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Project Management 101 - A Beginner Guide to Project Management

Build practical planning, scheduling, budgeting, and control skills for real projects

Aslam Khan

Created by Aslam Khan

Explore the full project management process, from initial planning to project closure. You'll learn how to create key documents, manage schedules and budgets, and use Microsoft Project for real-world tasks. Practical examples help you build confidence in planning and controlling projects.

Packt | Sep 2026 | 195 min

What You Will Learn

You'll move step by step through each stage of a project, using visual explanations and real examples to connect concepts with practice. Guided demonstrations in Microsoft Project show how to put planning and control techniques into action, helping you build skills you can use right away.

Key Features

  • Develop practical skills to plan, schedule, and control real projects with confidence
  • Learn to create and use essential project documents for better decision making
  • Apply Microsoft Project to build schedules, track progress, and visualize project plans

Target Audience

Perfect for aspiring project managers, team leads, coordinators, and business professionals new to project work. If you want to understand project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and control from the ground up, this course will help you build a strong foundation and support your transition into project-based roles.

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