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.
UTC is excited to announce that we are now offering payment plans for this course! Visit our financial aid page to learn more.
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Course at a Glance
Program Format
Live-Online
Length
Two-Day Workshop
Meeting Days and Times:
February 17 &19, 2026
8:00 a - 5:00 p (w/ break for lunch)
Contact Hours
16 Hours
CEUs
1.6
Registration Deadline
One week prior to the start of class.
Cost
$765 Standard Registration Fee
CPE is now offering payment plans for this course! Additionally, we offer Sallie Mae loans and employer payment options. Learn more financial aid options here →.
Do You Still Have Questions?
Schedule a call with or email our PMF program coordinator, Rebecca Hurst.
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
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
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
Dr. Ty Tabernik, PMP, PMI-ACP
Dr. Ty Tabernik is currently a tenured professor in the Computer and Information Science Department at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee. With over 40 years of industry experience, Ty has consulted for numerous corporations and held various management roles before transitioning to education.
During his tenure in industry, Ty successfully managed projects of varying scales, from smaller initiatives spanning several months to multimillion-dollar endeavors spanning three to four years.
Ty brings over 25 years of experience teaching Project Management Professional (PMP) exam preparation courses. He holds both PMP and Project Management Institute – Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP) certifications and is a Scrum Master and Six Sigma Green Belt. Additionally, he serves as the Program Lead for the Project Management Concentration in Trevecca's MBA program.
Ty's instruction extends beyond project management; he has also taught certification preparation classes for the Association of Supply Chain Management / APICS for over 40 years. His expertise covers certifications such as Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM), Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) and Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP).
With a PhD in Information Technology and six master's degrees ranging in areas from instruction design to computer science and quantitative methods, Ty brings knowledge and experience he is excited to share with Agile Project Management Workshop participants.
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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.