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Project Management Fundamentals

A practical introduction to managing projects in construction and engineering environments. You work through the full lifecycle of a live case-study project — defining scope, building a schedule, estimating cost, managing risk and reporting progress — using the same templates and tools professionals use on site.

6 weeks · 36 hours
Live online · Classroom
Next batch 3 Aug 2026

What you'll be able to do

  • Structure a project from charter to close-out using recognised lifecycle stages
  • Develop a work breakdown structure and realistic project schedule
  • Prepare budgets, cash-flow forecasts and progress reports
  • Identify, assess and respond to project risks
  • Run effective project meetings and stakeholder communications
  • Apply agile and hybrid delivery concepts where they add value

Who should enrol

  • Final-year students and fresh graduates entering construction or engineering
  • Site engineers moving into coordination or planning roles
  • Professionals from other fields transitioning into project work

Prerequisites

  • No prior project management experience required
  • Basic computer literacy

Course modules

  1. 01

    Projects, Lifecycles & Roles

    • What makes projects succeed and fail
    • Lifecycle stages and gates
    • The project manager's role
    • Stakeholder mapping
  2. 02

    Scope & Work Breakdown

    • Scope statements
    • Work breakdown structures
    • Deliverables and acceptance criteria
    • Change control basics
  3. 03

    Scheduling Essentials

    • Activity sequencing
    • Critical path fundamentals
    • Milestones and baselines
    • Introduction to MS Project
  4. 04

    Cost, Risk & Quality

    • Estimating approaches
    • Budgets and contingency
    • Risk registers and responses
    • Quality planning basics
  5. 05

    Execution & Reporting

    • Progress measurement
    • Earned value at a glance
    • Status reporting
    • Meetings that work
  6. 06

    Capstone Project

    • End-to-end plan for a case-study project
    • Presentation and mentor feedback
    • Certificate assessment

Software & standards

  • MS Project (intro)
  • PMBOK® Guide framework
  • Agile basics

Practical projects

  • Build a complete project management plan for a small commercial building project
  • Develop and present a recovery plan for a delayed case-study project

Upcoming batches

3 Aug 2026Live onlineEvening · 19:00 – 21:00Registration open
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22 Aug 2026ClassroomWeekend · 10:00 – 14:00Registration open
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Your instructor

PM

Lead Instructor — Project Management

PMP®-certified Senior Project Manager

15+ years industry experience

Profile to be published. Grow365 project management programmes are led by a PMP-certified practitioner with 15+ years delivering building and infrastructure projects and coaching certification candidates.

Specialisation
Project delivery, PMO setup and PMP exam coaching
Certifications
PMP® · PMI-ACP®
Projects & sectors
Commercial buildings · Infrastructure · PMO / consultancy

Teaches

Frequently asked questions

No. The course is designed for beginners; construction examples are explained from first principles and the concepts transfer to any industry.

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