PM Fundamentals®

Project Management Fundamentals provides participants with a practical introduction to the principles, practices, and disciplines used to successfully plan and deliver projects.

This two-day, instructor-led course introduces the project lifecycle and the foundational elements of project management, including scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, risk, communications, and stakeholder engagement. Participants learn how these elements work together and how decisions in one area can affect project performance across others.

Through instructor-led discussion, practical examples, and applied learning activities, participants develop an understanding of how projects are initiated, planned, executed, monitored, and closed. The course also explores the role of the project manager in coordinating work, communicating with stakeholders, managing constraints, addressing risks and issues, and supporting successful project outcomes.

There are no prerequisites for this course. Project Management Fundamentals is designed for professionals new to project management, individuals who contribute to project teams, and professionals seeking to strengthen their foundational project management knowledge and practical skills.

Participants will develop practical knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• Project management fundamentals and the project lifecycle
• Project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing
• Defining and managing project scope and requirements
• Developing and managing project schedules and milestones
• Understanding project costs, resources, and quality considerations
• Identifying, assessing, and responding to project risks and issues
• Communicating effectively with project stakeholders and team members
• Understanding stakeholder roles, expectations, and engagement
• Managing project constraints, dependencies, and changes
• Applying foundational project management practices to real-world project environments

REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE

Our instructors bring extensive project and program management experience across diverse organizational and project environments.

Instruction connects foundational project management concepts with practical examples, real-world project challenges, and tools and practices participants can apply in their day-to-day work.

After completing the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain foundational project management concepts and terminology
• Describe the project lifecycle from initiation through closing
• Define project objectives, scope, requirements, and deliverables
• Develop foundational approaches to project scheduling, budgeting, and resource planning
• Identify and assess project risks, issues, assumptions, and constraints
• Apply basic quality and performance management practices
• Plan effective project communications and stakeholder engagement
• Understand the project manager’s role in coordinating teams and project activities
• Evaluate the impact of changes and competing project constraints
• Apply project management concepts to practical project scenarios

✓ You must attend your Project Management Fundamentals class for the full duration.

✓ You must complete all assigned practice exams and quizzes in your student portal to receive your Certificate of Completion (COC).

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Hardware Requirements:
  • This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook with strong internet service and computer audio and video capabilities.
• Software Requirements:
  • PC: A currently supported version of Windows
  • Mac: A currently supported version of macOS
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Microsoft.com Microsoft Word or compatible document-viewing software
  • Adobe.com for Adobe Reader or another PDF reader
    • Software MUST be fully installed and operational PRIOR to course start.
• Other:
  • A valid email account is required for course communications and access to applicable learning resources.

INTERNATIONAL PHONE NUMBERS PROVIDED

• International dial-in numbers provided for over 50 countries.
• Alternatively, students can join using Voice Over IP (VOIP)

1. Medium: This class will be taught via Zoom. Zoom has established a list of Global Access Numbers which will be provided to students upon registration. Voice Over IP (VOIP) is also available. Baskin Advisory Group, LLC (known hereafter as BAG, LLC) is not responsible for telephone toll or data charges that may be incurred by participants while connected to web or phone conferencing services.

2. Electronic Communications: BAG will communicate with participants electronically, via email from connect@baskinadvisorygroup.com. To ensure receipt of related communications, participants are responsible for adding the email domain of BAG, LLC to its list of safe senders and for inspecting spam folders to retrieve communications which may be sent by BAG, LLC.

3. Training Materials: All training materials ship from the United States. For international shipments, buyer is responsible for import fees and duties which may be levied by the country of destination at the time of receipt. BAG, LLC will transmit shipping address, electronically to the shipper, exactly as entered on the customer registration form. BAG, LLC cannot ship packages to a P. O. Box. Customer is responsible for providing a physical shippping address, at the time of registration, which is valid and deliverable. Customer accepts responsibility for taking delivery of packages at the address provided by the customer at the time of registration. Customer assumes responsibility for expenses related to training materials that must be replaced or reshipped due to incorrect or undeliverable shipping address provided by the customer at the time of registration. BAG, LLC will notify participant via email when package ships, and upon receipt of delivery notification from shipper. Customer assumes full responsibility for expenses related to training materials that must be replaced or reshipped if training materials are not reported as missing, or undeliverable by the customer and/or participant within three (3) business days of electronic delivery notification sent by BAG, LLC to customer.

4. Cancellations/Refunds: Requests for cancellations, refunds, transfers, and substitutions, must be submitted via email to connect@baskinadvisorygroup.com. Cancellation requests received by BAG, LLC within 30 calendar days from date of purchase AND not after 30 calendar days prior to the start date of the class for which the participant/customer was originally registered, will receive a full refund, minus the cost of any training materials that have already been shipped or otherwise provided to the participant.. Cancellation requests received greater than 30 days after date of purchase OR after 30 days prior to the start date of the class for which the participant/customer was originally registered are non-refundable.

5. Transfers: If space is available, BAG, LLC is happy to accommodate requests to transfer students between classes of the same type. In the event the training materials that are required for the originally scheduled class becomes obsolete, then a student/customer may purchase new training materials from BAG, LLC which are compatible with the new class. BAG, LLC does NOT accept returns, issue refunds or exchanges for obsolete training materials, or for training materials which have been shipped to the student/customer.

6. Substitutions: BAG, LLC is pleased to accommodate requests to subsitute the registration of one student for the registration of another student, in the same class. Training materials are personalized and licensed to the individual student. Therefore, training materials are non-transferable. Upon substitution, a fee of $250 will be assessed to the buyer to cover the cost of issuing new training materials to the new student.

ABOUT BASKIN ADVISORY GROUP, LLC.

Baskin Advisory Group, LLC (BAG) provides management consulting, program and project management advisory services, and professional development training designed to strengthen organizational and individual capability. Our training programs combine structured learning with practical application, helping participants build knowledge and skills they can apply across project and organizational environments.

BAG provides project management education and certification preparation across foundational and advanced learning pathways, including CAPM® and PMP® preparation, along with training in Microsoft® Project and other professional development areas. Programs may support individual learners, organizational teams, and institutional workforce and professional development initiatives.

Our instructor-led approach emphasizes practical experience, participant engagement, and the connection between professional learning and real-world application.