Program Overview
This five-day course introduces participants to the core disciplines of project management.
It provides a practical framework to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close projects
within scope, time, cost, and quality constraints. Participants gain the essential tools,
templates, and mindset to manage projects confidently in industrial or organizational settings.
Program Outline (5-Day Course)
Day 1 — Introduction & Foundations
- Project management concepts and terminology.
- Projects vs operations; roles and responsibilities.
- Project environment, governance, and success criteria.
- Lifecycle models: Predictive, Agile, and Hybrid approaches.
Day 2 — Planning the Project
- Defining objectives and developing the Project Charter.
- Scope definition and creation of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
- Schedule development – dependencies, milestones, critical path (CPM).
- Estimating resources, effort, and costs; setting the project baseline.
Workshop: Build a WBS and schedule for a sample engineering project.
Day 3 — Managing Risks and Quality
- Risk management process – identification, assessment, response planning.
- Developing a risk register and mitigation plan.
- Quality management – planning, assurance, and control.
- Procurement and contract basics – vendor selection and management.
Workshop: Create a risk log and develop mitigation strategies.
Day 4 — Execution, Monitoring & Control
- Leadership and communication skills for project teams.
- Tracking progress – key performance indicators and variance analysis.
- Change control procedures and managing scope changes.
- Earned Value Management (EVM) fundamentals.
Workshop: Apply EVM to evaluate project performance.
Day 5 — Closure & Lessons Learned
- Project closure activities and documentation requirements.
- Capturing lessons learned and continuous improvement.
- Group case-study presentations and peer feedback.
- Final review and course wrap-up.
Certification: Participants receive a Certificate of Completion.
