Skip to main content
Close icon Menu icon
Cart
Your cart
Your cart is empty

Browse courses to find something that interests you.

Search
Enter to search / ESC to close


Browse Study Areas >

SHORT COURSE

Project Management Fundamentals

Enrol now
$ 698.00

START DATE

 12 November

MODE

 On Campus (Sydney)

DURATION

 1 day

COMMITMENT

 8 hrs
Enrol now

Make an enquiry

Have a question?

















Lead Presenters

Tish Creenaune

Tish Creenaune
Associate Director at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance

Tish Creenaune is an Associate Director at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance and is a highly regarded and experienced public sector executive. She has over 30 years working in the education and training, innovation, communities and social policy fields as a policy planner and strategic project manager leading change projects and reform. She has worked closely with senior officers in government agencies and government ministers in leading the implementation of policy and has delivered on social, innovation, community and educational outcomes through influencing a diverse range of stakeholders.

Tish was the founding director of the Catalyst Lab Innovation Program, the first NSW lab leading the exploration, design and scaling of innovative education ideas and incubator for innovation in education, providing a structured process to trial and prototype new ideas. She is a skilled facilitator in design thinking and innovation, developing and customising innovation processes and methodologies to solve complex problems.

More Less

This introductory project management course focuses on a project's life cycle, providing practical management tools and techniques. In this course you will develop an understanding of the role and responsibilities of a project officer or project manager and learn how to develop project schedules, manage and communicate with your project stakeholders and sponsors, manage project risk and deliver post implementation reviews.

About this course

With project design and implementation a core business function for most public sector organisations, there are lots of opportunity to progress into a project management role. This course will empower you with the project management core principles, approaches and tools necessary to ensure project success.  

Key benefits of this course

By the end of this one-day course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the key phases of a project and the importance of each phase
  • Contribute to the development of project schedules, plans and deliverables
  • Take responsibility for your part in a project, and work towards achieving agreed deadlines within a set budget and timeframe
  • Manage potential problems and risks within a project

Digital badge and certificate

A digital badge and certificate will be awarded following the successful completion of any necessary tasks or assessments to demonstrate acquired learning of the short course or for meeting attendance and/or participation requirements.

Learn more about UTS Open digital badges.

Course outline

This project management course covers the fundamental steps in every project’s life cycle and uses a real-life case study approach to follow a project from conception through to completion and final review.

The following content will be covered during the course:

  • Understanding project management
  • Key project management terminology
  • Project management approaches
  • The project lifecycle
  • Project management roles and responsibilities
  • initiating the project
  • Stakeholder management
  • Project communication
  • Work breakdown structure (WBS)​
  • Risk management​
  • Project execution, monitoring and control​
  • Post implementation review.​

Price

Full price: $698 (GST-free)*

*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase. 

Discounts are available for this course. For further details and to verify if you qualify, please check the Discounts section.

Discounts

Discounts are available for this course as follows:

  • 10% discount for UTS staff, alumni and students

Discounts cannot be combined and only one discount can be applied per person per course session. Discounts can only be applied to the full price. Discounts cannot be applied to any offered special price.

How to enrol and obtain your UTS staff, alumni or student discount

Please contact the team at support@open.uts.edu.au with either your staff or student number.

If you are eligible for a UTS alumni or student discount, please ensure you have provided your UTS student number during checkout.

If you are an alumni and have forgotten your UTS student number, email support@utsopen.uts.edu.au with your full name, UTS degree and year of commencement.  

Enrolment conditions

Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions. 

Contact us

For any questions on enrolment or payment, please email support@open.uts.edu.au  

If you have a specific question on course content or requirements, please email ippg.learning@uts.edu.au

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for professionals across all industries who want to learn about effective project management. 

Book a session

Wed 12 Nov 2025-
Wed 12 Nov 2025
Expert: Tish Creenaune
  • UTS City Campus. Click on the underlined sessions and hours total link below to reveal specific session details.
  • On Campus (Sydney)
  • 1 session, 8 hours total
$ 698.00

Enrolments close at 9am Wednesday 12 November 2025 (AEDT), or when all places have been filled, whichever occurs first.  Note that invoices must be paid in full and reconciled by our Finance team before you can access your online course materials. 

Related Courses

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.

loading