Certified Project Management Diploma

Processes performed to define a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase.

Processes required to establish the scope of the project, refine the objectives, and define the course of action required to attain the objectives that the project was undertaken to achieve.

Processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project requirements.

Processes required to track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project; identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required; and initiate the corresponding changes.

Processes performed to formally complete or close a project, phase, or contract.

• What to expect from the course
• Course Assessment
• Certification process
• Fundamental project management concepts and terms
• Project life cycles and processes
• Project Influences

• Collecting project requirements
• Defining project scope
• Creating the Work Breakdown Structure
• Validating Project Scope

• Defining and sequencing project activities
• Estimating project activity duration and effort
• Developing a project schedule
• Controlling the Project Schedule
• Performing critical path analysis
• Developing a Gantt chart
• Loading and Levelling Project Resources

• Stakeholder management principles.
• Identifying and classifying project stakeholders
• Planning, managing, and monitoring stakeholder engagement
• Building Trust and accommodating changes
• Building the stakeholder register
• Leadership, political, social and business skills to address stakeholders’ concerns, issues, and expectations

• Planning cost management
• Estimating project costs
• Building and tracking a project budget
• Contingency reserves
• Earned Value (EV) performance management
• Investment Appraisal

• Quality concepts and definitions applied to projects
• Developing a project quality plan
• Managing and controlling project quality
• Identifying project vs product cost of quality
• Implementing a quality management system

• Planning project resources
• Estimating project activity resources
• Acquiring resources for project activities
• Developing project team
• Managing project team
• Controlling project resources

• Planning, managing, and monitoring project communications
• Communication channels
• Preparing and leading a project kick-off meeting
• Professional responsibility and ethics applied to projects
• Identifying our own communication and negotiation style
• Overview of classic negotiation techniques and outcomes

• Planning project procurement management
• Conducting procurements in project
• Controlling project procurements
• Procurement vs Purchasing

• Identifying project risks, opportunities, and threats
• Performing qualitative and quantitative risk analysis
• Planning and implementing risk responses
• Monitoring risks
• Developing a Risk Assessment Matrix
• Assessing and calculating risk probability and impact

• Performing a feasibility study
• Developing the project charter
• Developing the project management plan
• Directing and managing the project work
• Managing project knowledge
• Performing integrated change control
• Closing the project, or the project phase

• Identifying Lean and Agile values and principles
• Defining the Agile mindset
• Differentiating Agile Vs Lean
• Implementing agile practices to projects
• Scrum: Definitions and Framework

• Overview of course content
• Identify best strategies to succeed on the final exam

• Learn AI’s role and applications in project management. 

• Use prompting techniques to apply Generative AI in tasks. 

• Identify AI use cases to boost efficiency and decision-making. 

• Understand the ethical and governance aspects of AI. 

• Integrate sustainability concepts like TBL, Circular Economy, and SDGs. 

• Apply sustainability frameworks (CSRD, GRI, SDGs, ESG reporting). 

• Identify opportunities for sustainability in the project lifecycle. 

• Become familiar with tools for sustainable project management. 

Master project management techniques, tools, and methods widely used across sectors such as construction, ICT, healthcare, and public services.

Adopt professional behaviours expected of project managers, including effective leadership, clear communication, and ethical decision-making within collaborative environments.

Understand how projects relate to the broader organisational, economic, and regulatory context, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives.