PJMN090 - Project Management Foundations

Course Description

This course is designed to introduce you to the essential components and practices of project management, with practical applications to case studies within the sessions. Building on this foundational level, you will explore complexities that can lead to delays, cost overruns, stakeholder dissatisfaction, or project failure if not addressed.

You will review various strategies and models (e.g., change and engagement models, scheduling, risk mitigation) that can significantly improve project success.

Course Outline

In this course, you will:

• Establish awareness of current skills and knowledge
• Orient to key project management concepts (the “What”)
• Learn primary project processes and apply the “How” to the “What”
• Apply knowledge to case studies
• Plan for application in the workplace
• Deepen Understanding of Key Concepts:
  • Strategic alignment
  • Project team roles and resourcing; managing the team
  • Effective sponsorship
  • Facilitating effective, timely decision-making
  • Stakeholder engagement and change management models
  • Communications with project team and stakeholders
• Explore Advanced Project Management topics:
  • Risk management strategies
  • Managing interdependent or related projects
  • Adaptations to structure/approach through the project’s lifecycle
  • Handling unmovable deadlines
  • Pushing through parallel processes
  • Sustainment planning
  • Managing co-sponsors/partners
  • Inheriting a project in motion or getting a project back on track
  • Project assessment

Learner Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Establish awareness of your current project management skills and knowledge
• Understand and apply key project management concepts
• Apply primary project management processes to real-world case studies
• Develop strategic alignment within projects
• Manage project teams effectively, including roles and resourcing
• Facilitate effective and timely decision-making
• Engage stakeholders and apply change management models
• Communicate effectively with project teams and stakeholders
• Implement risk management strategies
• Handle interdependent or related projects
• Adapt project structures and approaches through the project lifecycle
• Manage unmovable deadlines and parallel processes
• Develop sustainment planning strategies
• Collaborate with co-sponsors and partners
• Assess and address gaps in project management skills and knowledge