Training course

Project Management Essentials

This two day project management course covers the theory of managing a project. Anyone who needs to plan projects as a core or significant part of their job will benefit from attending.

An essential ingredient of a successful project is the effective utilisation of the project resources over time. This two day course provides a structured approach to project planning, highlighting the concepts and techniques in a progressive series of steps to enable the delegates to produce realistic and achievable plans.

  • 2 Days
  • Online or in person
  • Private courses available
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Course Objectives

  • Understand the fundamentals of project management, including the role of a project manager and common project pitfalls.
  • Define and structure a project through clear objectives, scope, and boundaries.
  • Develop a project plan using a work breakdown structure (WBS) and define key activities.
  • Identify and assess project risks, particularly during the planning and breakdown stages.
  • Create project schedules using tools such as network diagrams and critical path analysis.
  • Estimate activity durations and resource requirements effectively.
  • Build a project budget by identifying various types of costs and estimating resource commitments.
  • Apply a structured, step-by-step approach to managing projects from conception to closure.

Prerequisites

  • No prior formal training in project management is required, making this ideal for beginners or those transitioning into a project-focused role.

Included

  • Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venues
  • Comprehensive course materials and exercises

Course content Back to top

  1. Defining the Project and Developing a Plan
    What is project management?
    The project manager's role
    Common mistakes
  2. What is a project?
    The phases of a project: conceive, define, start, perform, close
    Detecting potential pitfalls
  3. What is the objective & why are you trying to achieve it?
    Defining and developing a statement of work
    Looking at the bigger picture
    Defining boundaries
    Dealing with unknowns
  4. Breaking it down into activities
    Creating and displaying a work breakdown structure
    Identifying risks when detailing activities
    Defining individual activities
    Taking different paths to the same end
  5. Timings
    Analysing schedule possibilities and drawing network diagrams
    Developing the project schedule
    Estimating activity durations
    Displaying the project schedule
  6. Resource requirements
    Describing people skills and knowledge
    Estimating needed commitment
    Juggling multiple commitments
    Estimating costs: different types of costs, developing a budget

Public dates and prices Back to top

Prices are per delegate and exclude VAT.

  • Tuesday 27 October 2026

    Newcastle 2 days 9:30–16:30

    £955+ VAT

  • Tuesday 15 December 2026

    Newcastle 2 days 9:30–16:30

    £955+ VAT

  • Tuesday 23 February 2027

    Virtual, live online 2 days 9:30–16:30

    £695+ VAT

  • Tuesday 13 April 2027

    Virtual, live online 2 days 9:30–16:30

    £695+ VAT

  • Tuesday 21 September 2027

    Virtual, live online 2 days 9:30–16:30

    £695+ VAT

Can't make these dates? Ask about a private course on a date that suits you.

Training a team?

Run this course privately, on your dates

  • Public Scheduled Fixed course content, fixed date, fixed location, fixed length, multiple organisations - All you need to do is choose which course you would like to attend and contact us to book!
  • Private Flexible course content, flexible training date(s), flexible location(s), variable course length, private to your organisation - Courses can be held at one of our training venues or at another location convenient to you. Training can be set over a number of days or weeks to allow for practice time between training sessions.
  • Bespoke Bespoke private training can be based on an existing course or a number of lessons taken from several courses, we can also write bespoke courses for you based on your in-house systems or development program.
  • Virtual These courses can be attended from anywhere.

What delegates say Back to top

Which part of the course did you find particularly valuable

“All were a good foundation to work from and give me the building blocks to do better”
P.B., Parkdean Resorts

Following this training what are you going to do differently

“I have a new perspective on project management and am able to understand most of the aspects required”
M.

Which part of the course did you find particularly valuable

“All of it, as a project manager beginner most of the information was valuable and has improved my knowledge of project management”
M.
“Thoroughly enjoyed it. Can’t wait to put it all in to use”
N.F., Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, Excel Level 3
“Good trainer, worked at a good pace.”
J.B., Nexus, Excel Level 1

Which part of the course did you find particularly valuable

“I particularly found it helpful how hands on it was and being able to play around on the programme ourselves”
H.J., Innovation Supernetwork, Adobe InDesign Level 1
“The course has been great”
R.A., British Engines, Adobe Illustrator Level 1
“I found the course exceptional”
J.M., British Engines, Adobe InDesign Level 1

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