Short Course
Project Management
Equip participants with the practical, transferable skills to plan, execute, and close a project with confidence — regardless of industry or methodology — by working hands-on with a single case study across all three days.
Upcoming Sessions
What you'll learn
- Define a project's scope, objectives, and success criteria
- Identify and manage stakeholders using a power/interest grid
- Build a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and a realistic schedule
- Estimate costs and build a basic project budget
- Identify, assess, and respond to project risks
- Explain core agile concepts and judge when to use agile, waterfall, or a hybrid approach
- Track progress, manage change requests, and report status
- Close a project properly and capture lessons learned
- Apply foundational communication and leadership skills as a project manager
Who Should Attend
- Aspiring and new project managers
- Team leads
- Professionals who need practical PM skills but have little to no formal training
Session breakdown
| # | Time | Module | Format | What you leave with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | 09:00–16:00 | Foundations & Initiating | Workshop | PM fundamentals & the project lifecycle, project charter, stakeholder power/interest grid, scope & WBS |
| Day 2 | 09:00–16:00 | Planning | Workshop | Scheduling & Gantt charts, budgeting & resourcing, risk register, introduction to Agile |
| Day 3 | 09:00–16:00 | Executing, Monitoring, Closing & Leadership | Team simulation + Presentations | Tracking & status reporting, change control, communication & leadership, capstone simulation, project closeout |
Programme details
Entry
None
Duration
3 days (09:00–16:00) · 18 contact hours
Accreditation
Certificate of Completion
Delivery
Instructor-led — in-person (Umhlanga Ridge) or live virtual
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