Professional Management
Project Management
Plan, Lead and Deliver. Every Sector. Every Scale.
Programme Overview
Project Management
Plan, lead and deliver projects on time, on budget and to scope, with skills valued in every sector worldwide. Crownhill International College's Project Management programme takes students from foundational project principles through to advanced strategic programme leadership, covering planning, scheduling, risk, stakeholder management, agile delivery and professional ethics. Graduates are prepared for project management roles across technology, construction, finance, government, healthcare and every other sector where structured delivery matters.
Five Levels. One Programme. Exit at Any Stage.
Programme Structure
Every level includes hands-on labs in every module, a 50-question final assessment and a final project. You may exit at any level with a recognised certificate, or continue to Graduate Diploma.
Modules (6)
1
Introduction to Projects and Project Management
This module covers what a project is, the project manager role and responsibilities, and the project life cycle from initiation through to closure. Students explore how projects differ from routine operations and why structured management is essential.
2
Project Scope and Objectives
This module covers how to define project goals, deliverables and success criteria clearly. Scoping techniques that prevent scope creep, establish boundaries, and align expectations between project teams and stakeholders.
3
Planning and Scheduling Basics
This module covers how to break a project into tasks, identify milestones and build simple Gantt charts to visualise the schedule. Students produce a basic project plan and learn to sequence activities logically.
4
Budgets and Resources
This module covers how to estimate project costs, allocate people and materials effectively, and produce a simple budget that reflects the plan. The relationship between scope, time and cost and the trade-offs project managers make daily.
5
Teamwork and Communication
This module covers the roles and responsibilities on a typical project team, how to communicate progress clearly, and techniques for building productive working relationships. Students draft a simple communication plan and practise concise reporting.
6
Risk and Quality Basics
This module covers how to identify simple project risks, assess their likelihood and impact, and apply basic mitigation strategies. Quality fundamentals including what a standard looks like and how to check work meets it.
Modules (8)
1
The Project Life Cycle in Depth
This module covers each phase of the project life cycle: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closure. Students trace a project from concept through to handover and document the key actions at every stage.
2
Requirements and Stakeholders
This module covers how to gather, document and validate project requirements and how to identify, analyse and manage project stakeholders. Students produce a requirements register and a stakeholder map for a realistic scenario.
3
Work Breakdown and Scheduling
This module covers the Work Breakdown Structure for decomposing project scope, how to build a detailed schedule using critical path method, and how to identify float and manage schedule risk.
4
Cost Estimating and Budget Control
This module covers bottom-up, analogous and parametric estimating techniques, how to produce a budget baseline, and how to track actual spend against the plan. Variance analysis and forecasting are practised throughout.
5
Risk Management
This module covers a structured risk management process: identifying risks through workshops and checklists, assessing probability and impact, building a risk register, and selecting responses including avoidance, mitigation and transfer.
6
Quality Management
This module covers how to plan for quality in a project context, the difference between quality assurance and quality control, and how to use checklists, inspections and reviews to verify deliverables meet agreed standards.
7
Procurement and Contracts
This module covers how organisations buy services and goods for projects, the main contract types, how to evaluate suppliers, and the basics of supplier management. Students review a model contract and draft a procurement plan.
8
Project Documentation and Reporting
This module covers the key project documents including the project charter, plans, risk and issue registers, and status reports. Students practise writing professional project communications for different audiences.
Modules (8)
1
Strategic Project Management
This module covers how projects connect to organisational strategy, how to align a project with business objectives, and how to use business cases to justify investment. Strategic fit, benefits realisation and value delivery.
2
Advanced Planning and Control
This module covers earned value management integrating scope, schedule and cost performance. Students calculate CPI, SPI and EAC, interpret performance trends, and make evidence-based decisions about corrective action.
3
Programme and Portfolio Concepts
This module covers the distinctions between project, programme and portfolio management, how to coordinate interdependent projects within a programme, and how portfolio management ensures resources are invested in the highest-value work.
4
Leadership and Team Performance
This module covers what distinguishes leadership from management in a project context, how to motivate and develop high-performing teams, manage conflict constructively, and adapt leadership style to different situations.
5
Stakeholder and Communication Strategy
This module covers advanced stakeholder engagement including power-interest analysis, influence mapping and tailored communication planning. Students develop negotiation skills for difficult stakeholder conversations.
6
Agile and Hybrid Delivery
This module covers the Agile Manifesto, Scrum framework and Kanban system, and how to combine agile and traditional approaches in hybrid delivery models. Students plan a sprint, manage a backlog and produce a hybrid governance structure.
