How to become a project manager

Project managers keep work on time and people on the same page. Many start in a team role and grow into it; courses give you the vocabulary and tools.

Good for: Organised people, team leads and career changers. Typical time: 70–100 hours in total, depending on where you start.

The usual order of steps

1
Project management basics≈ 15 h
Scope, time, budget and stakeholders.
2
Agile and Scrum≈ 12 h
Sprints, backlogs and daily stand-ups.
3
Tools≈ 10 h
Trello, Jira or similar for planning and tracking.
4
Communication and risk≈ 15 h
Meetings, reports and handling problems early.
5
A practice project≈ 30 h
Plan and run a small real project, for example for a club or a friend.

Free or paid?

Many good courses for each step are free; paid ones usually add a certificate, feedback from a teacher or a fixed schedule. Check the current price, dates and age limits on the provider’s own site before you pay.

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