Project Management – Training Outline
Program Purpose:
Prepare students to plan, organize, execute, monitor, and close projects effectively while developing practical skills in scheduling, budgeting, communication, risk management, teamwork, and leadership.
Module 1 – Introduction to Project Management
Project management concepts; project versus operations; project life cycle; project roles; stakeholders; objectives; deliverables; milestones; constraints; and success criteria.
Module 2 – Project Initiation
Identifying business needs; project justification; defining goals; developing project charters; stakeholder identification; initial requirements; and project authorization.
Module 3 – Scope and Requirements Management
Defining project scope; collecting requirements; creating scope statements; work breakdown structures; managing scope changes; and preventing scope creep.
Module 4 – Scheduling and Time Management
Task identification; sequencing activities; estimating duration; dependencies; milestones; project schedules; critical path concepts; Gantt charts; and schedule control.
Module 5 – Cost and Budget Management
Cost estimation; budgeting; labor and material costs; contingency planning; tracking expenses; financial controls; and monitoring project performance.
Module 6 – Resource Management
Identifying resources; assigning responsibilities; workforce planning; equipment and material needs; workload balancing; team capacity; and resource optimization.
Module 7 – Risk and Issue Management
Risk identification; probability and impact; risk registers; mitigation strategies; contingency plans; issue tracking; escalation; and corrective actions.
Module 8 – Communication and Stakeholder Management
Communication plans; meetings; status reports; presentations; stakeholder expectations; conflict resolution; negotiation; and professional project communication.
Module 9 – Team Leadership
Team roles; leadership styles; motivation; delegation; accountability; decision-making; conflict management; collaboration; and performance management.
Module 10 – Agile and Adaptive Project Management
Agile principles; Scrum fundamentals; sprints; product backlogs; daily meetings; reviews; retrospectives; Kanban concepts; iterative planning; and adaptive delivery.
Module 11 – Monitoring and Controlling Projects
Tracking scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and performance; change management; progress reporting; project metrics; corrective actions; and quality control.
Module 12 – Project Closing and Final Assessment
Deliverable acceptance; project handover; closing contracts; final reports; lessons learned; archiving documents; evaluating outcomes; and final project presentation.
Suggested 12-Week Schedule
Week Topic
1 Project Management Fundamentals
2 Project Initiation
3 Scope and Requirements
4 Scheduling and Time Management
5 Cost and Budget Management
6 Resource Management
7 Risk and Issue Management
8 Communication and Stakeholders
9 Leadership and Team Management
10 Agile and Scrum
11 Monitoring and Project Control
12 Project Closing and Final Project
Recommended Program Length
ATTC could offer the Project Management Program as approximately 80–120 instructional hours, including instructor-led training, project simulations, Gantt-chart exercises, budgeting activities, risk registers, team assignments, Agile exercises, and a final capstone
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This program can also be aligned with PMI Project Management Ready® or used as a broader introductory project-management course.
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