Project management fundamentals (draft)

About this course

How projects are planned and delivered: the life cycle, scope, schedule, cost, people and risk. A practical introduction for anyone running or joining a project.

What you'll cover

1. 1.What a project is — Projects, operations and what success means · 5 min
2. 2.The project life cycle — From idea to handover · 5 min
3. 3.Scope and the work breakdown — Agreeing exactly what is in and out · 5 min
4. 4.Time and schedule — Tasks, dependencies and the critical path · 6 min
5. 5.Cost and people — Budgets, contingency and who does what · 5 min
6. 6.Stakeholders and communication — Keeping the right people informed · 5 min
7. 7.Scenarios — Three real situations. What would you do? · 4 min