Project Management Professional (PMP)
An intensive five-day programme in modern project management based on the PMI framework, covering scope, schedule, cost, risk and stakeholders across predictive, Agile and hybrid approaches, with PMP exam preparation.
Delivered in English at a 4/5 star hotel in Kuwait. Dates are arranged on request throughout 2026-2027.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand fundamental project management principles and terminology.
- Understand the project life cycle from initiation through to closure.
- Develop effective project scope, schedule and cost plans.
- Identify, assess and respond to project risks.
- Manage project resources, teams and stakeholders effectively.
- Understand predictive, Agile and hybrid project management approaches.
- Monitor project performance and manage changes effectively.
- Strengthen readiness for PMP-style situational and scenario-based questions.
Day 1: Project Management Fundamentals and Framework
- Projects, programmes and portfolios; the role of the project manager and project management principles.
- Project life cycle and development approaches: predictive, Agile and hybrid.
- Organisational structures, project initiation and business value; stakeholder analysis.
- Practical activity: a project charter and stakeholder register for a sample project.
Day 2: Project Planning and Management
- Scope management, requirements gathering and the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
- Schedule development, activity sequencing and dependencies.
- Cost estimation and budgeting, quality, resource and procurement planning.
- Practical activity: a simplified WBS, project schedule and cost estimate.
Day 3: People, Leadership and Stakeholder Management
- Building and leading project teams, emotional intelligence and motivation.
- Conflict, communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement.
- Managing virtual and diverse teams; project manager decision-making.
Day 4: Risk, Change, Agile and Project Performance
- Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis and response strategies; issue management and change control.
- Monitoring performance with key performance indicators.
- Agile principles, Scrum and Kanban, Agile roles and hybrid project management.
- Practical activity: a risk register with responses for major project risks.
Day 5: Integration, Closure and PMP Preparation
- Project integration, benefits and value delivery, governance and compliance.
- Lessons learned, handover and closure.
- PMP-style situational questions, exam techniques and a final mock assessment with review.
Location
Courses may be conducted at one of the following hotels in Kuwait:
- Hilton Garden Inn Kuwait – The Avenues
- Hilton Kuwait Resort – Mangaf
- Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa
- Radisson Blu Hotel Kuwait
Or at the client’s premises.
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