
  • Administrative and technical staff assigned to small projects
  • Supervisors managing departmental initiatives

Detailed Program Modules

01Understanding Projects
  • What makes work a project
  • Project lifecycle and roles
  • Predictive and agile approaches in brief
02Starting the Project
  • Objectives, scope and deliverables
  • Project brief and sponsor approval
  • Identifying stakeholders
03Planning Time and Cost
  • Work breakdown structure
  • Gantt charts and milestones
  • Simple budgeting and estimating
04Planning People and Risk
  • RACI charts and team roles
  • Basic risk identification and responses
  • Communication planning
05Tracking Progress
  • Status meetings and updates
  • Monitoring schedule and budget
  • Handling changes and issues
06Closing the Project
  • Handover and acceptance
  • Lessons learned
  • Recognising the team

Training Methodology

Interactive expert-led sessions grounded in workplace examples
Case studies and practical exercises drawn from the region
Group workshops with peer review of decisions and deliverables
Formative feedback against clear performance criteria

Applied Project & Assessment

Applied Project

Participants plan a small workplace project from start to finish: a project brief, WBS, Gantt chart, simple budget, risk list, RACI chart and a closure checklist.

Assessment

Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.