🎯 Course Description:
Designed for professionals managing tasks and initiatives outside formal project roles, this course teaches essential project management principles, tools, and practices.
Learn how to define, plan, execute, and monitor small to medium-sized projects using simple frameworks.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Professionals leading informal projects
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Department supervisors and team leads
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Administrators and coordinators
🗓️ Day 1: Fundamentals of Project Management
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Course Overview, Introductions |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | What Is a Project? Definitions and Roles |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Project Lifecycle Overview |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Stakeholders and Communication Planning |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Initiating a project |
🗓️ Day 2: Planning Essentials
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Time and Cost Estimating Techniques |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Project Scheduling (Gantt Charts, Milestones) |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Case Study: Building a basic project plan |
🗓️ Day 3: Risk and Execution
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Identifying and Managing Project Risks |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Executing and Monitoring Work Packages |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Project Tracking and Status Reporting |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Risk response planning |
🗓️ Day 4: Tools and Team Management
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Using Project Management Tools (Trello, Asana, MS Project) |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Team Roles and Responsibilities |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Problem-Solving and Decision-Making |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Simulation: Managing project execution |
🗓️ Day 5: Closing and Lessons Learned
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Project Closing and Documentation |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Capturing Lessons Learned |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 03:00 | Presentation: Your project plan and outcome |
| 03:00 – 03:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:15 – 04:30 | Final Q&A, Feedback, Wrap-Up & Certificates |
📂 Course Materials Provided:
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Project planning templates
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Sample WBS and Gantt charts
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Risk register templates
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Project management tool user guides
