Certification in Project Management - Accredited Masterclass

Initiate projects by defining aims and scope, conducting feasibility studies, and building a business case. Identify stakeholders, assess risks, and establish the project charter.

Identify the key initiation phase documents: business case, feasibility study, goals and objectives, stakeholders, and project charter. Assess risk and secure commitment through risk assessment and the project charter’s scope.

Define project goals by setting smart objectives—specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound—aligned with strategy, identifying stakeholders, and outlining objectives, scope, and charter to guide initiation.

The lecture explains how a business case justifies a project by outlining its purpose, costs, returns, financial analysis, risks, and alternatives to win stakeholder support and guide approval.

Explore how to assess a project's technical, economic, and operational viability through a feasibility study, including scope definition, risk analysis, and stakeholder review.

Master risk management by identifying and assessing risks at the project initiation, engaging stakeholders, prioritizing threats, and implementing mitigation plans with an updated risk register.

Create a clear project charter during initiation, detailing scope, time frame, deliverables, risks, budget, and stakeholders. Co-develop with the project manager, secure approval, and guide the project.

Identify internal and external stakeholders early, assess their interests and influence, and document them in the project charter to ensure support and engagement.

Plan the project from scope to schedule, budget, roles, and a communication plan, analyzing options and selecting the best path to define work and ensure timely, efficient completion.

The project planning phase defines a clear plan with timetable, resources, task dependencies, and risks; establish budget, roles, a communication plan, and a risk management strategy to guide project success.

Define project scope by clarifying aims and objectives and detailing deliverables in a scope statement, then apply Moscow prioritization to rank requirements and note exclusions.

Develop a clear project plan and schedule by identifying tasks, estimating time and resources, mapping dependencies, reviewing with stakeholders, and updating milestones and deadlines using project management tools.

Explore how a Gantt chart conveys a project timeline, tasks, bars, arrows, and dependencies. Monitor milestones, resources, and progress to adjust the plan.

Develop a project communication plan during the planning phase to identify stakeholders, tailor communication requirements, and specify channels, frequency, and documentation to keep everyone informed and address concerns.

Identify budget constraints and estimate expenses for each project task to create a spending plan with cost breakdowns, labor, materials, and a contingency for unforeseen costs.

Define roles and responsibilities during the project planning phase to align the project team and document them in the project charter.

Engage in project execution phase by allocating resources, producing a product or process, monitoring progress with performance indicators, ensuring quality, coordinating with stakeholders, and delivering on time and within budget.

Allocate resources in the project execution phase to build the product or process, monitor progress, set KPIs, assure quality, and forecast risks to finish on schedule and within budget.

Allocate project resources in the execution phase by identifying needed resources, assessing availability, assigning them to tasks, and regularly reviewing distribution to meet schedule and budget.

Drive the project execution to develop the product or process by reviewing the plan, allocating resources, completing assignments, and monitoring progress to stay on schedule and budget.

Learn to monitor project progress using tracking strategies and KPIs, produce regular reports, and keep stakeholders informed to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery.

Set smart goals and select aligned KPIs during the execution phase to monitor progress, target improvement, track and report outcomes, and adjust KPIs for project success.

Determine quality criteria and implement a quality plan with control procedures. Execute, monitor, and report quality; perform tests, inspections, and corrective actions to ensure standards and compliance.

Forecasting collects data, analyzes trends, creates a forecast for budget and schedule, reviews and updates it, communicates results to stakeholders to identify risks and keep the project on track.

Plan routine execution-phase meetings to review status and risks, set concise agendas, record minutes, and troubleshoot issues promptly while documenting the process to keep the project on track.

Monitor progress regularly to compare with the original plan, correct deviations, and ensure resources and budget keep the project on track.

Master the monitoring and controlling phase by tracking progress, addressing deviations with corrective actions, and managing budget, resources, quality, risks, and stakeholder communication to keep projects on track.

Track effort and cost during the monitoring and controlling phase by establishing the baseline for scope, budget, and schedule, monitoring progress, identifying deviations, and applying corrective actions.

Monitor project progress by establishing a baseline—scope, budget, schedule, and resources—and measure progress with KPIs; identify deviations and update the plan through corrective actions.

During the monitoring and controlling phase, regularly review the project plan, track time and resources, engage the team, address deviations, and revise the plan to ensure adherence and anticipated results.

Identify and assess risks in the project monitoring and controlling phase, analyze impact and likelihood, rank them to guide risk reduction and inform stakeholders to keep the project on track.

Complete the project by finalizing last-minute tasks, confirming goals are met, and delivering deliverables to the right stakeholders; disband teams and review lessons learned to evaluate overall success.

Complete outstanding tasks and finalize paperwork to close the project. Distribute deliverables, review against quality standards, secure final approval, record learnings, and disband the project team.

Coordinate the handover of project deliverables by identifying recipients, preparing and sharing the deliverables, transferring ownership, and providing training and support to ensure effective use and maintenance.

