PM Essentials
Project management that actually works - taught by practitioners.
Most people start managing projects before they have any formal structure for doing so. They learn by trial, error, and survival. PM Essentials gives that structure as a practical foundation you can use in your actual projects from next week.
For anyone who manages projects formally or informally.
- Professionals who coordinate or lead project work without formal PM training
- Managers stepping into project delivery roles for the first time
- NGO and non-profit staff managing donor-funded programs
- Career changers entering project management from other fields
- Anyone preparing for CAPM certification who wants a practical foundation first
- IT specialists, engineers, or analysts growing into team lead or PM roles
No prior PM experience required. No prerequisites.
Practical foundations. Built for real projects.
Each session connects theory directly to participants' actual projects. No hypothetical case studies - your real work, your real challenges.
Projects vs. programs vs. operations. Project lifecycle: phases, gates, and what happens at each. How projects fail: the top reasons, and what to do about them.
How to write a clear project objective. Scope statement and work breakdown structure (WBS). Managing scope creep - the most common project killer.
How to build a project schedule that is realistic, not wishful. Dependencies, milestones, and critical path without the jargon. Schedule tools: what to use and when.
How to estimate project costs with limited information. Resource planning: people, time, money. The project budget vs. the organizational budget.
How to identify risks before they become problems. Risk probability and impact: simple tools that work. Response strategies: avoid, mitigate, transfer, accept.
Who your stakeholders really are - and what they actually want. Stakeholder mapping and influence analysis. Communication planning: who gets what, when, and how.
Scrum basics: sprints, backlog, retrospectives. Hybrid approaches: combining predictive and agile. How to choose the right approach for your project.
How to close a project properly - and why most people skip it. Lessons learned: how to capture and actually use them. Where to go next: CAPM, PMP, and your PM development path.
What you will get:
- Apply a structured approach to scope, schedule, budget, and risk on your actual projects - starting next week
- Identify and manage stakeholders with clarity and confidence
- Understand agile and hybrid approaches and know when each applies
- Close projects properly and capture lessons that actually improve future delivery
- Have a clear picture of your PM development path - certifications, skills, next steps
The details
- Format
- 8 live online sessions · 2 hours each · Total: 16 hours
- Schedule
- Weekly sessions · 8 weeks
- Participants
- Maximum 15 per cohort · Small group, real discussion
- Language
- Ukrainian · English
- Instructors
- Alina Piddubna (PfMP, PgMP, PMI-CPMAI, PMI-ACP, PhD) & Natalia Starynska (PMP, CAPM)
- Price
- On request
- PDUs
- 16 PDUs (PMI ATP)
Upcoming cohort
Reserve your spot and we will contact you with the start date as soon as the cohort is formed.
Request: PM EssentialsWho leads this program
Alina Piddubna
PfMP, PgMP, PMI-CPMAI, PMI-ACP, PhD
Natalia Starynska
PMP, CAPM
Common questions
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