Project Management Foundations – 1-day Workshop

Organizations that leverage project management best practices complete projects on time 28% more often and deliver on budget 24% more often than organizations that do not have a strong focus on project management standards.¹ This hands-on, discussion-oriented workshop allows students to gain a foundational knowledge of project management best practices and provides the opportunity to apply their project management learnings to real-life scenarios. Covering both predictive and adaptive approaches, the workshop emphasizes utilizing the latest practices, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), that will be most effective within your organization. Upon completion of the workshop, students will receive a certificate of completion. This workshop course is offered as either a 1 or 2 day course to fit your schedule needs. Note: This course has been approved by PMI for 8 PDUs.

Course Details

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$795.00

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Course Overview

Understand and use project management core terms Explain key project management concepts and their importance to project and organizational success Identify key stakeholder roles and leverage them to engage all stakeholders Develop components of a project management plan appropriate for any type or size of project Select the best practices for a project using Predictive, Agile, or Hybrid approaches and apply them appropriately to benefit the project and organization

Project Context & Approach

Projects, Products, and Processes
Project Management and the Project Life Cycle
Defining Project Success
Waterfall vs Agile

Partnering with Stakeholders

Key Project Roles and Responsibilities
Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) – RACI Diagrams Exercise

Initiating the Project

Predictive Project Life Cycle
Project Charters

Planning the Project

Project Management Plan Best Practices
The PM Plan Components
Balancing Constraints

Defining Project Scope

The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Creating a WBS Example

Defining and Estimating Activities

Breaking Down Activities
Effort vs. Duration
Defining Activities Exercise

Developing the Project Schedule

Dependencies, Leads, and Lags
The Critical Path and Float
Schedule Compression
Schedule Formats
Developing a Budget
Creating a Schedule and Budget Exercise

Planning Project Communications

Tailoring Stakeholder Communications
Project Communication Challenges and Best Practices
Communications Matrix
Creating a Project Communications Plan Exercise

Planning Project Risk Management

Risk Identification Challenges
Identifying Risks: Knowns and Unknowns
Risk Analysis
Planning Risk Responses
Creating Risk Register Exercise

Artificial Intelligence

Generative AI vs. Artificial General Intelligence
Opportunities & Risks

Executing the Project

Leading and Managing Projects
Developing the Team and Trust
Engaging Stakeholders

Overseeing and Controlling the Project

Change Management
Tracking and Reporting
Controlling the Project Schedule
Monitoring Communications, Risk, and Stakeholder Engagement
Project Monitoring and Controlling Top 5

Closing the Project

Closing Projects, Phases, or Milestones
Lessons Learned
Celebrating Project Successes

Wrap-Up

Parking Lot Review
New Ideas, Confirmations, and Takeaways

Class Dates & Times


06/04/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 18:00:00 CST Enroll Now $795.00
06/25/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 18:00:00 CST Enroll Now $795.00
07/16/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 18:00:00 CST Enroll Now $795.00
08/06/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 18:00:00 CST Enroll Now $795.00
08/27/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 18:00:00 CST Enroll Now $795.00
09/17/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 18:00:00 CST Enroll Now $795.00
10/08/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 18:00:00 CST Enroll Now $795.00
10/29/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 18:00:00 CST Enroll Now $795.00
11/19/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 18:00:00 CST Enroll Now $795.00
12/17/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 18:00:00 CST Enroll Now $795.00

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