Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management

Online Course

Future Learn
Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management

What is the course about?

Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management
The course Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management is an online class provided by Darden School of Business, University of Virginia through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Learn the basics of project planning and management so you can run effective projects at work or in daily life. _x000D_

Course description
  • Learn how to ensure your projects run smoothly
  • 4 weeks
  • Projects are all around us. Virtually every organisation runs projects, either formally or informally. In this course you will learn planning principles and execution methods so your projects can be run more effectively and efficiently at work and in daily life. You’ll discover the language and frameworks for scoping projects, sequencing activities, utilizing resources, and minimizing risks.
  • You also have the chance to earn professional development units (PDUs) as the University of Virginia Darden School of Business is approved by the Project Management Institute (PMI®).
  • What a project is, what it is not, and why that matters.
  • How projects are defined and a project’s three objectives.
  • Models for examining a project’s organization and its stakeholders.
  • Reasons why projects fail and how to measure success.
  • Key stages in the project life-cycle and the features of each.
  • Why we plan and how to develop a project plan.
  • Process of scoping.
  • Tools that can help us identify what should be included in a project.
  • Sequencing project tasks and the nature of dependencies among project activities.
  • Determine a project’s duration and critical path.
  • Schedule a project and making changes to a plan.
  • Identify and assess project risks.
  • Prioritize and schedule project risks.
  • Setting a project budget.
  • Identify methods that can be used in situations with high degree of ambiguity.
  • Execution phase of a project.
  • Earned value approach for monitoring and controlling progress.
  • How habits of individuals executing the project can impact progress.
  • Alternative methods for project execution: Agile, Scrum, and Kanban.
  • This course is for anyone interested in ensuring their projects run smoothly. You don’t need any prior experience.
  • Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
  • The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business delivers the world’s best business education experience to prepare entrepreneurial, global-minded and responsible leaders.

Prerequisites & Facts

Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management

Course Topic

Business & Management, Management & Leadership, Project Management

University, College, Institution

Darden School of Business, University of Virginia

Course Skill Level

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

Degree & Cost

Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / Darden School of Business, University of Virginia you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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School: Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
Topic: Business & Management, Management & Leadership, Project Management