Project Management-Principles and Practice for Professionals

Name: Project Management-Principles and Practice for Professionals
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Project Life cycle, Knowledge areas as per PMBOK guide, PERT and CPM with examples, PMP certification exam preparation.

Created byM.P. Tyagi

Last updated 7/2026

English

What you'll learn

You will learn what a Project is and what is common to all projects.
You will understand the basic principles of Project Management, which would give you a direction to do a Project efficiently and effectively.
You will understand the Role of a Project Manager and how to manage a project team with confidence.
You will understand the core concepts of Project Management & the Phases of a Project.
You would learn the10 Knowledge Areas of Project Management as per PMBOK guide.
You will learn the methodology of Project Schedule Monitoring.
You would learn how to create a PERT Chart and how to determine the critical path.
You would learn how to measure whether you're on budget and on time - and how to fix it if you're not
You will get the resources you need for a Project Management Certification and how to use PMBOK guide.
You would learn what are the various available Project Management softwares and how to develop customised software.
You would learn what agile project management, performed with Scrum is.
You would learn the Best project management courses for 2021

Course content

10 sections • 32 lectures • 2h 28m total length

Section Overview. What is a Project?5:46
Define a project as a temporary, unique, non-routine set of interrelated activities with clear objectives to be completed within time, cost, scope, and quality constraints.

Section Overview. Stages of a Project.1:29
Explore the project life cycle by examining initiation, planning, execution, and closing as four core stages that form a framework, with monitoring and control across all stages on the timeline.
Initiation Phase3:15
Define the initiation phase to align the project with strategic objectives and secure approval, then create the initiation request, business case, and charter to set scope, costs, time, and risks.
Planning Phase4:12
Execution Phase4:58
Closing Phase4:14

Section Overview. Knowledge Areas3:38
Explore the ten project management knowledge areas, their components, tools, inputs, and outputs, aligned with the process groups from initiating to closing.
Project Integration Management4:54
Project integration management acts as an umbrella uniting process groups under project manager's authority. Develop the charter, plan, direct and manage project work, monitor progress, and change control.
Project Scope Management3:28
Project Schedule Management4:50
Project Cost Management2:56
Project Quality Management3:18
Project Resources Management4:25
Explore project resource management, identifying and estimating human, technological, and other resources for successful project completion. Plan, acquire, orient, manage, and control resources early to ensure timely project delivery.
Project Communications Management3:03
Explore project communications management by identifying stakeholders' communication needs and planning how to convey messages across the project, then manage timely, appropriate communications using email or software and monitor effectiveness.
Project Risk Management4:35
Learn to plan risk management, identify risks, perform qualitative and quantitative analysis, develop and implement risk responses, and monitor risks to reduce threats and exploit opportunities.
Project Procurement Management3:53
Discover project procurement management by planning, conducting, and controlling procurement, negotiating with suppliers, outsourcing when needed, and awarding contracts to manage relationships throughout the lifecycle.
Project Stakeholder Management4:18

Section Overview. Project Schedule Monitoring1:23
Monitor and maintain project schedules using WBS, PERT charts, and CPM and Gantt diagrams, detailing earliest start and latest finish times, critical paths, and activity on node versus arc methods.
Basics of Project Schedule Monitoring6:56
Creation of PERT Chart (Activity on Arc)10:10
Creation of PERT Chart (Activity on Node)11:32
CPM and Gantt Chart4:30
Explore the critical path method and Gantt chart as deterministic scheduling tools for planning, scheduling, and controlling construction projects, contrasting CPM with PERT's probabilistic timing.
Fundamentals of PERT Planning6:44

Requirements

Desire to improve your project management skills.
Ability to understand basic concepts of projects and working knowledge in projects is preferred.

Description

Project management is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge, and experience to achieve specific project objectives. Every project has final deliverables that are subject to the constraints of time, cost, quality, and scope. Project Management is a temporary activity and has a life cycle consisting of Initiation, Planning, execution, and closing. Through the application of the concepts taught in this course, these processes would become very effective and efficient. Through this course, the learners would fully understand the process of transformation of resources into the desired project objectives.

Project Management processes and knowledge areas will give you a solid foundation for executing Projects in the best possible manner. This is just the right course in case of the following:

You want to understand the basics of Project Management and wish to put yourself on a strong foundation of Project Management concepts.
Working as a Project Manager or an executive in the field of Project Management
Those who always felt the need for augmentation and strengthening of basic concepts and techniques of Project Management.
Those working as GM or even CEO and want to refresh their concepts to achieve excellence while executing big projects.
Those appearing in any Project Management Certification Exams.
Production Managers working on expansion and modernisation Projects
Students pursuing courses of MBA or other Project Management courses.

Who this course is for:

Project Managers.
Executives working in project teams.
Professionals aspiring to become project managers.
Those preparing for Project Management Certification exams.
Those who want to learn the project management methodology and framework.
Senior executives wanting to refresh their concepts.

Project Management-Principles and Practice for Professionals

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Course content

Introduction-What is a Project?1 lecture • 6min

Section 2: Role of a Project Manager1 lecture • 5min

Section 3: Stages of a Project5 lectures • 18min

Section 4: Knowledge area of Project Management11 lectures • 43min

Section 5: Project Schedule Monitoring6 lectures • 41min

Section 6: Project Cost Management2 lectures • 9min

Section 7: Software for Project Management2 lectures • 9min

Section 8: Agile Project Management1 lecture • 6min

Section 9: Project Management Certification Courses2 lectures • 6min

Section 10: Wrap up and Conclusion1 lecture • 5min

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