Successfully managing a project requires effective planning and adherence to the industry's best practices in every step of the process. By understanding the fundamentals of project management, you will be better prepared to initiate a project in your organization and position it for success. In this course, you will identify effective project management practices and their related processes.
Project Management Fundamentals
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What you'll learn
You will examine the elements of sound project management and apply the generally recognized practices to successfully manage projects.
Skills you'll gain
- Project Closure
- Risk Management
- Project Planning
- Project Estimation
- Cost Management
- Work Breakdown Structure
- Scheduling
- Project Management
- Change Control
- Project Coordination
- Project Management Life Cycle
- Project Controls
- Communication Planning
- Project Implementation
- Project Design
- Project Scoping
- Project Schedules
- Project Documentation
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January 2026
Assessments
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There are 7 modules in this course
You actively participated in a project. Now, you want to move from participating in projects to managing projects. In this lesson, you will be introduced to the basic terminology used in project management, examine the phases in a project's life cycle, and identify the roles and responsibilities of a project manager.
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You have some knowledge of the project life cycle and the skills required to be a project manager. Having understood the rudiments of project management, you are ready to get going with the initial stages of a project. In this lesson, you'll discover how to initiate a project and perform the critical steps involved in laying the foundation for your project's success.
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You initiated a project and identified the skills required to perform the project tasks. Now that you have a solid foundation to start the project, you need to plan for its successful completion. In this lesson, you will plan for the project time and cost.
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You have planned the time and cost for the project. Now you need to proceed with the other elements of good planning. In this lesson, you'll plan for project risks, communication, and change control in your project.
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You finished your project planning and integrated the outputs from each of the planning processes into a comprehensive project management plan. Now you may want to transition your project from planning to execution. In this lesson, you will execute a project plan.
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You have successfully executed the project plan and obtained all deliverables from the project team. You are ready to hand over the project to the customer. In this lesson, you will close the project.
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You'll wrap things up and then validate what you've learned in this course by taking an assessment.
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