Project Management Essentials

Knock Your Next Project Out of the Park!

This course is the “missing toolkit” for truly effective, everyday project management!

Unfortunately, too few professionals have been given the essential skills needed to execute business projects successfully. Without this powerful set of skills, many otherwise talented people are left wondering:

  • Why does working on this project feel painful and chaotic?
  • How am I going to tell my boss that we’re going to blow the deadline?
  • What will it take to stop feeling like I’m drowning at work?

Whether you are a new, developing, or “accidental” project leader, this course provides high-impact learning and advice tailored to professionals without formal project management training.

This course gives you practical project management approaches that improve communication, decision-making, adaptability, team alignment, and your ability to use AI to plan, organize, execute, and communicate project work.

You’ll work through five essential steps to leading a project from concept to completion:

Strategize  Plan  Execute  Troubleshoot  Wrap-Up

You’ll also learn how to adapt these essentials to fit real -world project conditions, including:

Project Complexity 
Organizational Culture & Priorities
Timeline Constraints  
The experience of you and your team
Changing stakeholder expectations
Shifting project priorities

By the end of the course, you’ll be better equipped to:

  • Use AI as a practical support tool for planning, communication, and organization
  • Get your team and leaders to agree on what will make your project most successful
  • Work with your team to translate your strategy into an actionable plan
  • Execute your project with discipline, while staying adaptable in the face of changing circumstances
  • Scan your environment for project risks, issues, and challenges so you can address them head-on
  • Validate that project expectations have been met
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders, navigate change, and adapt project plans as conditions evolve

Course Includes:

  • Participant Workbook
  • Course Handouts and Supplies
  • Electronic Project Management Templates
  • Step-By-Step Quick Guides 
  • Certificate for PDU/CEU Credits

Real Interaction, Real Results​

HIGHLY INTERACTIVE

Whether in-person or virtual, you’ll see, hear, and speak to your instructor and fellow participants throughout the event, in both large and small group discussions.

LIMITED CLASS SIZE

Class size is limited to allow for rich discussion, reflection, and practice throughout the course. Get immediate in-class feedback on the skills as you practice them.

EXPERT SUPPORT

Our courses are taught by highly experienced facilitators with broad industry experience, so they can speak directly to your unique challenges and experience level.

Warm and Inclusive.

"The class atmosphere was so inclusive! I often attend classes and don't have a sense of belonging, but did not experience that with this class. It was interactive rather than a lecture. Our instructor knew when to let us discuss ideas vs. 'instructing' us. Persimmon knocked it out of the park!"

MarShondria A.

Lynn, Jackson, Schultz & Lebrun, P.C.
Meet Your Instructor

CARMEN DENNIS

consultant

As a Professional Development Instructor with The Persimmon Group, Carmen doesn’t lecture; she leads. Her expertise in Organizational Change Management and Learning & Development ensures every session is hands-on, practical, and built for real results.

Carmen’s immersive approach equips participants with actionable tools they can apply immediately to real-world challenges. Known for her ability to navigate both content and people, Carmen helps teams and leaders connect the dots in ways that truly matter. Her facilitation style blends strategy with storytelling, keeping energy high, ideas flowing, and engagement at the forefront.

With Carmen leading the way, sessions aren’t just learning opportunities—they’re launching pads for momentum and lasting impact

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