Project Management Fundamentals Course in Doha, Qatar

The Project Management Fundamentals course in Doha, Qatar gives professionals a clear, practical grounding in how projects are initiated, planned, executed, monitored and closed. Participants learn to define scope and deliverables, build a work breakdown structure, sequence activities into a realistic schedule, estimate costs and set a budget. The course also explains how predictive (waterfall) and agile approaches differ, and how hybrid methods combine them, so learners can choose a sensible approach for each piece of work rather than following a single method by habit.

Teaching is practical and discussion-based. Learners work through a running case study, drafting a project charter, a stakeholder register and a simple schedule, and they practice handling scope changes and status updates. As a non-exam introduction, the course is a good first step for anyone considering the CAPM or PMP credentials later. Leaders Training Center can also run it as an in-house program for organizations that want a common project language across departments, using their own project examples and templates.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the project lifecycle and the roles of the project manager and sponsor

• Prepare a project charter and a clear scope statement with acceptance criteria

• Build a work breakdown structure and sequence activities into a basic schedule

• Estimate costs and set up a simple project budget

• Identify stakeholders and plan communication suited to their interests

• Compare predictive, agile and hybrid approaches and select one for a given project

This course suits professionals who are new to managing projects or who contribute to project teams without formal training.

• New and aspiring project managers

• Team leaders and supervisors given project responsibilities

• Engineers and technical specialists working on projects

• Project coordinators and administrators

• Department staff involved in change or improvement initiatives

Module 1: Project Management Essentials

• What makes a project different from operations

• Project lifecycle phases from initiation to closure

• Roles of sponsor, project manager and team

• Success criteria and the triple constraint

Module 2: Initiating the Project and Defining Scope

• Business case and project charter

• Requirements gathering and the scope statement

• Work breakdown structure and WBS dictionary

• Scope change control basics

Module 3: Planning Schedule and Cost

• Activity definition and sequencing

• Duration estimating and the critical path concept

• Cost estimating and budget preparation

• Milestones and Gantt charts

Module 4: Stakeholders, Communication and Risk

• Stakeholder identification and analysis

• Communication planning and status reporting

• Introduction to risk identification and responses

• Managing team expectations and conflict

Module 5: Predictive, Agile and Hybrid Delivery

• Waterfall planning and when it fits

• Agile values, Scrum roles and iterations

• Choosing and tailoring a hybrid approach

• Monitoring progress, lessons learned and project closure

Qatar continues to invest in infrastructure, energy, healthcare, education and digital government services, and nearly every initiative is delivered as a project with defined scope, budget and deadlines. Qatar National Vision 2030 places strong emphasis on building local capability and efficient public and private institutions. Staff who understand core project management practice help organizations in Doha plan more realistically, coordinate contractors and departments, and report progress clearly to leadership.

Join a scheduled class at our training center in Doha or attend live online. For organizations, the course can run as an in-house program at your premises or online, tailored to your sector, examples and schedule.