Training Course on Project Planning and Management (PMC003)
Training Course on Project Planning and Management
The Project Planning and Management course is a practical, results-driven program designed to equip professionals with the skills, tools, and strategies to successfully deliver projects across industries. Covering the entire project lifecycle—from initiation to closure—the course emphasizes effective planning, resource management, execution, monitoring, and evaluation.
Through case studies, real-world scenarios, and hands-on exercises, participants will bridge the gap between theory and practice, gaining the confidence to apply proven project management approaches in their organizations. Whether you are a seasoned professional or an aspiring manager, this course provides the knowledge and skills needed to deliver projects on time, within scope, and on budget—while achieving meaningful impact.
Course Duration
Online Training: 5 days (4hrs per day)
Classroom Training: 5 days (7hrs per day)
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Apply core project management methodologies and frameworks in various contexts.
- Define project objectives, deliverables, and success criteria that align with organizational goals.
- Develop detailed project plans, including schedules, budgets, and resource allocation.
- Identify and manage project risks with effective mitigation strategies.
- Strengthen stakeholder engagement and communication for better collaboration.
- Monitor and control project performance using key metrics and KPIs.
- Apply quality assurance and control processes throughout the project lifecycle.
- Successfully close projects, capture lessons learned, and improve future outcomes.
Organisational Impact
Organizations that invest in this training will benefit from:
- Improved project success rates through structured planning and execution.
- Enhanced efficiency and resource utilization, reducing delays and cost overruns.
- Stronger risk management practices, ensuring proactive problem-solving.
- Increased accountability and transparency in project delivery.
- Better alignment of projects with organizational strategy and objectives.
- Empowered teams capable of delivering results that create long-term impact.
Personal Impact
Participants will gain:
- A solid foundation in project management principles applicable across industries.
- Practical skills to plan, execute, and close projects successfully.
- Confidence to lead teams, manage resources, and handle challenges effectively.
- Improved ability to analyze risks and make informed decisions.
- Recognition as a skilled project professional, boosting career advancement opportunities.
- Transferable skills that enhance both professional and personal effectiveness.
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Project Management
- Importance of project management in organizational success
- Project, program, and portfolio management explained
- Methodologies overview: Agile, Waterfall, PRINCE2
- Roles of project managers and teams
Module 2: Project Lifecycle
- Phases: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Control, Closure
- Integration for seamless project delivery
- Common challenges and solutions
Module 3: Project Initiation
- Defining needs and objectives
- Developing a project charter and scope statement
- Stakeholder identification and analysis
- Feasibility studies and project selection
Module 4: Project Planning
- Creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Building project schedules (Gantt charts, CPM)
- Budgeting and resource allocation
- Risk and stakeholder communication planning
Module 5: Project Execution
- Building and managing effective teams
- Resource procurement and allocation
- Delivering project activities with quality
- Tracking progress and adapting to changes
Module 6: Monitoring and Control
- Using KPIs to track project performance
- Managing changes in scope, time, and cost
- Risk and issue management
- Communicating progress to stakeholders
Module 7: Project Quality Management
- Quality planning, assurance, and control tools
- Embedding continuous improvement
Module 8: Project Closure
- Delivering outputs and obtaining acceptance
- Project evaluations and lessons learned
- Contract closure and resource release
- Celebrating success and recognizing contributions
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 Planning and Management course.
Project planning is the structured process of defining what a project will deliver, when, how, by whom, and at what cost — before execution begins. It produces the integrated project plan: scope statement and work breakdown structure (WBS), schedule with milestones and dependencies, budget, resource plan, communication plan, risk register, procurement plan, and quality plan. Strong planning compresses execution time by surfacing problems early, aligning stakeholders on expectations, and creating a baseline against which to measure progress. Donor proposals are essentially front-loaded project plans — submitted before funds are released.
A work breakdown structure (WBS) is the hierarchical decomposition of a project's total scope into smaller, manageable components — phases, deliverables, work packages, activities. It typically follows the 100% rule (the WBS captures all work necessary, no more, no less) and a deliverable-orientation (each box describes a thing produced, not an activity performed). The WBS is the foundation for scheduling, budgeting, resource assignment, and progress tracking. Strong WBSs make scope concrete, expose hidden work early, and create the structure that all other planning artefacts hang on.
A Gantt chart is a horizontal bar chart that visualises project schedule — showing each task or work package as a bar whose length represents its duration, position represents start and end dates, and dependencies between tasks are shown as connecting arrows. Developed by Henry Gantt in the 1910s, it remains the dominant project schedule visualisation. Modern tools include Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Asana, Monday.com, and free options like GanttProject and ProjectLibre. Gantt charts support critical-path analysis, resource levelling, and progress tracking, and are routinely required in donor proposals and reports.
New and mid-career project managers, team leads and coordinators, technical officers taking on project management duties, programme assistants stepping up, and anyone wanting a structured introduction to the project management profession.
The full project cycle — initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, closure — with Work Breakdown Structures, Gantt scheduling, budgeting, stakeholder mapping, risk management, quality management, communications planning, and project-closure documentation.
No. The course is a structured introduction for people who find themselves running projects without formal PM training, and a good refresher for those with informal experience who want the recognised vocabulary.
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.
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