Project Planning & Management (PPM)

Overview

Project Planning and Management (PPM) is a discipline common to every sector — information technology, engineering, construction, and general management alike. Whether the deliverable is a piece of software, an automobile component, or a construction project, the same fundamental project management practices apply: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

DIT’s PPM course is built around the standards and best practices compiled in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), published by the Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading professional association for project managers. Participants learn both the concepts and the software tools that professional project managers use to deliver projects on time, within budget, and within scope.

Who It’s For

This program is designed for:

• Working professionals responsible for planning, coordinating, or delivering projects
• Engineers and technical staff moving into project coordination or management roles
• IT professionals managing software or systems delivery projects
• Anyone targeting project-focused roles such as Planning Engineer, Scheduler, Cost Estimator, Project Coordinator, Project Manager, or Portfolio Manager

Some professional work experience is recommended so participants can relate course concepts to real projects, though it is not a strict requirement.

Curriculum Outline

Module 1 — Foundations of Project Management Core terminology, the project lifecycle, and an overview of PMI’s PMBOK knowledge areas and process groups.

Module 2 — Initiating & Planning Defining project scope, objectives, and stakeholders; developing work breakdown structures and project plans.

Module 3 — Scheduling & Resource Management Building schedules, sequencing activities, and allocating resources using industry-standard software tools.

Module 4 — Cost & Budget Management Cost estimating techniques, budgeting, and tracking project spend against plan.

Module 5 — Executing & Monitoring Managing project execution, tracking performance, and applying monitoring and control techniques to stay on schedule and budget.

Module 6 — Risk & Quality Management Identifying and managing project risk, and maintaining quality standards throughout delivery.

Module 7 — Closing & Lessons Learned Formal project closure processes and capturing lessons learned for future projects.

Capstone Project Participants develop a full project management plan for a simulated project, covering scope, schedule, budget, and risk — a portfolio-ready deliverable for job applications.

Outcomes

Graduates gain a practical, standards-aligned understanding of professional project management — enabling them to plan, execute, and deliver projects with the estimating, scheduling, and control discipline that employers across engineering, IT, construction, and general business increasingly require.

Certification

Participants who complete the course and pass the final assessment receive a DIT Certificate of Completion in Project Planning & Management, built on a curriculum aligned to PMI’s PMBOK standards. DIT is not a PMI Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.); this course prepares participants in PMI-aligned project management concepts and terminology, but does not itself award a PMI credential such as the PMP.