Course Overview
Awarded by: HRDA
Duration: 2 Working Days
Location: BAC Flagship Campus
Study mode: HYBRID
Intakes: In Progress
Course Fees: RM2,900
Learning Outcomes
With this course, you will be able to:
- Define the 5 Project Life Cycles, 10 Knowledge Areas, and 49 Process Areas.
- Apply traditional project management techniques across all phases of the project life cycle.
- Use ChatGPT and AI tools to accelerate project documentation, planning, and reporting.
- Prompt AI effectively to generate Project Charters, WBS, Gantt plans, Risk Registers, Stakeholder Plans, and Communication Matrices.
- Enhance decision-making and stakeholder communication using AI-assisted insights.
Who should attend?
- Managers, Executives, and Section Heads
- Middle to Senior Management
- Project Teams, PMOs, and Business Analysts
- Anyone managing organizational initiatives
- Corporate and Government Sectors
- Project Management Offices (PMOs)
- Engineering, IT, Construction, and Service Industries
- Any organization practicing structured project execution

Course Modules
- Session 1: Introduction to Project Management
- Definition of Projects & Project Management
- 10 PMBOK Knowledge Areas and 49 Processes
- 5 Project Life Cycle stages
- The evolving role of Project Managers in the age of AI
- Prompt Labs:
- Explain your project to AI and generate lifecycle summaries.
- Session 2: Commencing a Project
- Defining objectives & success criteria
- Creating a Project Charter and Stakeholder Register using AI
- Scope Management & Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Prompt Labs:
- Generate WBS, Scope Statements, and exclusions.
- Session 3: Schedule and Cost Management
- Activity sequencing, duration estimation, and Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Building Gantt Charts (MS Project / Excel demo)
- Cost estimation techniques (Analogous, Parametric, Bottom-Up)
- Prompt Labs:
- Generate project schedules, cost breakdowns, and contingency reserves.
- Session 1: Managing People and Resources with AI
- Building, motivating, and evaluating teams
- Managing conflicts and stakeholder alignment
- Prompt Labs:
- Create RACI Matrix and simulate team conflict resolution.
- Session 2: AI-Enhanced Risk Management
- Identifying, quantifying, and responding to risks
- Prompt Labs:
- Generate Risk Registers and mitigation plans.
- Session 3: Communication & Stakeholder Management
- Effective communication strategies and stakeholder engagement
- Prompt Labs:
- Draft communication plans and Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrices.
- Session 4: Closing with AI Intelligence
- Project closure, Lessons Learned, and continuous improvement
- Prompt Labs:
- Generate Lessons Learned Reports and Team Feedback Summaries.
- Conclusion
- Post-test, Evaluation, and Group Photo
- Deliverables for Participants:
- 1 Project Case Study (used throughout 2 days)
- 1 Set of Traditional PM Templates (Charter, WBS, Schedule, Risk Register, Stakeholder Matrix)
- 1 Set of AI Prompt Templates
- Certificate of Completion
TRAINER
MR. NEHRU NAGAPPAN
PMP, Project HRDF Certified Trainer
About the Trainer
With 30 years of expertise, Mr. Nehru has developed and managed quite a number of initiatives in various sized organisations. Mr. Nehru is also well known for his unique deadline management techniques, evidenced by his recent 4 continuous years of 100% Corporate KPI accomplishment. Having managed many high-profile projects internationally, he is the CEO of Project Leadership Academy. A passionate Project Management Specialist, his work has provided valuable awareness and growth to the industry, especially at the Project Management Institute (PMI) Malaysia, in his role as the Director of Membership. Having trained more than 40,000 professionals in successful project management and execution, project leadership and teambuilding, his trademark trainings include topics on Body Language, Managing Deadlines, Project Management Workshop Series, Project Management Essentials, PMP Bootcamps, COMPTIA Project+ Exam Preparation, Customer Service, amongst many others.
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