The Project Management Course: Beginner to PROject Manager
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The Project Management Course: Beginner to PROject Manager

The Complete Course For Becoming A Successful Project Manager

Created by 365 Careers
8 hours
Video Content
109
Lectures
264,186
Students
4.6
Rating
4.6
(264,186 students enrolled)

What you'll learn

Gain the project management knowledge and skills, necessary to manage an entire project
Perform a complete case study of a project from the beginning to the end, observing real-life project scenarios
Receive 15+ project management templates and valuable documents to help you structure and manage projects
Understand the project manager role and acquire the skills needed to become successful in the profession
Study Waterfall and Agile project management, performed with Scrum
Learn the fundamental theory and best practices of project management
MS Excel: learn how to use MS Excel to create the five most crucial project management documents

Course Content

20 sections • 109 lectures • 07:47:00 total length

Welcome to the course! Introduction to projects and Project Management

9 lectures • 43:06

What does the course cover?04:45
What is a Project?04:21
Why do companies execute projects?03:31
Download all course materials00:10
What creates the demand for projects? Prioritization and selection of projects06:39
+5 more lectures

The project phases

1 lectures • 05:10

How does a project start and how does it evolve? What a project's main stages?05:10

The initiation phase

7 lectures • 31:24

What is the Initiation phase about? Define the project goals03:42
What is involved in a business case?02:04
What is project "Scope"?02:56
Who performs the feasibility study and what does it involve?02:17
What goes into risk assessment? What are expectations?02:21
+3 more lectures

The planning phase

7 lectures • 28:43

What is Planning? Why is it important? What happens if it is not done correctly?04:27
Why is Planning so critical in Project management?03:36
What is the cost of Change in projects?02:34
What to do before you start?02:21
Project management insights04:30
+3 more lectures

The planning phase - timelines and schedules

8 lectures • 38:29

How to estimate when planning?03:52
The planning fallacy, optimism bias, illusion of control05:58
How much to buffer?05:21
Identifying dependencies04:09
Planning - Estimation and Dependencies6 questions
+5 more lectures

The planning phase - cost

7 lectures • 24:28

The process of budgeting02:07
The process of budgeting (continued)04:55
Procurement contract types03:53
Procuring non-financial resources02:16
Planning HR02:35
+3 more lectures

The planning phase - Expectations, Assumptions and Risks

4 lectures • 12:53

Planning expectations management04:33
How to control assumptions01:47
Planning Risk management03:18
Building a Risk log03:15

The planning phase - Change process

1 lectures • 05:41

How to deal with and record change requests05:41
Planning - Risk and Change Management5 questions

The execution phase - Meetings

3 lectures • 11:29

Introduction to Execution and KO Meetings02:18
What is involved in a kick-off meeting05:07
Tips to handle meetings04:04

The execution phase - Project Diary

2 lectures • 05:45

What is action-owner due date02:22
Filling in the project diary03:23

The execution phase - Managing the team and work

2 lectures • 10:00

How the Project Manager manages tasks03:57
How the Project Manager manages the team06:03
Execution10 questions

The monitoring and control phase

7 lectures • 24:38

What is monitoring and control02:34
Controlling in a PM environment02:43
M & C - Intro3 questions
How to check if a project is on schedule04:21
How to see if a project is on budget03:38
+5 more lectures

The execution phase - Issue management

3 lectures • 26:23

How to record and build project report updates05:46
How to deal with any issues that occur during execution03:47
Case Study 216:50
Execution - Status Reporting and Issue Management7 questions

The closure phase

2 lectures • 06:12

Why do we close a project02:12
What steps to take to close a project04:00
Closure3 questions

MS Excel for Project Management

18 lectures • 01:18:37

Introduction03:33
Tracker 1: High-level07:58
Tracker 2: Standard tasks06:49
Tracker 3: Few steps & statuses04:37
Project Management Logs04:50
+13 more lectures

Agile project management

6 lectures • 32:12

Waterfall03:59
A different kind of project05:59
Where Waterfall falls short04:49
Introducing Agile06:30
Agile project structure04:48
+2 more lectures

SCRUM

12 lectures • 44:32

Complex Work in Projects03:38
SCRUM: A History Lesson03:42
SCRUM Theory and Structure04:35
SCRUM Artifacts: Product Backlog03:12
User Stories03:34
+8 more lectures

Agile vs Waterfall

3 lectures • 14:15

Agile vs Waterfall - Comparison03:29
Agile vs Waterfall - Analysis07:10
Agile vs Waterfall - Conclusion03:36

AI and Project Management: How can PMs use AI?

5 lectures • 21:13

AI & Project Management: What Every PM Needs to Know04:23
AI as Your PM Assistant: Practical Applications That Save Time04:09
Speak AI's Language: A Framework for Effective Prompting03:28
AI Use Cases for Project Managers: Example #1 (Risk Matrix)06:05
AI Use Cases for Project Managers: Example #2 (Industry expertise)03:08

You are now a PROject Manager!

