Project Management – The Fundamentals

Project management is the discipline of planning, organising and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of the vision or aim, through specific project goals and objectives. The ability to manage a project successfully is an important part of any business. Being able to break projects down into manageable tasks will help make the management easier and will increase your chances of success. In this module you will learn how to scope and define a project, and key terms and techniques such as project authorisation and project implementation.

Approximate course duration: 55 minutes.

Module One

The aim of this module is to teach you about the following subjects:

• What project management means
• How to scope and define a project
• How to break projects down into manageable tasks
• Project authorisation
• Project implementation

Approximate module duration: 30 minutes

Module Two

The aim of this module is to teach you about the following subjects:

• How to schedule projects and create a project plan
• Monitoring progress of the project
• How to deal with changes
• Project close out and completion
• Lessons learnt from the project

Approximate module duration: 25 minutes.