Project Management Fundamentals
Learn the project lifecycle: scope, schedule, budget, resources, risk, communication, stakeholders and closure.
Level & requirements
Build practical skills and prepare for your first professional role.
- Required experience
- Basic knowledge of the subject; little or no professional experience.
- Prerequisites
- None — you can start today.
- Career roles this supports
- Project ManagerTrainee
Recommended next step — Intermediate level
Agile Project Management →Project Management Fundamentals is a professional, project-driven course designed for career-focused learners. Across 40 lessons in 10 modules you build hands-on skills, complete practical exercises, and finish a real project that is assessed against professional standards.
What you will learn
- Define project scope and objectives
- Build a schedule and budget
- Manage risk, communication and stakeholders
- Close projects properly
Curriculum
Project Fundamentals
What a project is · Projects vs operations · The triple constraint · Project success
- Lessons are being published.
Project Lifecycle
Phases of a project · Initiation · Planning and execution · Monitoring and closure
- Lessons are being published.
Scope
Defining scope · Scope statements · Work breakdown · Scope control
- Lessons are being published.
Schedule
Sequencing activities · Estimating durations · Scheduling tools · Managing the schedule
- Lessons are being published.
Budget
Cost estimation · Budgeting · Tracking costs · Variance
- Lessons are being published.
Resources
Resource planning · Teams and roles · Resource conflicts · Resource management
- Lessons are being published.
Risk
Identifying risks · Qualitative and quantitative · Responses · The risk register
- Lessons are being published.
Communication
Planning communication · Stakeholder updates · Reporting · Meetings
- Lessons are being published.
Stakeholders
Who stakeholders are · Analysis · Engagement · Managing expectations
- Lessons are being published.
Project Closure
The closure process · Deliverables · Lessons learned · Handover
- Lessons are being published.
Requirements
- No prior experience required
- A computer with internet access
- Commitment to the practical project