Short course
Essentials of Project Management
Course status:
Course full for current intake
Dates:
11/06/2026 - 11/06/2026
Study format:
Short intensive
Fees:
£685.00
This intensive one-day course provides a comprehensive introduction to the essential aspects of project management for scientists, engineers and a wide range of professionals working in high-tech companies and organisations. The course will draw on relevant case studies and prepare participants to apply learning from the course in their organisations.
This course was designed and developed in conjunction with staff from the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School.
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Phone: +44 (0)1865 280354
Email: business@conted.ox.ac.uk
Level and demands
This course is designed specifically to benefit engineers, scientists, managers and other staff in large or small public and private sector organisations. It is for those with responsibility for project delivery, and assumes no prior training in project management techniques.
Programme details
The course covers the following key areas:
- What is a project? And what is Project Management?
- The Project Context and Process
- Planning the Project
- Budgeting the Project
- Scheduling the Project
- Allocating Resources to the Project
- Delivering the Project
We offer another course for those with experience in project management, Advanced Project Management.
The Essentials of Project Management course is designed for scientists, engineers and other professionals, in public and private sector organisations of all sizes, who have responsibility for project delivery, and assumes no prior training in project management techniques.
As organisations seek to increase efficiency and cut costs in the increasingly challenging business climate, a focus on selecting, prioritising and delivering the right projects that directly support the strategy of the organisation is more important than ever.
Key to this strategic objective is effective Project Management, a framework to ensure that investments in projects, resource allocation, monitoring and evaluation is optimised throughout project life-cycles and through to delivery and close-out.
In short, Project Management ensures organisations do the right projects the right way.
Attending Your Course
Further details will be emailed to you two weeks ahead of your course, which will include registration information.
If you have not received your joining instructions five working days before the course start date, please get in touch.
In the meantime, you may wish to plan your travel: Travel information
Dr Alexander Budzier – Tutor
Fellow in Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Alexander Budzier’s research focuses on transformative projects and their management challenges in the field of IT, construction, energy and events.
To secure impact for his research outside academia, Alexander is widely engaged in advisory activities for the top management of several of the largest and most complex projects around the globe.
Prior to coming to the University of Oxford, Alexander worked as a consultant with McKinsey’s in Düsseldorf and Chicago, and at T-Mobile International, London.
Alexander is teaching on the MBA, MPP and MSc for Major Programme Management, a part-time executive degree at the University of Oxford, as well as the Major Project Leadership Academy, a leadership development programme for the top 300 project managers in the UK civil service.
His work has been widely covered by the Financial Times, Forbes, BBC Radio 4, MIT Technology Review, ComputerWeekly, McKinsey Quarterly, InformationWeek, BBC News, and many others.
In order to be eligible for a certificate of attendance, you will need to attend the whole course. Participants who meet this criterion will be emailed after the end of the course with a link, and instructions on how to access their University of Oxford digital certificate.
The certificate will show your name, the course title and the dates of the course you attended. You will be able to download your certificate, as well as share it on social media if you choose to do so.
Fees
| Description | Costs |
|---|---|
| Standard course fee | £685.00 |
Payment
This course can be taken indivually, or as part of our Business and Management Skills: Discount Registration Week (8 – 12 June 2026).
Fees include course materials, tuition, refreshments and lunch. The price does not include accommodation.
All courses are VAT exempt.
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If you require an invoice for your company or organisation, please email us to request an online enrolment form. Payment is then accepted online, by credit/debit card, or by bank transfer.
Although not included in the course fee, accommodation may be available at our on-site Rewley House Residential Centre. All bedrooms are en suite and decorated to a high standard, and come with tea- and coffee-making facilities, free Wi-Fi access and Freeview TV. Guests can take advantage of the excellent dining facilities and common room bar, where they may relax and network with others on the programme.
To check prices, availability and to book rooms please visit the Rewley House Residential Centre website.
Enrolled students are entitled to discounted accommodation rates for the purpose of study, at Rewley House, and can contact the administration team for the promotional code to use for making online accommodation bookings via the website.
Module code: O25C603N1Y
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