00:00-00:10 · Welcome
Purpose and working agreement
Set the workshop outputs, ground rules, and the real project each participant will use.
Output: chosen project and session goal
Project management education for UK and international SME delivery teams
Project Management Essentials Half-Day Workshop
A practical 4-hour workshop led by a 20-year PMP practitioner. Attendees leave with a one-page project charter and milestone plan for a real project they are running. Online cohorts and remote private workshops are available for international teams where time zones are workable.
Built for live projects
Scope, stakeholders, success criteria, risk, milestones, execution rhythm, and close-out are covered through practical exercises.
4 education hours
Aligned to PMI Talent Triangle categories: Ways of Working 2.5, Power Skills 1.0, Business Acumen 0.5.
PDU self-reporting
Attendees self-report PDUs where applicable using the agenda and certificate.
Sample half-day agenda
What your team will work through
This is a practical session rather than a lecture. Participants use one real project throughout the workshop and leave with draft project controls they can refine immediately.
00:10-00:35 · Module 1
What makes work a project?
Clarify the difference between business-as-usual activity, improvement work, and controlled project delivery.
Output: shared project language
00:35-01:05 · Module 2
Why SME projects fail
Explore common failure patterns: weak sponsorship, unclear scope, hidden dependencies, poor decisions, and late risk handling.
Output: failure-pattern checklist
01:05-01:45 · Module 3
Starting right
Build a practical one-page charter covering objective, value, scope boundaries, assumptions, constraints, and success criteria.
Output: draft project charter
01:45-01:55 · Break
Reset
A short break before moving from definition into people, planning, and delivery rhythm.
Output: ready for planning work
01:55-02:35 · Module 4
Stakeholders and communication
Map supporters, blockers, decision makers, contributors, and users, then define a simple communication rhythm.
Output: stakeholder map
02:35-03:15 · Module 5
Plan, risk, and change
Create a milestone plan, identify dependencies, start a risk and issue log, and agree when change control is needed.
Output: milestone and risk plan
03:15-04:00 · Module 6 + close
Execute, report, and commit
Define project cadence, status reporting, decision logs, close-out, next actions, knowledge check, and feedback.
Output: 30-day action commitment
Online open cohort
£395 per person
Delivered via Microsoft Teams. Join from anywhere — link sent with your booking confirmation.
In-person open cohort
£595 per person
Held at a suitable venue selected by ROTIX.IO. Full venue details confirmed with your booking.
Private cohort
£1,800 per session
Up to 12 delegates. Remote delivery is available for teams outside the UK where time zones are workable. In-person delivery at your premises or an external venue is scoped separately.
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