Review project deliverables in the closing phase by selecting reviewers, preparing documentation, guiding the review, and addressing discrepancies to ensure alignment with the project plan and quality criteria.

Close the project by obtaining stakeholders' approval for the results, preparing the final report or presentation, sharing it, presenting the results, and securing sign-off with complete documentation.

Document project learnings in the closing phase to capture insights, best practices, and lessons learned, then share a concise report with stakeholders and store records in a knowledge management system.

Develop leadership abilities for project management by communicating effectively, building trust, establishing clear expectations, promoting teamwork, and empowering team members to take responsibility.

Identify roles and responsibilities, ensure resources and skills, and promote effective communication, performance feedback, teamwork, and ongoing skills development through training and mentoring.

Develop strong public relations management by recognizing stakeholder requirements and communicating clearly, building rapport, and managing expectations to engage clients, customers, and project teams.

Develop service sector management by recognizing client needs, gathering feedback, and communicating updates. Manage customer expectations, cultivate relationships, and continuously enhance service quality.

Recognize project costs, including supplies, labor, and charges, to accurately estimate and control expenses. Routinely monitor the budget, adjust as needed, and communicate changes to stakeholders for effective cost management.

Master procurement management by understanding the procurement process, identifying project needs, creating a procurement plan, sourcing suppliers, negotiating contracts, and monitoring progress to keep procurement on schedule.

Master risk management by identifying and assessing project risks, analyzing their likelihood and impact, prioritizing the top threats, creating a risk management strategy, and continuously monitoring and reviewing risks.

Set project objectives with specific, quantifiable goals, then create a performance measurement plan using budget, schedule, and quality metrics to monitor and improve project performance.

Explore how conflict of interest, professionalism, and social and environmental effects shape ethical decision making in project management, and ensure compliance with laws and contracts.

Adopt agile project management to rapidly deliver working software through flexible, iterative processes guided by the Agile Manifesto, prioritizing customer happiness, regular releases, welcoming change, face-to-face communication, and functional software.

Assess how agile drives value through adaptability, collaboration, and frequent software releases in complex, ambiguous projects. Recognize the limitations, including culture change, teamwork demands, and estimation challenges.

Apply agile principles through the Lean Manifesto and Agile Manifesto, prioritizing customer happiness and cooperation, and working software delivered via iterative development, self-organizing teams, and continuous improvement.

Explore agile terminologies, including the Scrum framework, project owner, Scrum master, sprints, sprint planning, daily stand-up, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, emphasizing openness, scrutiny, and adaptation.

Learn the guiding principles of agile and how they differ from conventional project management; choose a framework, scrum, lean, or kanban, and form cross-functional team with product vision and backlog.

Explore an agile project management career, where cross-functional teams deliver quality results under Scrum roles, and pursue credentials like CSM and certified Agile Coach.

Earn the PAL I agile leadership certification to sharpen vision, strategy, and culture in agile teams. Complete a three-day training and exam to prove leadership, communication, and team development skills.

Earn the professional agile leadership and PAL-EBM certification by completing a three-day training and exam, and applying evidence, experimentation, learning, and collaboration in agile decision making.

Explore Scrum, an agile framework for delivering value through sprints with cross-functional, self-managed teams, and learn its roles, events, and artifacts.

Explore how scrum supports software development and other projects such as event planning and marketing campaigns, boosting accountability, transparency, and client satisfaction, while noting its discipline demands and resource needs.

Explore empiricism, self-organization, and cross-functional teams driving value through data-informed decisions. See how time-boxed events, incremental delivery, and adaptive planning guide sprint planning, standups, and sprint reviews to reduce risk.

Prioritize the product backlog by the product owner; manage the sprint backlog, velocity, and burn down chart to ensure the definition of done for user stories.

Gather a cross-functional team and appoint a product owner and Scrum master to manage backlog. Prioritize user stories and defects, plan the first sprint, and run standups, reviews, and retrospectives.

Explore how Scrum creates career paths for roles like Scrum Master, product owner, and development team member, and review certifications such as CSM, PSM, PSU, SBS, PTSD, and SPO.

Explore Kanban, a visual system using cards on a board and columns to track work, reveal bottlenecks, and boost collaboration, visibility, and adaptability in manufacturing and software.

Explore kanban, a just‑in‑time project management technique used in manufacturing and software development, to identify bottlenecks, monitor work in real time, and adapt across teams, with limitations for strict deadlines.

Visualize the work with Kanban boards, limit work in progress, and manage flow to optimize processes, deliver value, and align with objectives and customer expectations through collaboration.

Explore kanban terms such as the kanban board with cards and columns, wip limit, pull system, cadence, value stream, bottlenecks, and lead time to optimize flow and reduce waste.

Define your process and outline each phase, then set up a Kanban board with cards and columns, apply WIP limits, and measure lead time to improve delivery.

Explore a career in Kanban within project management, emphasizing agile approaches and continuous development. Build expertise through Kanban certifications like KCP and KMP across manufacturing, health care, and software.