101 Essentials of Business Project Management

Learn the Basics to Launch Your Project Manager Career

You'll be able to:

•Present a clear project plan

•Make good assignments to your team

•Develop schedules that finish as soon as possible

•Present professional status reports


Beginner Assessment
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$995 tuition
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Take up to a year
Earn 30 PDUs


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PMs in Demand

Job opportunities exist for project managers, even in this difficult economy. Gain a position with long-term employment opportunities by learning a step-by-step process for project success.

Interviews & Salary

Master skills that will get you job interviews and launch your professional career. Salaries for experienced project managers average over $100,000, per a recent PMI (Project Management Institute) salary survey.

Start Your PM Career

Get started on your career path. First, you'll manage small projects using the basic skills. Then get your project manager certification and move on to larger, more complex projects. Finally you'll become a program manager responsible for a portfolio of projects and project managers.


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Build Your Career with Personal Mentoring

You build professional skills by actually managing a project and receiving guidance and coaching from an experienced pro. You can't master these techniques sitting in a class of 100 people listening to an academic talk about theory.

How Training with a Mentor Works

You study when it fits your schedule and your mentor is available by phone or email whenever you have questions. Your mentor gives you written feedback on all your assignments. You also practice communication techniques in live meetings over the web. Your mentor plays the role of the sponsor and stakeholders and you practice answering the kind of questions executives ask about project planning, estimates and project status.

You Set the Schedule: Study When You Wish

Start the course whenever you wish and work as your schedule permits. There are no rigid time schedules. Most people finish in 4 to 6 weeks but you may take up to 1 year to complete the course.

World-Class Learning Materials

You have on-demand lectures available 24/7, covering all the steps in managing a project plus videos of PM's doing it the right and wrong way with analysis. Textbook reading with detailed discussion of the best practices for managing a project. Microsoft Project software videos with click-by-click instructions to schedule and track your project.

Practice Managing a Project

You have case study assignments where you are the PM, so you practice each step you're learning and work through all the common PM challenges. You'll be ready to handle them on your projects.

Give Live Presentations & Get Feedback

Get your mentor's feedback on your live, online presentations. You will improve your communication skills and get comfortable making presentations and answering questions on your feet.

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101 Course Modules

  1. Project planning template: scope
  2. Project requirements template
  3. Project charter template
  4. Work breakdown structure (WBS) template
  5. Project software scheduling: MS Project
  6. Optimize the schedule with several options for finishing sooner and/or cheaper
  7. Track the project status in less than 10 minutes a week
  8. Present the weekly status report for executives
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Lectures, Textbook & Case Studies by
Dick Billows, PMP