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Project Management for Beginners (Mike Clayton)

By Online PM Courses - Mike Clayton

Course audio
Course audio: English
Level
Beginner
Length
28 lessons · 4.8 hours

What you'll be able to do

  • Define a project's scope, milestones and stakeholders
  • Build a work breakdown structure and project plan
  • Identify and manage project risks
  • Report progress and control scope creep

About this course

A beginner's path through project management from Mike Clayton's Online PM Courses channel: 28 videos, about five hours. It opens with an hour-long beginners' introduction and a 40-minute outline of the whole project management process, then explains the essentials in short 'Project Management in Under 5' episodes: project definition, scope, milestone planning, the work breakdown structure, stakeholder management, risk management and agile. Longer lessons cover building effective project plans, managing project risk, the role of a project manager, the four-stage project lifecycle, projects versus programmes and portfolios, stopping scope creep and writing a progress report, with one video on PM as a career.

Before you start: No prior knowledge needed

Syllabus

28 lessons · 4:50:24 in total

  1. 1Project Management Beginners' Introduction [Video Compilation]55:14
  2. 2What is Project Management? Project Management in Under 55:07
  3. 3Basics of Project Management ...in 4 minutes4:35
  4. 4Project Management 101: Beginner's Guide to Project Management17:23
  5. 5Project Management Fundamentals: 40 minute Outline of the Project Management Process42:36
  6. 6Top 12 Project Management Jargon Terms Project Managers Use16:00
  7. 7What is a Project Definition? Project Management in Under 54:35
  8. 8What is the Iron Triangle? Time, Cost, Quality, Scope?3:57
  9. 9What is Project Scope? Project Management in Under 53:30
  10. 10What is a Business Case? Project Management in Under 54:43
  11. 11What is Milestone Planning? Project Management in Under 54:19
  12. 12Project Management in Under 5: What is a Gantt Chart?5:22
  13. 13What is a Work Breakdown Structure - WBS? PM in Under 56:45
  14. 14What is the Critical Path Method (CPM)?5:27
  15. 15What is Stakeholder Management? Project Management in Under 55:32
  16. 16Project Planning 101 - How to Build Effective Project Plans11:54
  17. 17What is Project Risk Management? Project Management in Under 53:12
  18. 18Project Risk Management - How to Manage Project Risk11:26
  19. 19What is Agile Project Management? Project Management in Under 56:16
  20. 20The Role of a Project Manager: Project Management Responsibilities11:09
  21. 21How does Project Management Work?6:37
  22. 224 Stage Project Management Lifecycle0:46
  23. 23RISK MANAGEMENT 101: An Introduction to Project Risk Management11:39
  24. 24What's the Difference between Projects and Programs? - or Project Management and Program Management?10:09
  25. 25'Could You Just...' How to STOP Scope Creep7:03
  26. 26Is PM a Good Career? And how well does it PAY?11:54
  27. 27What goes into a Project Progress Report? (Step-by-Step Guide)6:31
  28. 28PPP - Project - Program - Portfolio: What's the Difference?6:43

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Lessons last checked Oct 2026. Course summary and lesson structure by Sabaq.

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