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Martyn Clayden, Adam Williams, Umair Tanveer, and Navami Leena

Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is for anyone looking to understand project management for business. Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.

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Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is for anyone looking to understand project management for business. Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.

Topics Covered

  • Introduction to project management 
  • Project initiation documentation (PID): an introduction to key facets of scope, aims, timelines, key stakeholders and budget 
  • Project selection 
  • Time, cost and quality triangle (constraint triangle) 

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