
In this introduction you will learn the main topic areas that are covered through the lessons. You will get more insights about how important project management skills are for getting projects back on track and how to become an A+ project manager. Make sure you understand the course contents and the importance of getting your learning journey on the right path from the start.
Master the journey to become an A-plus project manager, from fundamentals and PMBOK to feasibility, planning, budgeting, and risk. Develop stakeholder engagement, WBS, scheduling, quality, and team leadership for success.
This is your opportunity to share something about yourself with the rest of the students in this course. Tell us all about your goals and what you want to achieve. You can come back to this board and add more thoughts as you go through the course and achieve your goals. Seeing all the other students in the course will also motivate you and keep you going as you participate in this community of learning.
Throughout this course we will celebrate your progress at 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. I really want you to succeed but you need to take action and keep going so look forward to these milestones of progress. I will see you there and cheer you on as you keep going from one milestone to the next >>
In this brief lesson you can preview the 131 page workbook that you get with this course which provides all the learning reference material in one place. Each lesson in this course also has individual worksheets attached which are the reference material for the learning outcomes in those lessons.
Projects have a definite timeline, clear deliverables, and a micro view; programs contain multiple projects, offering a macro view focused on impact and benefits.
Assess the current business state and governance, define a five-year vision, and decide on strategy, processes, and initiation phase questions for project management.
Master effective communication, manage risk, optimize procurement, and engage stakeholders to keep the project on time and aligned with community goals.
Identify and conduct stakeholder analysis on project stakeholders by assessing influence, interests, and needs, and keep them informed throughout the project lifecycle using practical tools and templates.
Throughout this course we will celebrate your progress at 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. I really want you to succeed but you need to take action and keep going so look forward to these milestones of progress. I will see you there and cheer you on as you keep going from one milestone to the next >>
Explore essential project management tools, from defining scope and goals to building a work breakdown structure and Gantt chart, and plan resources, budget, quality, risk, communication, and procurement.
Learn how to build a work breakdown structure through team mind mapping, cascading deliverables, and cost-informed scoping to create a clear project plan and stakeholder-ready WBS.
Explore activity network diagrams, highlighting the logical sequence and the critical path of tasks. A tea-making example shows filling the kettle and boiling water must precede pouring into the cup.
Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of Pert for project planning, from detecting resource clashes and better completion date estimates to handling complexity, updates, and scope creep alongside historical data use.
Learn how to map project activities, durations, and dependencies from start to finish, identify the critical path, and use optimistic, probable, and pessimistic estimates to plan 21 days.
Learn how a Gantt chart visualizes the entire project schedule, showing tasks, dependencies, the critical path, and slack to plan, cost, and manage complex projects.
Explore project procurement management, the purchase of outside products, services, and equipment, and how cost benefit analysis, contract management, change control, and purchase orders shape planning.
Throughout this course we will celebrate your progress at 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. I really want you to succeed but you need to take action and keep going so look forward to these milestones of progress. I will see you there and cheer you on as you keep going from one milestone to the next >>
Explore procurement management through contract types, including fixed price, cost reimbursable, and time and materials, with inflation adjustments, and standard contracts like new engineering contract, JBC C, and GCC.
Implement quality management through a tailored plan, enforce quality assurance and audits, and use cost-benefit analysis, benchmarking, and checklists to ensure deliverables meet client standards.
Define the quality policy and standards from the scope document, benchmark outputs, and SMART objectives, then apply risk management—planning, identifying, analyzing, responding, and monitoring with a plan B.
Assess risk using a probability–impact matrix, prioritize threats, and plan cost-effective controls from insurance to security, reducing losses and keeping projects on track.
Explore the benefits of risk management for strategic planning, plan b readiness, clearer cross‑team communication, efficient resources, proactive maintenance, and informed stakeholder confidence.
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This course provides the best Project Management topics for college students, freshers, and professionals. Learn how to apply the skills of Project Management in the real world.
