IN India Bachelor's Degree
Project Management Foundations
Plan, run and land a project when scope and people keep moving.
What the course covers
8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.
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- 1.1 What a Project Is
- 1.2 Projects, Programmes and Portfolios
- 1.3 The Project Lifecycle
- 1.4 The Project Manager's Role and Competencies
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- 2.1 Identifying and Selecting Projects
- 2.2 The Business Case and Benefits
- 2.3 Stakeholder Identification and Analysis
- 2.4 The Project Charter and Governance
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- 3.1 Defining and Documenting Scope
- 3.2 Work Breakdown Structure
- 3.3 Estimating Effort and Duration
- 3.4 Building the Project Plan
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- 4.1 Scheduling and Dependencies
- 4.2 Critical Path and Milestones
- 4.3 Budgeting and Cost Control
- 4.4 Resource and Capacity Planning
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- 5.1 Risk Identification and Assessment
- 5.2 Risk Response and Issue Management
- 5.3 Quality Planning and Assurance
- 5.4 Procurement, Vendors and Contracts
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- 6.1 Building and Leading the Project Team
- 6.2 Stakeholder Engagement and Influence
- 6.3 Communication Planning and Reporting
- 6.4 Managing Conflict and Difficult Conversations
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- 7.1 Why Agile Emerged
- 7.2 Scrum Roles, Events and Artefacts
- 7.3 Kanban, Lean and Flow
- 7.4 Choosing Predictive, Agile or Hybrid
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- 8.1 Monitoring Progress and Performance
- 8.2 Change Control and Managing Scope Creep
- 8.3 Project Closure, Handover and Benefits Realisation
- 8.4 Tools, Methodologies, Certifications and Careers
What you will be able to do
By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:
- What a Project Is
- Identifying and Selecting Projects
- Defining and Documenting Scope
- Scheduling and Dependencies
- Building and Leading the Project Team
- Monitoring Progress and Performance
Why take it
Who it is for
Designed for
- Bachelor's Degree students in India
- Studying: BBA, BMS, BBM, Integrated BBA-MBA
- Recent graduates strengthening a CV
- Anyone working in this field without a formal qualification
What you need
- No prior course needed
- A phone, tablet or computer
- About two hours in total
- Each of the five courses stands alone
Questions
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About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
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No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
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Yes. This course is placed at Bachelor's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
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A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
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Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
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There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
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Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.
Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.