Project Management - Essentials

Project management is a rapidly growing field and the profession has developed significantly over the past two decades. Experienced project managers will find themselves in high demand as more organizations understand the importance of well-managed projects.

In this course, we’ll examine the basics of project management. In this fundamental course, we will explore the big picture of project management and the project management processes. You’ll complete this course with a great understanding of what project management is, what your roles and responsibilities as a project manager will be, and how to move forward in your career as a project manager.

This course is designed for people that are new to project management. This course is structured to give you a solid understanding of project management and to help you get project management insights.   This course is practical and easy to follow, has a logical approach, and it has a fun, can-do attitude in its delivery.

Projects use processes to move things forward. These processes are universal to all projects regardless of the industry you may work in. These processes are grouped into logical chunks and that’s our primary focus of the course. You’ll learn the major components of the project management lifecycle:

• Initiating the project

• Planning the project

• Executing the project

• Monitoring and controlling the project

• Closing the project