Project Management Fundamentals
Advance Your Career By Gaining Foundational Project Management Skills and Knowledge!
Learn valuable project management processes, techniques and tools from an industry-leading instructor.
Course at a Glance
Program Format
Live-Online
Length
Two-Day Workshop
Meeting Days & Times:
The Spring 2024 workshop will be held February 7-8, 2024 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST.
Contact Hours
16 Hours
CEUs
1.6
Cost
$765 Standard Registration Fee
Discounts are available for Chattanooga PMI Members and UTC Alumni, and transfer vouchers are available for UTC employees. We also accept employer payments. Learn more about discounts and financial aid options here →.
Registration Deadline
January 24, 2024
Registration must be completed two weeks before the workshop begins.
Do You Still Have Questions?
Schedule a call with or email our PMF program coordinator, Rebecca Hurst.
Upgrade Your Project Management Skills
Project Fundamentals teaches the art and science of delivering successful projects. Over the course of two days, you will learn how to apply the processes, techniques and tools needed to effectively plan a project. You will also understand how to execute and monitor the plan in order to successfully close the project.
During the workshop, you’ll learn how to define the scope and goals of your project, create a schedule, draft a budget and integrate risk by anticipating what could go wrong. The workshop will also focus on leadership components such as communication excellence, building trust with stakeholders and knowing how to lead a team—the very essence of project management.
Who Should Attend
- Project managers
- Project management office members
- Business analysts
- Consultants and contractors
- Anyone involved in project delivery
- Anyone seeking an introduction to the project management process
What You Will Learn
After successfully completing the workshop, you will have an understanding of:
- Project Management Basics
- Scope Management: Defining Project Goals and Boundaries
- Schedules and Resources: Team and Resource Availability
- Budget: Project Estimations and Actual Costs
- Risk: Strategies for When Things Go Wrong
- Communication: Building Trust With Stakeholders
- Leadership: The Essence of Project Management
How You Will Benefit
- Understand project roles and team functions
- Develop a project scope statement and monitor scope creep
- Identify constraints and priorities
- Build effective schedules based on work packages and work breakdown structure
- Identify and analyze risks, and determine appropriate risk response strategies
- Understand cost, schedule and resource estimates
- Build communication plans to report project status to stakeholders
Meet the Instructor
Wendi Short, PMP
Wendi Short is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). She has held her PMP certificate since 2018 and has over 18 years of project management experience.
Wendi graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a bachelor's degree in aviation management and a master's degree (with distinction 4.0/4.0) in business management. Wendi has held roles as a project manager in the aviation, pharmaceutical, telehealth, IT, agriculture and business industries.
Wendi is currently employed as a senior project manager for Washington University School of Medicine, located in St. Louis, Mo., working in their information technology (IT) department. She handles projects such as large-scale application deployments, process improvements for the university and departmental moves as it relates to information technology.
Outside of her role at Washington University, Wendi has taught as an adjunct instructor at several colleges and universities. Wendi will be instructing both UTC's PMP Exam Prep Course and Project Management Fundamentals Workshop.
Additional Resources
Have Questions?
Schedule a call with or email our PMF program coordinator, Rebecca Hurst. She will guide you through the Project Management Fundamentals Workshop curriculum and benefits.