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Length: 1 day(s)
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Price (at your venue): 1 Person R 5,654 EX VAT 3 Person R 3,982 EX VAT 10 Person R 2,954 EX VAT
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Certification Type:Non-Accredited
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Locations & Venues: Off-site or in-house. We train in all major city centres throughout South Africa.
Project Management – self-paced online, 6 months’ access: R1,250 per learner (ex VAT); teams of 10 or more pay less.
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Project Management Course – Fundamentals (1 day)
Run your next project with a clear scope, a realistic schedule and a budget you can defend – from kick-off to close.
Almost everyone ends up running a project at some point – a system rollout, an office move, a client deliverable or a new process – usually without ever being shown a reliable method. The result is familiar: deadlines slip, costs creep up and the original purpose gets lost along the way. This one-day project management course gives team leaders, coordinators and 'accidental project managers' a practical foundation they can use the following morning.
The day follows a project from idea to close. Delegates learn to define scope and deliverables, break the work down, build a schedule with milestones and dependencies, estimate cost and resources, spot risks early, and keep stakeholders informed. The course is built on the principle-based approach of the PMBOK Guide (7th edition), translated into plain workplace language, so delegates understand why the tools work rather than following a checklist blindly.
Every step is practised on a project the delegates bring with them, using templates they keep. On a private course the facilitator works with your own live projects, so the day ends with draft plans your team can actually use.
Why this course
For your organisation
- Projects scoped properly before money and time are committed
- Fewer late, over-budget or abandoned projects
- One shared planning method and vocabulary across teams
- Earlier warning when a project starts to drift
- Project leads who report progress clearly to management
For your delegates
- A step-by-step method for any project, large or small
- Templates for the charter, work breakdown, schedule, budget and risk register
- A first-draft plan for one of your own projects
- Confidence to manage stakeholders and report progress
What delegates will be able to do
- Explain what makes work a project and what a project manager is accountable for
- Define objectives, scope and deliverables, and keep scope creep under control
- Break the work down into a work breakdown structure with clear owners
- Build a realistic schedule with milestones and dependencies
- Estimate the budget and resources a project needs
- Identify and rate the main project risks and plan responses to them
- Map stakeholders and agree how and when to report progress
- Close a project properly and capture lessons learned
Who should attend
Team leaders, supervisors, coordinators, administrators, managers and business owners who plan or run projects, including the many 'accidental project managers' who were handed a project without formal training. No prior project management training is needed. People who already run projects regularly should look at the intermediate or advanced courses instead.
Course outline
Day 1 – Planning and running a project from start to finish
Projects, value and the project manager's role
- What makes work a project, and how projects differ from day-to-day operations
- Why projects exist: delivering value to the organisation and its customers
- The roles of the sponsor, the project manager and the team
- The twelve principles behind modern practice, from stewardship and teamwork to risk and adaptability
- Predictive, agile and hybrid life cycles – choosing the right one
Starting right: objectives, scope and stakeholders
- Writing a one-page project charter: purpose, objectives and success measures
- Defining scope, deliverables and what is out of scope
- Preventing scope creep with a simple change process
- Identifying stakeholders and mapping their influence and interest
Planning the work
- Building a work breakdown structure from deliverables down to tasks
- Sequencing tasks, dependencies and milestones
- Estimating durations and drawing a simple Gantt chart
- Assigning owners with a responsibility (RACI) chart
Budget, resources and risk
- Estimating costs and building a project budget
- Planning people, equipment and supplier resources
- Identifying risks and rating their likelihood and impact
- Planning responses and keeping a simple risk register
- Allowing for local realities such as load-shedding, supplier lead times and public holidays
Running, measuring and closing the project
- Leading the project team and running short, useful status meetings
- Tracking progress against the plan and reporting with a red-amber-green status
- Handling issues and change requests
- Closing the project, handing over deliverables and capturing lessons learned
Your project plan and next steps
- Workshop: completing a first-draft plan for a real project
- Peer and facilitator feedback on the plans
- Choosing tools and templates for your team
- Personal action plan and evaluation
How it is delivered
One day, 08:30-16:00. In person at your offices anywhere in South Africa, at a BOTI venue, or live online. One delegate or a group of up to 20; examples tailored to your projects and industry on request. Workbook and a set of planning templates (charter, work breakdown, schedule, budget and risk register) included. We deliver it at your offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and anywhere else in South Africa, at a BOTI venue in Johannesburg, or live online for teams in different places.
What our clients say
“The courses was efficiently scheduled and planned around our timetable. We were impressed by the quality of training … with overall scores of 5 out of 5.”
“All training sessions were well-coordinated, professionally delivered, and aligned with our scheduling requirements. We were particularly impressed by the high standard of facilitation and the depth of expertise demonstrated throughout the programmes.”
“All training programmes were delivered in a highly professional manner, with effective coordination and strict adherence to our scheduling requirements. The facilitators demonstrated a commendable level of expertise, and the quality of delivery consistently met our expectations.”
Frequently asked questions
Can you run this course at our offices?
Yes. Most groups are trained at the client's premises anywhere in South Africa. We can also host it at a BOTI venue or deliver it live online.
How many people can attend?
From one delegate to groups of about 20. The price per delegate drops as the group grows – see the price table, or ask us for a quote.
Is it accredited?
No – it is a non-accredited short course and delegates receive a BOTI certificate of attendance. If you need a full qualification, ask us about the QCTO Occupational Certificate: Project Manager.
Can we use our own projects in the training?
Yes. On a private course the facilitator builds the exercises around your live projects, so delegates leave with plans they can use straight away.
Which project management course is right for us?
This one-day course is the foundation for people new to running projects. The intermediate course (Stop Project "Rot") and the one-day advanced course – critical path, earned value, quantitative risk and change control – are for people who already run projects. For agile teams, see the Scrum Master Certified (SMC) course.
Can you run this course in Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban?
Yes. We train on site at your offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and across South Africa, at a BOTI venue in Johannesburg, or live online so a team spread over several offices can attend together.
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