7
Research Methods for Project Practice
This module covers how to design and conduct small-scale research relevant to project management practice, including literature review, data collection, analysis and presentation of evidence-based findings.
8
Professional Practice and Ethics
This module covers the professional standards and codes of conduct relevant to project managers, how to navigate ethical dilemmas, and governance structures including project boards and assurance frameworks.
Modules (9)
1
Advanced Project Initiation and Business Case
This module covers how to initiate a complex project rigorously, develop a compelling business case, secure sponsorship and establish the governance and success criteria that will guide the project from start to finish.
2
Integrated Planning
This module covers how to integrate scope, schedule and cost planning into a unified project management plan. Students develop a fully integrated baseline reflecting dependencies, constraints and assumptions across all three dimensions.
3
Advanced Risk and Issue Management
This module covers quantitative risk analysis including Monte Carlo simulation, decision tree analysis and sensitivity analysis. Students distinguish risks from issues, build escalation processes and manage risk at programme level.
4
Quality, Assurance and Governance
This module covers how to design and implement a quality management system for a complex project, conduct quality audits, apply ISO standards, and build governance structures ensuring accountability and independent oversight.
5
Procurement, Contracts and Vendor Management
This module covers advanced procurement strategy, contract negotiation techniques, performance-based contracting, and supplier relationship management from market engagement through to contract award and ongoing review.
6
Agile Project Management in Practice
This module covers how to apply agile frameworks at scale in professional environments, adapt Scrum and Kanban to project constraints, and manage the challenges of agile adoption in traditionally structured organisations.
7
Leadership, Teams and Change
This module covers advanced leadership theory applied to project contexts, how to lead teams through organisational change, manage resistance, build coalition and sustain momentum across a complex stakeholder landscape.
8
Stakeholder Engagement and Negotiation
This module covers the full stakeholder engagement life cycle on complex projects, advanced negotiation theory and practice, conflict resolution at senior levels, and building durable relationships with executives, clients and regulators.
9
Capstone Planning
This module covers the development of a full project management plan for a realistic, complex scenario. Students synthesise learning from all previous modules to produce a complete, integrated plan ready for project board review.
Modules (12)
1
Strategic and Organisational Project Management
This module covers how project management operates at the strategic level of organisations, how project offices add value, and how to align delivery capability with organisational culture, structure and long-term objectives.
2
Programme and Portfolio Management
This module covers advanced programme management including benefits realisation planning, dependency management across multiple projects, and portfolio prioritisation ensuring the right projects receive the right resources.
3
Advanced Scheduling and Earned Value
This module covers resource-loaded scheduling, critical chain project management, advanced earned value analysis and forecasting, and the use of scheduling software to manage large, complex project baselines.
4
Cost, Finance and Procurement Management
This module covers project finance from business case to final account, advanced estimating and cost modelling, whole-life costing, procurement strategy at enterprise scale, and financial reporting for project sponsors.
5
Enterprise Risk and Resilience
This module covers risk management at enterprise and programme level, building organisational resilience through risk culture, crisis management planning, and integration of risk management into strategic decision-making.
6
Quality and Continuous Improvement
This module covers total quality management, Lean and Six Sigma tools applied to project delivery, building a culture of continuous improvement, and measurement and reporting of quality performance at programme level.
7
Agile, Scrum and Hybrid Delivery at Scale
This module covers scaling agile using SAFe, LeSS and Disciplined Agile frameworks, managing the interface between agile and waterfall delivery streams, and leading large-scale agile transformations in complex organisations.
8
Leadership, Teams and Organisational Behaviour
This module covers advanced organisational behaviour theory, motivation and engagement at scale, building and sustaining high-performance teams across geographies and cultures, and the leadership challenges of major programmes.
9
Stakeholder, Communication and Negotiation Mastery
This module covers executive stakeholder management, boardroom communication, advanced negotiation and influencing at senior levels, and building the political intelligence to navigate complex organisational environments.
10
Digital Tools and Project Information Management
This module covers the landscape of project management software, BIM and digital collaboration platforms, data analytics for project performance, and information management standards that ensure project knowledge is captured and reused.
11
Professional Ethics, Governance and Standards
This module covers professional ethics frameworks for project managers, global governance standards including ISO 21500 and PMI standards, corporate governance and its relationship to project delivery, and continuing professional development obligations.
12
Major Capstone Project
This module covers the planning and management of a realistic, end-to-end project scenario. Students produce a comprehensive deliverable set including business case, full integrated plan, risk register, stakeholder strategy and close-out report.
Ready to Study Project Management?
Three intakes: January, June and November. Florianopolis, Brazil.