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Fundamentals of Project Management

Project management can be used in a variety of ways:

In Professional Life:

  • Managing Projects
  • Leading Teams
  • Improving Efficiency
  • Problem-Solving
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Resource Management
  • Stakeholder Management

In Personal Life:

  • Planning and Organizing
  • Time Management
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Negotiation
  • Financial Management
  • Prioritizing Tasks

One Day. Zero Fluff. Real Results.

Using the Harvard Business Review Project Management handbook, this program provides you with an overview of the fundamentals of project management. This program will help you gain the confidence and tools you need to manage projects effectively. Project management is one of the fastest growing professions today. If you are new to this field and believe it might offer potential career opportunities, you are right! Whether you work in IT and are part of an Agile team, or in Predictive project management, this one-day overview will explain how all the pieces of the puzzle fit together. It will enhance your overall understanding of project management practices and your capability to support or lead projects.

The overview will cover Planning, Build-up, Implementation and Close-out of projects, describing best practices for:

  • Choosing the right team and keeping it humming

  • Avoiding scope creep

  • Zeroing in on critical tasks and mapping out a logical sequence

  • Making heads or tails of Gantt or PERT charts

  • Getting disruptive team members on board

  • Keeping stakeholders in the loop

  • Gauging your project's success

  • Deciding when to cut bait

  • Capturing - and using - lessons learned

Our instructor brings a unique combination of data analytics, human resources expertise, and project management experience to his role as a USI Outreach and Engagement Instructor. As a Data and Programs Analyst, he uses advanced Excel tools, including Pivot Tables, VBA, and Power Query, to support data-driven decision-making across operational initiatives. He is passionate about helping professionals apply practical tools and techniques that drive organizational success and measurable results

Date: November 19, 2026

Time: 8am – 5pm (with 1-hour lunch break; lunch voucher provided)

Cost:  $500 per person, includes all training materials and lunch

Location: USI; 8600 University Blvd, University Center East Room 2205

INSTRUCTOR:  Damian Fetscher

MUST REGISTER BY November 6, 2026

Register  

Questions?

Contact Paula Nurrenbern at pjnurrenbe@usi.edu; 812-461-5425 or Lesley Groves at lagroves@usi.edu; 812-464-1854.