Project Management Fundamentals
1‑Day Training
A hands-on, one-day training that gives teams a shared project language, practical tools, and an end-to-end view of how to plan and run projects confidently.
Who it's for
- Professionals who often get involved in projects
- Employees, team leads and managers who run or participate in projects
- New / aspiring project managers and project coordinators
What's included
- Complete overview of the PM theory and best practices
- Interactive exercises and real-world examples
- 15+ practical templates (plan, status update, RAID, stakeholder map, etc.)
- Practical tips from renowned experts
"Around 33% of GDP is delivered through projects."
Projectification research (Germany, Norway, Iceland) suggests project work represents ~33% of national GDP — meaning delivery skills matter more every year. (IPMA)
Curriculum (1 day)
A practical agenda designed to fit a full PM training day. Timing can be adjusted to your team and context.
| Phase | Time | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | 09:30–10:00 | Kick-off & PM mindset |
| Initiation | 10:00–10:45 | Initiation (start right) |
| Planning | 11:00–11:40 | Scope |
| Planning | 11:40–12:20 | Schedule |
| 12:20–13:00 | Lunch | |
| Planning | 13:00–13:20 | Budget |
| Planning | 13:20–13:40 | Stakeholders |
| Planning | 13:40–14:10 | Risks |
| Planning | 14:10–14:25 | Quality |
| Planning | 14:25–14:40 | Roles & responsibilities |
| Execution | 14:40–15:20 | Execution rhythm |
| Monitoring & Control | 15:20–16:00 | Control & "true status" |
| Closure | 16:00–16:30 | Closing & lessons learned |
| Bonus | 16:30–16:50 | Waterfall vs. Agile |
| Wrap-up | 16:50–17:10 | Wrap-up & next steps |
Kick-off & PM mindset
- What a project is (and isn't)
- PM role
- what "success" means
→ Shared vocabulary + success criteria checklist
Initiation (start right)
- Goals & scope
- stakeholders
- constraints
- "definition of done"
- Project Charter
→ Draft project goal + success criteria
Exercise #1: Project Charter
Scope
- Defining scope
- WBS
- Activity List
→ Draft WBS + Activity List
Exercise #2: Activity List
Schedule
- Milestones
- dependencies
- buffers
- realistic timeline
- Gantt chart
→ First draft of the schedule
Exercise #3: Critical Path Method
Budget
- Cost estimation
- budget baseline
- reserves
→ Budget baseline
Stakeholders
- Identification
- influence & interest
- communication plan
- Stakeholder map
→ Stakeholder register
Risks
- Identification
- probability & impact
- response
- Risk Matrix
→ Risk register
Exercise #4: Risk Analysis
Quality
- Quality criteria
- acceptance criteria
→ Quality checklist
Roles & responsibilities
- RACI matrix
- team structure
- responsibilities
→ RACI matrix
Execution rhythm
- Kick-off Meeting
- activity management
- team management
- cadence
- status updates
- communication without surprises
→ Weekly delivery rhythm + status update structure
Control & "true status"
- Progress tracking
- RAID (risks & issues)
- decisions
- change requests
→ RAID log + decision log
Exercise #5: Issue Management
Closing & lessons learned
- Acceptance
- handover
- lessons learned
- measuring outcomes
→ Close-out checklist + lessons learned format
Waterfall vs. Agile
- Iterative projects
- key differences vs. the classic approach
- when each method works
→ Personal method choice for the next project
Wrap-up & next steps
- Key takeaways
- Q&A
- apply tomorrow
→ Personal action list (3 improvements)
Curriculum can be adapted to your industry and team maturity.
What participants say
"The training was practical, engaging, and immediately applicable. Our team left with real tools they could use the very next day."
Mariya R.
HR Manager
"Exactly the kind of training we needed — structured, clear, and tailored to our challenges. The case study made everything click."
Z. Yordanova
Delivery Lead
"A well-structured programme that gave our managers a common language and practical framework for running projects."
B. Petkova
COO & HR Manager
Moments from past trainings
Project management is a life skill — and it's fun to learn.
One day. Hands-on. Practical tools you can use immediately.
What you'll get in one day
One-day, high-impact
Foundations without fluff.
Hands-on case study
Follow a project through the full lifecycle.
Practical toolkit
15+ reusable templates for real projects.
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