Project Management
Strengthen the ability to plan, execute, and monitor projects across their lifecycle, manage risks and resources effectively, and deliver outcomes aligned with strategic and operational goals.
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Programme Overview
Key Takeaways
Execute projects with strategic clarity
The programme equips you to:
- Plan and execute projects effectively while managing scope, time, cost, and quality
- Align project selection and priorities with organisational strategy and goals
- Identify and mitigate risks using structured risk analysis and contingency planning
- Optimise resources and budgets to ensure efficient project delivery
- Monitor performance using tools such as Earned Value Management and corrective controls
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Programme Highlights
Experience a distinctive blend of practical learning, expert guidance, and real-world exposure that transforms how you lead and create impact in business.
Learner Profiles
- Professionals responsible for leading large or cross-functional initiatives
- Individuals seeking structured methods to manage risks, timelines, and resources
- Managers aiming to deliver projects more reliably in dynamic environments
- Professionals coordinating projects across teams, functions, or departments
- Managers looking to improve project planning and execution practices
- Individuals seeking frameworks to manage scope, cost, and stakeholder expectations
- Professionals working in fast-paced, technology-driven sectors
- Individuals integrating digital tools and modern project practices into delivery
- Managers ensuring projects support broader strategic and organisational goals
Curriculum
Journey through essential project phases, from foundations and planning to execution and closure, gaining hands-on skills with proven tools, frameworks, and real-world insights that drive successful outcomes.
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
Note: Courses and topics are subject to change based on our faculty recommendations to keep the content contextual and relevant to the evolving environment.
What You Gain
Programme Certificate
Completing all courses in the programme awards you the prestigious Programme Certificate, recognising your hard work and symbolising your professional growth. (For illustrative purposes only).
Course Certificate
Completion of a course awards you a Course Certificate, a recognition of your advancement in an area within the programme. (For illustrative purposes only).
Digital Badge
Celebrate and share your progress with micro-certifications for timely completion of modules within each course. (For illustrative purposes only).
Programme Eligibility: Diploma/Bachelor's degree (10+2+3/4) or equivalent from a recognised university; Minimum 3 years post-degree work experience
ISB Online Alumni Benefits
On successful completion of this programme, participants gain the ISB Online Alumni status. The privileges of this exclusive community include:
Community and Network Access
Participants gain access to the ISB Online Alumni portal and the ISB Online Network LinkedIn group, enabling continued connections with senior leaders and entrepreneurs while fostering meaningful peer connections and professional exchange.
Professional Support and Engagement
Members get access to the ISB Online Alumni Engagement team via email, ensuring continued assistance and a direct channel for programme-related guidance, updates, and engagement opportunities.
Learning and Knowledge Resources
The Online Alumni network community receives curated newsletters and regular updates designed to support ongoing learning. Members stay informed about insights from faculty and industry experts through knowledge resources shared periodically.
Beyond the Classroom
Participants are eligible to attend masterclasses delivered by ISB faculty and industry leaders and receive programme fee benefits, including a 5% discount on ISB Executive Education programmes and a 20% discount on ISB Online programmes.
Note: Alumni benefits are subject to ISB policy and may change without prior notice.
Programme Faculty
Vijaya Sunder M
Assistant Professor of Operations Management (Practice), ISB
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