Project Management Essentials

5-day (30 hours) LIVE virtual classroom course

In an ever-changing environment, knowing how to manage a project well and how to work effectively with your team members are key to a successful delivery. This course will allow you to understand and improve your own skills and abilities and by doing so leading successful projects in the future. You will learn how to apply essential project management concepts and tools, how to deal with changes and challenges, and check the impact of your decisions based on project outcomes.

Course Code: GMC014VCEN03

Course format

• The live sessions of this virtual classroom course are delivered by an official IATA Instructor.


• The course will take you approximately 30 hours to complete and be held over 5 consecutive days.


• There will be 2 live interactive virtual classroom sessions per day, each session will be 180 minutes.


• The live sessions will require your participation, with multiple Q&A sessions and additional time spent on self-study material including projects, research, additional reading and videos.


• Student performance will be based on an assessment.

Technical requirements

Please verify your hardware, software and network to support your upcoming course with IATA Training.

Prerequisites

• You should have prior knowledge and experience working with projects.


• Recommended level is Advanced.


• The recommended level of language proficiency is ICAO Operational Level 4 for courses in English or the equivalent level for other languages.

How to register

• When you click the Register button, you will be directed to log in to your Training Account. Please have your login details ready.


• Register early and save up to 25% at our Training Centers! Please read the Terms and Conditions for the early bird discount. The discount will be calculated at the time of payment.

To arrange in-house training for your company: Complete the in-house training request form or contact the B2B Training Specialist in your region.

Virtual venues

We schedule our virtual classroom courses through one of 3 virtual venues, each in a different time zone for your convenience. For more information, please visit our page on virtual classroom timing or contact our Customer Portal.

Please check the exact schedule of each class below (View more details) and click ‘Register’.

Upon completing this course you will be able to:

• Define project objectives, minimize scope changes and prevent scope creep
• Develop time and cost estimates, create and control the schedule and the budget
• Assemble, motivate and lead a project team
• Communicate project progress, maintain stakeholder engagement and develop plans for managing risks
• Manage scope, resources, schedule and team dynamics
• Make trade-offs between desired project outcomes and understand how prototypes and iterative processes help mitigate the risks of uncertainty

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Scope of project deliverables
• Identification and management of key stakeholders
• Prevent, minimize and respond to risks
• Assigning tasks and managing project teams
• Project progress and changes
• Leadership and people skills related to project management

This course is recommended for:

• Project coordinators and managers
• Project team members
• Anyone who needs to perform project management activities in their role

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 70% or higher on an assessment. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.