Do you need to have managed a project before taking the Project management fundamentals course?

No. This course on the fundamentals of project management is aimed at project managers with or without experience, and no prerequisites are required. It starts from the definitions and principles of project management.

Does the Project management fundamentals course take place remotely?

Yes. The course takes place remotely, in a virtual classroom via Teams, over 3 days, or 21 hours, with practical work in a team of 3 to 4 learners.

Which project management tools do you practise during the Project management fundamentals course?

You practise the scoping note, the breakdown of the project into tasks (Work Breakdown Structure), the schedule, the budget, risk control, the dashboard and reporting. A "Project management" toolkit is provided and remains usable immediately after the course.

How are learning outcomes evaluated during the Project management fundamentals course?

Learning outcomes are evaluated by means of educational activities offered in each module, then a self-evaluation at the end of the session.

How soon can a team member be enrolled on the Project management fundamentals course?

Access begins with a positioning and needs-gathering questionnaire. The access lead time is then approximately 15 days from receipt of the signed contractual documents.

Project management fundamentals (level 1)

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This project management training is aimed at your project managers, with or without experience, whatever your business sector. Its aim is to enable them to acquire the techniques, tools, know-how and interpersonal skills that make it possible to steer a project completely independently.

Why choose the Project management fundamentals course?

Many project managers coordinate people over whom they have no hierarchical authority: they then make progress through scoping, delegation and negotiation, three practices that the programme has them work on. The Project management fundamentals course thus trains team managers in an approach to project management based on functional levers for action rather than hierarchical ones.

The 3 days, in a virtual classroom, follow the course of a project, from scoping to leading meetings, by way of forming the team, deliverables, risks, the budget, the schedule and steering. No prerequisites are required. The course starts from the definitions and principles of project management, and the detail of each day appears in the Curriculum tab.

The first level of a pathway

This course opens a pathway of three complementary levels, with an approach based on progressive learning and operational support. It continues with Project management performance (level 2), then with Project Management Office (PMO): managing the project portfolio (level 3). If some of your project managers have already led projects, you can instead direct them towards level 2. For participants who would like it, operational coaching sessions can also supplement the course.

What your project teams take away from it

Your project managers leave with the "Project management" toolkit, which they have put into practice during the course and which remains usable immediately afterwards, so they do not have to start from a blank page when they return to their role. On the last day, each participant also builds their individual action plan. Open to all types of business sector, the course forms part of the offering of Excelia Business School's Executive Education Centre.

The skills targeted

At the end of the course, your project managers will be able to:

Steer a project in all its dimensions
Practise the necessary tools (scoping note, calendar, budget, risks, quality…)
Integrate the human dimension of the project manager's role (delegation, negotiation, confrontation)

The human dimension is worked on throughout the three days: delegation on the first, negotiation on the second, the handling of disagreements on the third.

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Key program points

Degree : Training certificate
Admission : No prerequisites are required to take this course.
Campus : Online
Format : Online
Study format : 3 days of training (21 hours) - virtual classroom session via Teams
Language : French

The course takes place over 3 days, or 21 hours, in a virtual classroom via Teams, and forms the first level of a pathway that has three.

How you learn

The three days alternate input and practical exercises:

Short theoretical sequences, followed together
Practical work in a small team of 3 to 4 learners
A practice workbook provided in advance, which serves as a basis for the team exercises
A "Project management" toolkit provided and put into practice

Educational activities punctuate each module, and a self-evaluation of learning outcomes closes the session.

Three days to move from framework to steering

The first day sets the framework of the project and forms the team, the second builds its deliverables, budget and schedule, the third takes charge of steering it through to the individual action plan. You will find the detail in the three sections below.

Day 1: scope the project and form the team

This first day teaches you to scope a project in writing, to form the team that will carry it and to delegate clear responsibilities to the team. Breaking the project down into tasks then gives you an overview of the work to be done.

Module titles

Kick-off: forming the teams, working rules, programme
Definitions and principles of project management
Write a scoping note
Build your team and delegate responsibilities
Create the Work Breakdown Structure

Day 2: build the deliverables, the budget and the schedule

Deliverables, risks, budget, schedule: the second day has you get to grips with each of these elements of the project. You also practise communicating, negotiating and giving a team member feedback that motivates them.

Module titles

Pedagogical warm-up
Build the project deliverables
Control the risks
Estimate the budget
Communicate and negotiate
Give a team member motivating feedback
Draw up the project schedule

Day 3: steer progress and lead the project

After understanding ROI (return on investment), you track the project's progress using a dashboard and reporting, handle disagreements and lead each type of meeting. The day ends with putting your individual action plan in place.

Module titles

Pedagogical warm-up
Understand ROI
Steer the progress of the project
Handle disagreements
Create a dashboard and reporting
Lead all meetings (launch, steering, review, one-to-one, etc.)
Put your individual action plan in place

Do you need to have managed a project before taking the Project management fundamentals course?: No. This course on the fundamentals of project management is aimed at project managers with or without experience, and no prerequisites are required. It starts from the definitions and principles of project management.
Does the Project management fundamentals course take place remotely?: Yes. The course takes place remotely, in a virtual classroom via Teams, over 3 days, or 21 hours, with practical work in a team of 3 to 4 learners.
Which project management tools do you practise during the Project management fundamentals course?: You practise the scoping note, the breakdown of the project into tasks (Work Breakdown Structure), the schedule, the budget, risk control, the dashboard and reporting. A "Project management" toolkit is provided and remains usable immediately after the course.
What happens after level 1 of the Project management pathway?: The pathway continues with Project management performance (level 2), then with Project Management Office (PMO): managing the project portfolio (level 3). Trainees who wish to can also supplement the course with operational coaching sessions.
How are learning outcomes evaluated during the Project management fundamentals course?: Learning outcomes are evaluated by means of educational activities offered in each module, then a self-evaluation at the end of the session.
How soon can a team member be enrolled on the Project management fundamentals course?: Access begins with a positioning and needs-gathering questionnaire. The access lead time is then approximately 15 days from receipt of the signed contractual documents.