Project Management Training Courses

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Project Management Essentials

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Durham from £795 per person +VAT -

Newcastle from £955 per person +VAT -

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Course Duration

2 Days

Course Overview

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.

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.

Course Content

  • Defining the Project and Developing a Plan

    What is project management?
    The project manager's role
    Common mistakes

  • What is a project?

    The phases of a project: conceive, define, start, perform, close
    Detecting potential pitfalls

  • 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

  • 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

  • Timings

    Analysing schedule possibilities and drawing network diagrams
    Developing the project schedule
    Estimating activity durations
    Displaying the project schedule

  • Resource requirements

    Describing people skills and knowledge
    Estimating needed commitment
    Juggling multiple commitments
    Estimating costs: different types of costs, developing a budget

Prerequisites

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

Public Scheduled Course Dates

Prices per delegate. All prices exclude VAT.
13 Jul - 14 Jul 2026
Durham
£795
25 Aug - 26 Aug 2026
Newcastle
£955
22 Sep - 23 Sep 2026
Virtual
£695
27 Oct - 28 Oct 2026
Newcastle
£955
15 Dec - 16 Dec 2026
Newcastle
£955
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Course Overviews at a Glance

Project Management Essentials Course


Course Overview:

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.

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