Project Management Fundamentals

The Project Management Fundamentals course is the starting point to learn the basics of project management. This course is the first steppingstone to achieve the prestigious Project Management Professional certification. This course covers the basic concepts such as types of projects, team building, scheduling, budgeting, execution, resource management and other concepts required to become a successful project manager.

The course is designed for beginners in the field of project management. Hence, no prior knowledge is required or expected. However, it is better if the students are aware of the overall project management cycle, know the basics of MS project and are or have been a part of a project roll out team in any capacity.

This course is intended for:

• Project managers working in corporate environments
• Aspiring candidates of Project Management Professional certification
• Candidates looking to enhance their skill set in project management

After successfully completing this course, the students shall be able to:

• Learn project management basics
• Set mission, vision and goals of a project
• Create action plans
• Understand the concept of ROI
• Learn about the types of projects
• Differentiate between predictive and agile project management
• Initiate a project
• Build a team for the project
• Build a practical schedule for the project
• Create budget for a project
• Wrap up planning and obtain project approvals
• Execute the project
• Manage risks and maintain risk register
• Monitor the project and establish control principles
• Learn about earned value management
• Implement change control
• Ensure proper closure of the project

The project management fundamentals course is an ideal course for any professionals working in the enterprises and are responsible to manage projects. This course provides a great overview of project management’s basic concepts and principles which enable the students to become more efficient when it comes to a project’s scheduling, budgeting, resource management, risk management, initiation and closure. The course also covers the exam topics covered in the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and is ideal for candidates preparing to appear in this exam. Further learning of advanced concepts is also advised for students aspiring to excel in the field of project management as this area is in increased demand these days. A unique prospect to this course is that it touches upon the latest agile method of project management and compares it with the traditional predictive project management process. This enables the students to get to know the best of both worlds and become prepared of whatever challenges they may face in the real-world project management.