Foundations of Project Management

Two half-day sessions building the core skills to plan, manage, and deliver a project.

This workshop equips participants with the core competencies and project management theory they need to successfully manage and deliver a project, or a section of a larger one. Using a workplace-relevant scenario throughout, participants learn how to plan, administer, and monitor a project, then finalise and review it to capture lessons learned for future work.

Duration: 2 x half-day sessions  ·  Delivery: Online or Face-to-face  ·  Cohort: 8-20 participants

Aligned to the APS Craft Capability Framework and APS Workforce Strategy 2025.

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What your team will learn

Core project management skills, built around a practical scenario from start to finish.

Participants work through a workplace-relevant scenario across both sessions, building a practical understanding of project management theory along the way. They learn how to initiate and plan a project, then execute and close it out, including reviewing performance and capturing lessons learned for future work.

What we cover

Session 1: Initiate and Plan the Project

    • What a project is — Understanding the nature of a project and different approaches to managing one.
    • Scopes, briefs, and business cases — Working with the documents that define and justify a project.
    • Key planning tools — Using tools including the Work Breakdown Structure, Gantt Chart, budgets, risk register, and project plan.
    • Practice scenario — Applying these skills to a workplace-relevant scenario introduced in this session.

Session 2: Execute and Close the Project

    • Quality planning and checking — Planning for quality and carrying out quality checks, auditing, and reporting.
    • Communication and engagement — Using strategies to communicate and engage with stakeholders through delivery.
    • Closing the project — Following the steps to close a project and achieve formal sign-off.
    • Review and lessons learned — Reviewing project performance, completing a closure report, and running a lessons learned session.
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Workshop format

Two half-day sessions, delivered to your team as a closed cohort.

McMillan’s Foundations of Project Management workshop is delivered as two half-day sessions, using a workplace-relevant scenario throughout to give participants a practical understanding of project management theory. In the first session, participants work through initiating and planning a project, then execute and close it out in the second.

At a glance

    • Length: 2 x half-day sessions
    • Audience: All — tailored to audience as required
    • Delivery: Online (live, facilitated) or Face-to-face
    • Cohort size: Minimum 8, maximum 20 participants
    • Approach: Facilitated instruction and practical scenario-based activities

Who the workshop is for

Suitable for team members at any level — tailored to the seniority and function of your cohort.

Foundations of Project Management is designed for team members at any level who need to manage a project, or a section of a larger project, as part of their role. We tailor content and examples to your cohort’s seniority and function before delivery.

Typical cohorts

    • Staff taking on project responsibilities for the first time
    • Teams delivering a section of a larger project, without overall responsibility for outcomes
    • Whole teams wanting a shared, practical understanding of project management

When this workshop is a good fit:

    • Staff need core project management skills to manage or contribute to a project
    • Your team would benefit from a shared, practical approach to planning and delivery
    • You want staff equipped to apply project management tools like a WBS, Gantt chart, or risk register
    • You’re building project capability across a team or work area

How we deliver

Evidence-based training grounded in adult learning principles, applied consistently to every engagement.

1. Initiate

Confirm outcomes, audience, schedule, and success measures.

2. Design and tailor

Shape content and scenarios to your workplace.

3. Deliver

Interactive, practical sessions online or in-person.

4. Evaluate and close

Capture feedback, measure impact, document improvements.

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