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Project Management Basics
Learn how a small project is defined, planned, tracked and closed: charter, scope, schedule, budget, risks and status reports. Five short lessons and a quiz, with a certificate of completion.
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About 60 minutes
5 short lessons and one final quiz. Your progress is saved, so you can stop and come back on any device.
Certificate of completion
Finish every lesson and score 70% or more on the final quiz. Retakes are unlimited.
Not a program
This free short course is not part of a Ucademy diploma or certificate program and gives no program credit.
What you will learn
- Explain what a project is and describe its five stages
- Write a one-page project charter with a success test you can check
- Turn a vague request into a scope statement and a work breakdown structure
- Find the critical path in a small task list and build a budget with a contingency
- Keep a risk register and write a short status report with a red, amber or green rating
- Run a change request and a closing checklist on a small project
Who it is for
Adults who want to learn how projects are organized, including people in office, business and supply-chain roles in Alberta. No project experience is needed. The course is an introduction and is not preparation for any professional certification exam.
What you need
- A computer or phone with an internet connection
- A calculator or spreadsheet for the small practice calculations
- About 60 minutes in total, which you can split across several days
Lessons
- 1What a project is and how it runs12 min
- 2Defining scope and breaking down the work12 min
- 3Schedule, critical path and budget12 min
- 4Risks, communication and status reports12 min
- 5Tracking, change control and closing12 min
- ✓Project Management Basics quizfinal quiz
Where this course can lead
Business Administration Diploma – Supply Chain Management
This course is a short, practical introduction. The full program goes much further: business operations, purchasing, inventory and logistics for coordinator roles, studied online and at your own pace.
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Yes. You sign up for a free Ucademy account and take the five lessons and the quiz at no cost.
Yes. When you finish the lessons and pass the quiz you receive a Ucademy certificate of completion. The course is not part of a Ucademy diploma or certificate program, and it does not count toward any professional certification.
About 60 minutes in total, in five lessons of 10 to 15 minutes. It is self-paced and fully online, so you can stop and continue later.
No. The course starts from the basics and uses simple examples, such as an office move and a filing change.
It is the longest chain of dependent tasks, and it sets the shortest possible project length. Lesson 3 shows how to find it with a small example.
No. It is a free short course, not part of a Ucademy diploma or certificate program, and it does not give program credit.
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