Understand the project life cycle and apply its phases from initiation to closing
Course profile · Project Management
Project Management: The Absolute Beginner's Guide
A practical introduction to project management for working professionals who want to understand how projects work and contribute with confidence.
Free1h 30m14 lessonsBeginner
Outcome-focused
What You Will Learn in This Project Management Course
Define clear project scope and prevent scope creep from derailing your goals
Build and read project schedules using network diagrams and critical path analysis
Estimate and control project costs to keep budgets on track
Identify, assess, and plan for risks to reduce surprises during delivery
Plan and manage resources effectively to get the best from teams and tools
Communicate clearly with stakeholders and keep everyone aligned
Build a solid foundation for advanced training and certifications such as PMP
About this course
What This Free Beginner Project Management Course Covers
This free project management course gives you a practical foundation in the core knowledge areas that project managers use on real projects (scope, schedule, cost, risk, and stakeholder management) explained clearly, without unnecessary theory.
Whether you are joining a project team, managing your first small project, or simply trying to make sense of the project management processes around you at work. This course gives you the vocabulary, the frameworks, and the confidence to engage. You will understand how project managers think, what tools they use, and why decisions get made the way they do.
By the end of this course you will have a clear, structured understanding of how projects work and how to contribute to them with confidence. This course also builds the foundation for further study, including PMP certification preparation and Agile project management.
Is this for you?
Who this course is for
- Working professionals who are new to project management and want a clear, practical foundation
- Professionals who work on or around projects and want to understand how project management actually works
- Career changers and early-career professionals preparing for project management roles or certifications
Before you start
Requirements
- No prior experience required. This course is designed for complete beginners
Inside the course · 14 lessons
Course outline
Course Overview
What the course covers and how to work through it
Introduction to Project Management
What the discipline is, and what a project manager is accountable for
Project Initiation and Integration
How a project starts, and what integration management holds together
Scope Management
Defining what is in and out, and preventing scope creep
Project Schedule Management
Sequencing the work, building a schedule, and finding the critical path
Project Cost Management
Estimating, budgeting and controlling what the project spends
Project Quality Management
Planning quality, assuring it, and controlling it
Project Resource Management
Planning, acquiring and managing the people and equipment the work needs
Project Communications Management
Planning who gets what information, when, and how
Project Risk Management
Identifying risks, sizing them, and planning a response to each
Project Procurement Management
Buying goods and services, and managing the supplier once you have
Project Stakeholder Management
Identifying stakeholders and planning how to engage each one
Course Wrap-Up and Next Steps
Pulling the core areas together, and where to go from here
Final Word
A short close, and what to do next
Professional development
PDU information
This course lists 0.75 PDU. Review PDU guidance before claiming credit.
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