ISB | Certificate Programme in Project Management

Professionals Managing Complex Projects

• Professionals responsible for leading large or cross-functional initiatives
• Managers aiming to deliver projects more reliably in dynamic environments
• Individuals seeking structured methods to manage risks, timelines, and resources

Senior Professionals Overseeing Multiple Stakeholders

• Professionals coordinating projects across teams, functions, or departments
• Individuals seeking frameworks to manage scope, cost, and stakeholder expectations
• Managers looking to improve project planning and execution practices

Professionals in Digitally Transforming Industries

• Professionals working in fast-paced, technology-driven sectors
• Managers ensuring projects support broader strategic and organisational goals
• Individuals integrating digital tools and modern project practices into delivery

Curriculum

Course 1: Introduction to Project Management

• Understand how projects differ from operations and programmes
• Explore the project lifecycle and key knowledge areas
• Identify roles and responsibilities within project teams
• Apply foundational frameworks to manage scope, resources, and schedules

Course 2: Managing a Project Portfolio

• Align project selection with organisational strategy and goals
• Evaluate projects using financial tools such as NPV and payback
• Incorporate risk criteria into portfolio decision-making
• Apply multi-criteria frameworks to prioritise competing projects

Course 3: Project Initiation

• Conduct stakeholder analysis to understand project needs and expectations
• Perform feasibility assessments to evaluate project viability
• Develop structured project proposals and business cases
• Create project charters that define scope, purpose, and alignment

Course 4: Fundamentals of Project Planning

• Develop work breakdown structures to organise project deliverables
• Sequence activities logically to build effective project schedules
• Apply network diagrams and scheduling techniques for planning
• Use tools such as Gantt charts and critical path analysis

Course 5: Risk Analysis and Contingency Planning

• Identify potential project risks and assess their impact
• Apply qualitative and quantitative techniques for risk evaluation
• Use tools such as PERT and probability analysis in planning
• Develop contingency and mitigation strategies for uncertainties

Course 6: Optimising Resources and Budgets

• Allocate resources effectively using histograms and levelling methods
• Apply cost estimation techniques to develop realistic project budgets
• Balance resource availability with project demands and priorities
• Manage cost, quality, and efficiency across project activities

Course 7: Execution Challenges and Solutions

• Address execution challenges related to scope, time, and resources
• Apply techniques such as fast tracking and crashing to manage timelines
• Manage scope changes and prevent scope creep during execution
• Balance stakeholder expectations with project constraints

Course 8: Project Monitoring and Control

• Track project performance using Earned Value Management
• Apply visual monitoring tools to assess progress and identify deviations
• Analyse variances and efficiency metrics to evaluate project health
• Implement corrective actions to keep projects aligned with objectives

Course 9: Evolving Practices in Project Execution and Closure

• Strengthen communication and conflict resolution within project teams
• Apply agile practices for adaptive and iterative project delivery
• Explore digital and AI-enabled approaches in project management
• Conduct structured project closure and capture lessons learned