What you will learn:
Know the different Project Management Terminologies and Guidelines
Understand the Difference between Project and General Management
Discuss the Difference between Project and Programmes
Key elements of Strategic and Project Management Thinking
Familiarize with the skills needed for Project Managers
Understand the Iron Triangle & Diamond Approach
Discuss the PMBOK and the Project Management Life Cycle
Test Project Feasibility
Determine the who are the Stakeholders and the Project
Stakeholder Analysis and Manage Stakeholders
Know the Outline of a Feasibility Study
Fundamental Project Management Tools and Project Planning
Resource planning
Know the benefits of resource planning and the work breakdown structure
Use a mind map to create a WBS
Know the Project tools - the activity on node network diagram
PERT terminology and creating PERT chart
Activity, Methods, and other Factors
Project Cost and Procurement Management
Discuss the Project Operational Plan
Familiarize with the Project Quality Management & Risk
RACI Matrix Rules and Roles
Project Communication Plan and Project Communications
Know how to manage a team
Assembling the Project Team and Example of Skills Inventory Matrix
Understand what is Conflict Management
Know how to Delegate Project Responsibilities
Project Monitoring and Risk Management
Determine Project Success & Failure
...and more!
Contents and Overview
You'll start with Project Management Terminologies and Guidelines; Difference between Project and General Management; Difference between Project and Management Functions; Difference between Project and Programmes; Key elements of Strategic and Project Management Thinking; Skills needed for Project Managers; Additional Skills needed for Project Managers; Iron Triangle & Diamond Approach; The PMBOK; Project initiation and Scope; Time, Cost, Quality, and Human Resource; Communication, Risk, Procurement, and Stakeholders; PMBOK Knowledge Areas; The Project Management Life Cycle.
We will also cover Stakeholders and the Project; Project Stakeholders and Stakeholder Involvement; Stakeholder Analysis and Other Factors; Managing Stakeholders; Decision tree 1-4 discussion; The Project Charter; The Charter should address; The Feasibility Study; Undertaking a Feasibility Study part 1; Undertaking a Feasibility Study part 2; Outline of Feasibility Study; Fundamental Project Management Tools and Project Planning; Project Goals and Objectives, Project Scope, and its Statement examples; Plan the Project and its examples; Learn about the Resource Plan; Learn how to put a resource plan together; Know the benefits of resource planning and the work breakdown structure; Learn how to use a mind map to help create a WBS; Learn the steps to develop a WBS and example of it; Project tools - the activity on node network diagram; Learn CPM tools; Learn about the 3 Point Estimate; Learn what is Activity Network Diagram; Learn what is project evaluation review technique and creating PERT chart; Learn PERT terminology and creating PERT chart; Advantage and Disadvantage of PERT; Learn Activity, Methods, and other Factors; Learn what is Gantt Chart; Learn what is Project Cost Management; Project Procurement Management; Learn Procurement Management Processes; Discussing Contract Types and Standard Contract.
This course will also tackle What is Project Scheduling; Project Operational Plan; Project Crashing; Preparing for Quality Factors on Project Quality Management; Components involved in Project Quality Management; Learn how to implement the quality policy and create quality assurance; Learn how to implement Quality Control; Project Risk Management and Preparing for Quality; Risk Appetite and Tolerance and Risk Strategies; Learn Risk Analysis and the Cost of Risk; Learn Risk Probability; Learn Risk Impact and Effective Risk Management; Potential Benefits of Risk Management; What is RACI and an example of RACI Matrix; Learn the RACI Matrix Rules and Roles; Learn the RACI Matrix Rules and Roles; Learn the RACI Best Practices; Learn Project Communication Plan and Project Communications; Project Communications; Performance Reporting; Performance Reporting and its factors.
Next, we will discuss What is Project Team Development?; Project Types; Assembling the Project Team and Example of Skills Inventory Matrix; Performance Reporting and 5 stages of Team Development; Leading Project Team Meetings; What is Conflict Management; Delegating Project Responsibilities; Team Dynamics and Roles; Poor Group Dynamics and Strategies for Improving Group Dynamics; Delegating Project Responsibilities and its factors; Sources of Conflict; Factors on Sources of Conflict; Continuation of Sources of Conflicts; Types of Conflicts; Conflict Resolution; Project Quality Management; Project Execution Components; Continuation of Project Execution and its factors; Deliverables and Questions on Project Execution; Project Execution Elements and their Description; Monitoring and Controlling the Project.
Then, Project Closure; Define Project Success or Failure; Project Success; Characteristics of Successful Projects; Factors of Project Failure.
Who are the Instructors?
Linda Coetzee is your lead instructor – a professional making a living from teaching project management. As a project management expert, she has joined with content creator Peter Alkema to bring you this amazing new course.
You'll get premium support and feedback to help you become more confident as an A+ Project Manager! We can't wait to see you on the course!
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