Project management is a set of techniques that can be applied to achieve goals and make projects more successful. It is an important skill that is widely used to guide small, simple projects as well as complex enterprise-wide initiatives in the private and public sectors as well as specialty businesses.

Almost everything you do in the workplace is a project, from the smallest task to the largest endeavor. All this work can benefit from some basic project management skills. Once mastered, you will be able to transfer this valuable skillset to any project, of any size, in any industry.

This course will explore the challenges facing today’s project managers and will provide a broad understanding of multiple aspects of the project and project management environment.

In this course, you will be studying the fundamentals of project management, from establishing project goals and objectives and building a project plan to managing resources and work, meeting deadlines, and closing the project. Along the way, you will also learn tips for communicating, holding meetings, keeping a project on track, and gaining customer acceptance.

After finishing this course, you will be able to understand how to use traditional project management tools - such as Gantt charts and network diagrams, and also the most cutting edge tools like Trello, Miro, Microsoft Project Professional - to help you succeed in planning a project, manage resources, monitor progress, and deliver your project on time and on budget.

The course comprises of 11 sessions which address the basic nature of managing all types of projects, including public, business, engineering, and information systems; as well as the specific techniques and insights required to carry out the unique way to getting the project done.