About this course
Have you always wanted to get into project management, but weren’t sure where to start? Or maybe you’re finding yourself responsible for projects and project teams— even though that’s not on your business card. One Month Project Management will help you save time and money and successfully take your projects from ideation to reality.
You’ll get a great overview of the practicalities of Project Management and putting what you’ve learned to work right away, regardless of what field you’re in. This course is designed to give you hands-on, immediately applicable knowledge including email optimizations, schedule planning, work breakdown structures, and more.
Build real projects while you learn!
You’re going to walk away with a clear idea of how to properly manage projects of any scale. Plus, when you sign up, you immediately get access to a member’s area where you can learn and share with fellow students while you take the course at your own pace.
Is this course for you?
Who Our Project Management Course For?
- Someone looking to get into
project management (PM) to see if this is a career track they would like to pursue - Someone who has taken on the duties of a project manager (at a startup, or agency) and needs to use the skills on a day to day basis
- The developer that needs to know the basic tenets of project management, so that they don’t build a website that they don’t need.
What You'll Get:
- The tools for building an air-tight project plan
- Four interactive projects with real-world applications
- Project Management Certification
What You'll Learn:
- How to refine your project management skills through working on projects of your own
- How to effectively communicate with your team
- The right tools to manage the scope of your projects
- Properly manage time and schedules
- How to keep your goals in check
- How to keep your stakeholders happy
Peek inside the course
Show me the syllabusWeek 1: Initiation and Planning
Welcome to One Month Project Management!
Welcome to the wonderful world of Project Management. Is this course right for you? If you ever need to manage a project, probably.
What's In A Name?
What exactly is Project Management? We summarize the complexities and clarity of everything - time management, risk assessment, scope creep - good project management entails.
Going Through A Phase (Of Project Management)
The phases, or steps, of successful project management are (spoilers) initiation, planning, execution, control, and closure. In this lesson, we dive into what that means.
About the Instructor
Alex Bisker is a Product Manager at 18F where she helps other federal agencies build, buy, and share efficient and easy-to-use digital services with a team of technology experts that work with agencies to diagnose problems and then work alongside agency teams to find the right solutions.