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Description

Working in Project Mode: Telling Projects from Day-to-Day Work, Organising and Tracking Progress

Understand what working on a project involves when project management is not your core role

  • 0.43 days — 3 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Being asked to lead a project often happens without any preparation. Day-to-day duties continue and the project is simply added on top, with no framework and no method. People move forward on instinct until deadlines collide and no one knows which tasks are still outstanding or who was supposed to handle them.

Three hours online to establish the essentials. What sets a project apart from routine activity is clarified, then the main phases and the handful of tools needed to stay organised are put in place. This introduction comes before the programmes devoted to scoping or detailed project control.

Learning objectives

  • Tell a project apart from routine activity
  • Position the main phases of a project and their purpose
  • Break a project down into tasks and milestones
  • Estimate workload and build a simple schedule
  • Track progress and flag a delay in good time

What makes this programme different

A project brought by one participant runs as the working thread for the whole session
The tools presented are limited to those a single person can maintain
The short online format allows you to launch your project the very next day

Programme

1What a Project Actually Is

An activity with an end point

  • Distinguish between a project and recurring activity
  • Identify the stakeholders and their roles
  • Position the main phases of a project
  • Recognise the common causes of failure

2Organising the Work

Breaking work down to make the project manageable

  • Break the project down into tasks and deliverables
  • Set milestones and dependencies
  • Estimate workload with the people concerned
  • Build a simple and readable schedule

3Tracking and Communicating

Seeing delays coming

  • Track the progress of tasks
  • Spot a variance and identify its cause
  • Flag a delay at the right moment
  • Organise team check-ins and project closure

Who is it for

Employees appointed to lead a project for the first time and project team members with no prior training in the field.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

12 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.