2 lectures • 01:49

You are now a PROject Manager!01:42
Completion gifts00:07

Description

Project management is an exciting profession. Moving from one project to another, a project manager continually faces new businesses, new processes and systems, new people, and new situations. Such a dynamic environment helps you learn more all the time, and advances your skills more than traditional jobs.

Developing the ability to structure chaos into a project with solid project management knowledge and skills will make your endeavors more successful — whether it's the performance of a large organization, your career progression, a new business start-up, or even your personal life projects!

It’s no surprise that the demand for project managers is expected to be substantial in the years to come.

Our program is carefully designed to help anyone build knowledge and skills, grow the needed confidence, and start managing projects!

This online course uniquely combines the following critical lessons that a PM should learn:

  • Perform a complete project case study and learn what a project manager must do from the beginning to the end

  • Understand the fundamental project management theory, apply best practices and avoid common mistakes in your next project

  • Learn how to use Gantt charts, Critical Path Method, Project Plan, Budget, and many other tools (receive 15+ project management templates). A brief tutorial on how to use MS Project is also included.

  • Gain the professional and personal skills needed to become an excellent project manager

  • Learn how to create the five most crucial project management documents with MS Excel 

  • Learn Agile project management

  • Master SCRUM and apply this project management methodology

  • Learn the main differences between Waterfall and Agile, compare the pros and cons, and understand which philosophy to apply in your next project

  • Get promoted and apply what you learn here to the real business world, regardless of the industry

NEWAI for project managers (Real-life examples included).

  • AI for Project Management chapter with practical techniques for today's PMs. Learn essential AI prompting methods and see live demonstrations of two real-world applications. These hands-on examples show exactly how to implement AI tools to increase your productivity and effectiveness in any project environment.

Why precisely this course?

Reason #1: The instructor

Ivan, the course instructor, is a professional project manager (PMP, PRINCE2) who was honored as "Project Manager of the Year" by the Project Management Institute (PMI). In this course, he brings together his extensive experience leading multinational projects and programs across a variety of industries, and his passion for project management. This combination provides students with a profound understanding of the field through practical lessons and insightful reflections. In addition, Ivan serves as a project management consultant, tutor and mentor to junior PMs. He is also a guest lecturer on project management at several universities.

Reason #2: 365 Careers

365 Careers is one of the most popular course providers on Udemy, with high-quality practice material and continued support for our students. The average amount of time we spend creating a course is between 5 and 6 months. We take pride in our high-quality production, practice materials, and continued support to our students.

Reason #3: Udemy

Udemy is the leading global marketplace for online courses—where you’ll find updated content, enjoy a seamless course-taking experience, and discover the best value-for-money deals on the internet.

This course is for anyone! Our content is highly appreciated those new to project management, and those with practical experience in the field looking for a way to refresh and strengthen their knowledge and skills.

As we named it - Beginner to PROject manager!

Our Project Management course covers all the fundamental knowledge, concepts, tools, and techniques you need to understand, including how a project works and how to manage it best. 

We start from the theoretical basics and progressively build upon that knowledge. Each step adds real-life practical examples, case studies, and exercises.

Compared to similar material, what is unique about this course is that we’ll review and analyze a complete project from the beginning to the end. We’ll examine the tasks a PM should take at each stage of that process. In addition, you’ll receive more than 15 project management templates to help you lead projects in various industries.

 What sets this course apart from the rest of the Business courses out there?

  • High-quality production, including Full HD video and animations

  • Uniquely engaging and fun content — not a collection of boring lectures

  • Professional PMP certified instructor with years of experience on the job

  • Complete training covering all major topics and skills necessary to become a successful project manager

  • Extensive case studies that help you reinforce everything that you’ve learned

  • Excellent support for when you don’t understand a concept or want to drop us a line — you’ll receive an answer within 1 business day

  • Dynamic learning curve, where the instructor keeps a steady tempo throughout the course

  • Bonus prizes - upon completion of 50% and 100% of the course, you will receive two bonus gifts

Why do you need project management skills?

  1. Promotions – Project managers acquire valuable technical skills, which makes them the leading candidates for senior roles within corporations

  2. Salary/Income – A project manager salary in the US starts from $60k and gradually rises as they move up the ladder

  3. Secure Future - There's a high demand for skilled project managers, and you won’t need to be concerned about finding a job

  4. Growth - This isn’t a tedious job. Every day you'll face various challenges that will enhance your existing skills and abilities

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Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to learn how to manage an entire project on their own
  • Young professionals and university graduates interested in a project management career
  • Anyone who wants to develop or enhance their project management knowledge and skills

This course includes:

  • 8 hours on-demand video
  • 2 articles
  • 34 downloadable resources
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Full lifetime access
  • Certificate of completion

Instructor

365 Careers

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