Introduction to Project Management Training

A practical, hands-on introduction to project management, designed to help you lead projects with greater structure, confidence, and control from start to finish

Course Overview

Duration: 2 Days
Delivery: Classroom, Live Virtual, or Private Group Training
Level: Foundation
Certification: N/A

A hands-on project management course that introduces the core principles, tools, and techniques needed to guide a project from initiation through planning, delivery, and closure, using a practical simulated case study to bring the learning to life.

Overview

This introductory project management training course is designed to equip participants with the essential knowledge and practical skills needed to lead a project successfully from beginning to end.

Participants will work through a simulated project case study, giving them the opportunity to apply key concepts in a structured, practical way rather than simply learning theory.

The course introduces the project lifecycle, planning disciplines, risk management, communication, tracking, and closure, helping learners understand how to manage projects with greater confidence, clarity, and control.

What You Will Learn

• Leverage key project management concepts
• Lead a project from beginning to end
• Motivate and guide your project team
• Implement effective project management processes
• Strengthen the skills needed for planning, managing, and delivering projects
• Build confidence in handling projects of different size and scope

How You Will Apply It

Throughout the course, participants will apply the learning through a simulated project case study and practical activities.

• Build a clear objective statement and deliverables list
• Create a work breakdown structure and schedule
• Develop a risk register
• Review project status and take corrective action
• Assess whether a project is ready for closure and handover

Who Should Attend

• New and aspiring project managers
• Team leaders and coordinators taking on project responsibility
• Professionals involved in project planning or delivery
• Anyone looking for a practical introduction to project management

Course Content

Day 1 – Project Foundations, Initiation and Planning

Focus: Understanding project management fundamentals and building a strong plan

• The benefits and value of project management
• Communication as a key factor in project success
• Defining projects, programmes, and portfolio management
• Understanding the project management process and phases
• Linking strategic value to the project and reviewing the business case
• Defining objectives using the Five W questions
• Translating objectives into deliverables
• Identifying and analysing stakeholders
• Creating the work breakdown structure
• Building the project schedule through activity identification, estimation, sequencing, and resourcing

Day 2 – Risk, Execution, Control and Closure

Focus: Managing delivery, monitoring progress, and closing projects effectively

• Defining and applying project risk management
• Risk identification, probability and impact analysis, and use of risk registers
• Planning risk responses and contingency plans
• Baselining the plan and introducing change control
• Managing status meetings, schedule updates, and issue and risk tracking
• Understanding execution, monitoring, and control processes
• Producing and reviewing project status reports
• Analysing progress against a baseline and taking corrective action
• Determining project readiness for closure and handover
• Conducting lessons learned and confirming whether project objectives and business value have been achieved

Course Summary

By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:

• Apply a structured approach to project management
• Plan and manage projects with greater clarity and confidence
• Improve communication, risk management, and control
• Support stronger delivery outcomes from start to finish

Optional Next Step

For learners or organisations looking to go further, this course can be followed by:

• AI for Project Managers: Enhancing Project Delivery with AI
• PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Certification Training
• Achieving AgilePM® Foundation Certification Training
• PRINCE2® 7th Edition Foundation