This project management basics course online from Australian Salesmasters Training Co (ASTC) teaches you to plan and run a small workplace project with no formal project training. It is for Australian employees asked to run an office move, an event, a system roll-out or a process improvement, and it is online and self-paced.
Who this course is for
- Employees asked to run their first workplace project
- Office managers organising a move, event or roll-out
- Team leaders leading a process improvement
What you'll learn
- Explain what a project is, how it differs from business as usual, and the four phases of the project life cycle
- Describe predictive, agile and hybrid approaches, the PMBOK Guide, PRINCE2 and Scrum, and choose one for a small project
- Write a project brief with SMART objectives, in-scope and out-of-scope items, and measurable success criteria
- Map stakeholders, assign responsibilities with a RACI chart, and plan regular status updates
- Build a work breakdown structure, estimate and sequence tasks, and read a Gantt chart, milestones and critical path
- Build a simple budget with contingency, plan resources, and manage risks and issues with a risk register, including WHS risks
- Track progress, control changes and scope creep, and close with a handover, lessons learned and recognition
Course details
- Format: online, self-paced, 7 narrated video lessons with captions, activities and practice checks
- Time: about 2 hours, including activities and the final quiz
- Assessment: online quiz, marked automatically, 3 attempts, 80% to pass
- Certificate: Certificate of Completion when you pass
- Includes: participant guide PDF to keep
- Price: $99 AUD per person; group bookings available
Frequently asked questions
Is this project management basics course online accredited? No. It is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. You receive an ASTC Certificate of Completion when you pass.
Does this cover PRINCE2 and Agile? Yes. It describes predictive, agile and hybrid approaches, the PMBOK Guide, PRINCE2 and Scrum, and helps you choose one for a small project.
Will I learn how to build a budget and manage risk? Yes. You build a simple project budget with contingency and manage risks and issues with a risk register.
This is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. Any legal content is general information current as at November 2026, not legal advice.