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Project Management for Non-Project Managers
One-day project management training for people who are not project managers
Overview
A one-day, trainer-led course that teaches practical project management to people whose jobs include projects but not the title. It covers fundamentals, common challenges, stakeholder communication, leadership, Waterfall versus Agile, and the five phases of the project lifecycle with working tools for each phase. The pack contains everything needed to run the session in a classroom or online, and every file is editable and rebrandable.
Format. One day (about 7 hours including breaks). Designed for classroom delivery and adaptable to live online sessions.
Who it is for. Employees and managers who plan and run projects without being professional project managers, whether new to the subject or refreshing the basics.
What delegates take away
- Explain what project management is and why it matters
- Identify and resolve common project challenges
- Communicate effectively with each category of stakeholder
- Lead project teams through limited information, conflicting priorities, and burnout risk
- Choose between Waterfall and Agile approaches for a given project
- Apply practical tools across the five phases of the project lifecycle
Course outline
Defines what is and is not a project, distinguishes projects from operations, and establishes why project management matters outside the PM role.
Works through the four most common project challenges, typical constraints, what makes a project genuinely successful, and the soft skills managing one requires.
Covers why communication decides project outcomes and how to target messages differently for each stakeholder group, including repairing a communication breakdown.
Addresses the key challenges project leaders face: deciding with limited information, navigating conflicting priorities, and keeping teams engaged without burnout.
Compares structured and flexible approaches to project planning and uses scenario work to decide which fits a given project.
Guides groups through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closure on a running case study, applying a tool at each phase: project charter, power-interest grid, WBS, risk matrix, RACI, Kanban, Gantt chart, change control, and closure checklist.
What is in the kit
Slide deck
65 editable PowerPoint slides with speaker notes on every slide
Trainer notes
Scripted session notes keyed to each slide, with timed activities, Q&A prompts, suggested trainer wording, and online-delivery variants for every activity
MIZAN Edition field guide
Updated research with sources, two GCC-context case studies, three new activities, an AI-era section and a 30-day transfer plan
Participant workbook
Workbook for note-taking and the in-session exercises
Handouts
9 handouts, including project charter, power-interest grid, communication plan, lessons learned, and project closure checklist templates, plus case studies and activity cards
Certificates
Attendance certificate in digital-signature and printable formats, and a CPD completion certificate with template and completed example
Course administration forms
Course feedback form and sign-in sheet
Online delivery guide
Guide to running the course live over Zoom, Teams, or similar platforms, with tool recommendations
Pre-course preparation guide
Orientation document walking the trainer through the pack contents and session preparation
Editable and PDF versions
Every document supplied in both editable Word/PowerPoint and PDF formats
Editions
The license in one sentence
Buy once, deliver the course as often as you like to as many delegates as you like, edit anything, add your own branding — you only may not resell or redistribute the materials themselves. Every download is stamped with your name, tier and order number. Full license terms
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