Project management is being increasingly recognized as a vital skill-set for many management positions, not just those with the title of “project manager”. This course provides a solid, applied, intro to project management. You will discuss projects from your own organization, and review tools and templates we use every day to manage real projects.
Who should take this Introduction to Project Management course?
This course is for anyone interested in learning about formal project management techniques, including project managers, project team members, functional managers, and senior managers.
Where is this course offered?
We are not currently providing our 4-hour Project Management Intro in our public classrooms, but it is available for clients to schedule as an on-site or online course. Depending on your location, 4 or 5 people might be enough for us to cost effectively bring this course to you. Contact us for more details. You might also be interested in our 8-hour Project Management Introduction.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course you will be able to :
- Understand more about project management.
- Produce better project plans.
- Reduce project risk.
- Capture the complexity of your projects.
- Stay on top of the projects when they are underway.
- Present a more organized and professional management style.
- Have more success completing your projects on time, and to budget.
- Waste less time and money fighting fires.
- Utilize a project management concept known as “float” to better manage your projects.
Intro to Project Management Course Details
- Length: 4 hours.
- Style: Instructor-led, using PowerPoint presentations, facilitated discussions, individual and group exercises.
- Texts: Participants receive a course participant’s manual.
- Format: Classroom. No computers required for in-person classroom training.
- Prerequisites: None.
Introduction to Project Management Course Content
- What is a project?
- What is project management?
- Who uses project management?
- Who is the Project Management Institute?
- What drives the need for project management?
- Areas of project management
- Project balance
- The role of the project manager
- The Basic Project Management Process
- Assembling a team
- Project charters
- Phase exit checklists
- Project scope
- Work Breakdown Structures
- Network diagrams
- Estimating durations
- CPM Scheduling
- The importance of Total Float
- Obtaining stakeholder buy-in
- Issue tracking
- Adjusting the plan
- Project closure
- Common project pitfalls
- Next steps
Project Management Introduction PDF Course Description
Project Management Introduction (4 hours) course outline, suitable for saving or printing.
Aden H –
Instructor did a great job!
Clare S –
We had a lot to cover in the allotted timeframe. Presenter was easy to listen to and very knowledgeable. Asked questions and sought feedback. Very engaging.
Andy A –
The course was very good. Material was delivered in a very clear and logical fashion.
Leon K –
A lot of information in a short space of time. Excellent instructor.
Jay A –
Great course and instructor. Very well presented. Enjoyed the content.
Sammy F –
Michele has an impressive background. Hoping to apply this to several ongoing and upcoming projects.
David P –
Enjoyed the class a lot and learned some great stuff.
Linda B –
Great material!
Todd P –
Awesome class! Really enjoyed it.
Hendrik V –
This is an extensive subject. Given that we were limited to 4 hours, a lot was covered. Thanks.
Ruth B –
The training was intense, which was expected as it was only 4 hours. The trainer was extremely knowledgeable.
Deborah C –
Great class! I learned a lot that will take back to my daily life. Thank you!
Lauren O –
Great training!
Barbara D –
The hands-on part was short but very useful
Kyle M –
Interesting course. I feel that our organization should offer the next step course.
Dan S –
Good foundation for future learning.
Marie L –
Thank you! Great info. 5+ rating.
Bonnie B –
Really enjoyed – now implementing!
Diana D –
Instructor was fantastic. Class very well worth the time and money. Would highly recommend it.
Jay A –
Very helpful to get started with project management.
Jim D –
Very useful info. Best tool – the illustration about CPM.
Spencer G –
Kevin was quite funny.
Alice R –
Very informative and useful info that was presented well. Thank you!
Jan L –
Excellent information!
Peter –
Excellent. I’ll be encouraging other employees to attend.
Kristen L –
This was very helpful. A longer course would be better for practice and regaining, but you did a great job covering this within the time constraints. Would recommend and hope to attend a longer course at some point.
Carla B –
The class was perfect for the amount of project management we want to institute.
Peter B –
Powerpoint slide printouts were very helpful and I really enjoyed the exercises.
Skye S –
Thanks for the good natured class discussion!
Tom C –
Well done!
Linda L –
Excellent information. It will be extremely useful on future projects.
Ellen A –
Made process I was doing somewhat intuitively spelled out in a concrete way so steps wouldn’t be missed. Excellent!