Project Management Fundamentals
Learn to plan, run and close projects on time and on budget with practical tools you can use immediately.
- 5 days
- Classroom · Live virtual · In-house
- Afriskora Certificate of Completion
Course overview
Many professionals manage projects without formal training. This course gives them a complete, practical method from initiation to closure: defining scope, building schedules and budgets, managing risk and stakeholders, and reporting progress. Participants apply each tool to a project from their own workplace.
Who should attend
- New and accidental project managers
- Team leaders and coordinators
- Officers running donor or capital projects
- Anyone joining a project team
What you will be able to do
- Define project scope and objectives clearly
- Build realistic schedules and budgets
- Identify and manage project risks
- Engage stakeholders and report progress
- Close projects and capture lessons learned
Course outline
Day 1Starting the project
- • What makes a project
- • Project charter
- • Stakeholder mapping
- • Defining success
Day 2Scope and schedule
- • Work breakdown structure
- • Estimating
- • Gantt charts and critical path
- • Milestones
Day 3Cost and risk
- • Budgeting
- • Risk register
- • Responses and contingency
- • Procurement basics
Day 4Running the project
- • Team management
- • Status reporting
- • Issue and change control
- • Quality checks
Day 5Closing and improving
- • Handover
- • Lessons learned
- • Benefits review
- • Personal action plan
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Project Management Fundamentals course?
The course runs for 5 days. Daily start and finish times are confirmed in your joining instructions. Live virtual sessions cover the same programme.
Do I receive a certificate?
Yes. Every participant who completes the course receives an Afriskora Certificate of Completion with a unique code that employers can verify online.
Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. We can run it at your premises or online for your team, on dates that suit you, and adapt examples and case studies to your sector.
How do I book and pay?
Request dates and we'll send available sessions and a quote. Bookings are confirmed by invoice and paid by EFT. South African clients can include the course in their Workplace Skills Plan.
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