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Project Management Essentials Training
This bitesize (15-minute) Project Management Essentials Training course guides users through the process of managing a project, learning what it means to be a Project Manager, and seeing things through from an initial idea to a final product. Barely over half of all project managers are certified, and without effective project management, larger-scale projects are likely to fail.
4.6/5 based on 82 course reviews
Learning outcomes
- Know what a project is and what a project manager does
- Understand the Project Management Triangle and how it can help you
- Learn the stages of a project and what you need to do throughout to make it a success
Covered in this course
Course contents
This training course is broken down into 2 sections
- 1 The Basics
- 2 5 Stages of Project Management
SECTION 1
In this first section, we'll cover the basics. Projects come in all shapes and sizes. We'll look at what a project is, the project manager and the project management triangle to get users thinking about what it means to manage a project.
SECTION 2
Every project goes through five distinct stages. In this final section, we consider an employee's role at each stage and how they can keep the project moving forwards towards success. This could be a personal or professional project - it doesn’t matter!
About this course
Whether you’re building a skyscraper, developing a new app, providing a service, or teaching a child to use the potty, you are embarking on a project. And every project needs to be properly managed in order to be a success.
No matter how big or small, personal or professional, this course gives users the basics they need to make their next project a successful one.
This project management course, which is suitable for all levels of employees, is concise, useful, and a vital tool for anyone who is, or wants to, manage a project.
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Presented by
Simon AlisonThe importance of Project Management Essentials Training
It’s important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organisation and employees.
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Project Management Essentials Training certificate
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At the end of this Project Management Essentials Training course, users will be given a printable certificate.
In addition, brief in-course questions guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.
As well as printable user certificates, training progress is all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.
What does my certificate include?
Your Project Management Essentials Training Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.
Please note if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these in your host LMS yourself.
82 real user reviews
Informative & straight to the point
I enjoyed the course, I do feel it was the "basics" but explained in plain English to make it easier for someone new to project management as a role. This in turn could also be seen as a negative depending on the target audience. it was full of useful tips and the all the core values were explained clearly. The intro was engaging and because it was such a short course I didn't feel distracted or bored while watching it. There was also no specific project type which means it would help when wanting to apply the basics of project management to any type of task. Lastly we used a similar portal in my previous role which worked well.
Seems ok
Straight forward.
Well designed and comprehensive.
The course is brief but covers all aspects of project management. I enjoyed taking the course and gained a lot within a short space of time. I recommend the course to anyone who has interest in project management.
Concise information
Basic information of stages of project management good for an insight
Great for basic understanding
I'm looking at career options and this is a path I'm interested in. This course gives good basic information on what to expect. It also provides other essentials sheets which are extremely helpful
Very Informative.
Helped to identify each stage clearly and correctly. Gives you something to work towards.
Easy to understand.
This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars
Easy to understand.
This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars
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