Training Course on Project Management (PMC001)
Training Course on Project Management
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of fundamental concepts, methodologies, and tools in project management. Participants will gain a solid understanding of the entire project lifecycle, from initiation to closure, and develop essential skills for effective project planning, execution, and control.
Course Duration
Online Training: 5 days (4hrs per day)
Classroom Training: 5 days (7hrs per day)
Course Objectives
By the end of the training, participants will:
- Understand the fundamental project management concepts, methodologies, and tools.
- Develop practical and essential skills for effective project planning, execution, and control.
- Acquire practical skills for planning, execution, and control.
- Develop cost estimates and budgets
- Plan and manage project procurement.
- Monitor and control project schedules and cost
- Analyze project risks
- Apply knowledge effectively to real-world scenarios.
- Close a project successfully
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Project Management
- Components of Project Management
- Functions of a Project Manager
- The Art and Science of Project Management
- The Triple Constraints in Project Management
- The Project Lifecycle
Module 2: Project Identification and Design
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Problem Analysis; Problem tree
- Objectives Analysis; Objectives tree
- Strategy Analysis
- Design of Project Intervention Logic using Logical Framework
Module 3: Project Set Up and Planning
- Project Governance Structure
- Project Charter
- Project Launch
- Developing Project Management Plan
- Project Plan vs Project Proposal
- Principles of Project Planning
Module 4: Project Scope and Time Management
- What is Project Scope?
- Project and Product scope
- Use of Work Breakdown Structure in Scope definition
- Scope Creep
- Activity Definition and Sequencing
- Activity Duration Estimating
- Activity Resource Estimation
- Schedule Development
- Optimizing schedule
- Schedule Control
Module 5: Project Resources Management
- Why is managing resources important?
- Managing Project Finances;
- Budgeting,
- Cost Estimation,
- Cost baseline
- Monitoring Budgets
- Expenditures
- Project Earned Value Analysis
- Managing the Supply Chain
- Human Resources Management
Module 6: Project Implementation and Procurement
- Identifying the Direct and Manage Project Execution Process
- Managing Issues
- Managing project team
- Manage Stakeholder Relationships and Expectations
- Plan Project Procurements
- Prepare a Procurement Statement of Work
- Prepare a Procurement Document
Module 7: Project Risk Management
- Examine a Risk Management Plan
- Identify Project Risks and Triggers
- Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
- Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
- Develop a Risk Response Plan
Module 8: Project Monitoring and Evaluation
- Monitoring and Evaluation activities in Project Lifecycle
- Project M&E Plan
- Project Evaluation Approaches
- Project Control
Module 9: Project Closure and Learning
- End of Project Evaluation
- Administrative, Financial and Contractual Closure
- End of Project Learning
- Stakeholders closure meeting
Module 10: Use of Microsoft Project in Project Management
- Basics of MS Project
- Task creation and duration allocation
- Advanced task scheduling and resource allocation
- Creating a resource pool and allocating resources to tasks
- Tracking Project Progress and Customizing views
Note: The specific content, activities, and duration of each session may be adjusted based on the target audience, learning objectives, and available time.
Course Language
English
Training Methodology
Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, a plenary presentation, and group work. Participants are encouraged to bring any data relevant to their job responsibilities. This is hands-on, product-oriented training and will mostly involve practical exercises. Each participant MUST bring along their own working laptop and android phone.
Certification
Upon completion of training, the participant will be issued with a certificate of Completion.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Training Course on Project Management course.
Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements within scope, time, cost and quality constraints. It spans initiation (project charter, stakeholder identification), planning (scope, schedule, budget, risk, communication, procurement plans), execution (delivery, team management, quality assurance), monitoring and control (variance analysis, change management, risk mitigation), and closure (handover, lessons learned, archive). Modern project management adapts methodologies — PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum — to context. In development, it additionally incorporates donor compliance, M&E, and stakeholder engagement.
The project management triangle (also known as the iron triangle or triple constraint) frames the three core dimensions every project must manage: scope (what gets delivered), time (when), and cost (for how much). The triangle's key insight is interdependence — change one dimension and at least one other must adjust. Adding scope without more time or cost reduces quality; squeezing time without trimming scope drives cost up. Project managers continuously negotiate trade-offs across these dimensions with donors, partners, and teams — and quality is sometimes added as a fourth constraint hovering above.
The three dominant project management methodologies are PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge, by PMI — process-based, comprehensive, ideal for large complex projects), PRINCE2 (Projects In Controlled Environments — UK-origin, structured stage gates, popular in government and consulting), and Agile (iterative delivery in short cycles, originated in software, increasingly applied to development through "adaptive management"). Many organisations blend approaches. Development NGOs typically use a PMBOK or PRINCE2 spine for donor compliance, with Agile principles applied to programme adaptation and adaptive management.
Project managers, coordinators and team leads in NGOs, consulting, engineering, IT, government and donor-funded work; aspiring PMPs building foundational knowledge; and senior professionals formalising their project management vocabulary against global standards.
PMI PMBOK knowledge areas (integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, communications, risk, procurement, stakeholder), the project life cycle, agile vs waterfall approaches, critical-path scheduling, earned value management, and risk and issue registers.
No. Some project exposure helps you get more from the workshop exercises, but the course is structured to build from first principles. This is a foundational course — PMP-certification aspirants often take it as a structured grounding before their exam prep.
Online and in-person at our training venues across Nairobi, Kigali, Mombasa, Lagos, Cape Town, Addis Ababa, Juba, Cairo and Dubai. Both formats issue the Perk Group Africa certificate of completion with a verification code, accepted for CPD records across ACCA, ICPAK, PMI-aligned bodies, and NITA-registered training in Kenya.
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