Course Fees

UGX 500,000 or USD 135.

Duration

4 Weeks

Delivery Mode

Virtual (Online)

Facilitators

Project Planning and Management

In today’s competitive business environment, organisations of all sizes must deliver projects efficiently and effectively. This course responds to the growing need for structured planning, coordinated implementation, and effective monitoring to ensure projects achieve their objectives within the agreed scope, time, quality, and budget.

Participants will gain practical knowledge and hands-on skills in project planning, team coordination, risk management, performance monitoring, and stakeholder communication.

Target Audience

The course is designed for:

Early-career professionals aspiring to project management roles
Managers responsible for overseeing organisational projects
Project officers, coordinators, and team leaders
Entrepreneurs seeking a structured approach to launching and scaling ventures
Professionals who wish to strengthen their project planning and management skills

What you'll Learn

Week	Lesson	Topics Covered	Practical Activity/Output
Week 1	1. Introduction to Project Management	Meaning and characteristics of a project; project life cycle; project constraints; roles of a project manager; causes of project success and failure.	Analyse a project case and identify its objectives, stakeholders, constraints, and expected results.
Week 1	2. Project Identification and Initiation	Problem identification; needs assessment; project justification; setting SMART objectives; defining project scope and deliverables.	Develop a project concept and draft a project charter.
Week 2	3. Project Planning and Work Breakdown Structures	Planning processes; identifying activities; developing deliverables; creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); assigning responsibilities.	Prepare a detailed WBS and responsibility assignment matrix.
Week 2	4. Project Scheduling and Time Management	Activity sequencing; task dependencies; milestones; estimating activity duration; Gantt charts; critical path concepts.	Develop a project implementation schedule and Gantt chart.
Week 3	5. Resource Planning and Budgeting	Human, financial, and physical resources; cost estimation; budget preparation; resource allocation; expenditure control.	Prepare a resource plan and project budget.
Week 3	6. Project Risk Management	Risk identification; risk assessment; probability and impact analysis; mitigation strategies; contingency planning; risk monitoring.	Develop a project risk register and mitigation plan.
Week 4	7. Stakeholder Engagement, Communication and Negotiation	Stakeholder identification and analysis; communication planning; team coordination; conflict resolution; reporting; negotiation techniques.	Conduct a stakeholder analysis and participate in a negotiation simulation.
Week 4	8. Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Closure	Performance indicators; monitoring tools; progress reporting; managing changes; project evaluation; lessons learned; project closure.	Develop a basic monitoring framework and present a complete project plan.