Practical training built around real project work.
Widener Consulting Group provides instructor-led workshops and professional development for individuals, teams, businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations seeking to strengthen their project management capabilities.
Training focuses on practical application: how to define work, build realistic plans, coordinate stakeholders, manage risk, communicate clearly, and move projects from planning through implementation.
01 / Foundations
Project Management Fundamentals
An introduction to the core practices used to organize and successfully deliver projects.
Topics may include:
Project initiation and objectives
Scope and requirements
Scheduling and milestones
Roles and responsibilities
Risk and issue management
Stakeholder communication
Project execution and closeout
02 / Planning
Practical Project Planning
A hands-on workshop focused on turning an objective into an executable project plan.
Participants learn how to establish scope, identify dependencies, assign ownership, define milestones, document risks, and establish useful project controls.
03 / Technology
Technology Project Management
Designed for professionals responsible for software, systems, implementation, migration, or other technology projects.
Topics may include:
Requirements gathering
Technical and business stakeholder coordination
Vendor management
Testing and implementation planning
Change management
Go-live readiness
Post-implementation improvement
04 / Delivery
Agile, Predictive & Hybrid Project Delivery
An introduction to selecting and applying predictive, agile, and hybrid approaches based on the needs of the project and organization.
05 / People & uncertainty
Risk & Stakeholder Management
Focused training on identifying project uncertainty, establishing appropriate responses, managing expectations, communicating decisions, and keeping stakeholders engaged throughout delivery.
06 / Tools in practice
AI for Project Managers
Practical instruction on using modern AI tools to support project planning, documentation, analysis, communication, risk identification, meeting preparation, and other project-management activities.
Certification orientation
PMPĀ® Certification Readiness
A focused introduction for professionals considering the Project Management Professional certification.
Understanding the PMP certification process
Experience and education requirements
Current exam structure
Study planning
Exam preparation strategy
Common candidate mistakes
Developing an individual preparation roadmap
What this workshop covers
This offering is intended as certification orientation and readiness support. Widener Consulting Group is not currently a PMI Authorized Training Partner, and this workshop is not represented as PMI-authorized PMP exam-preparation training or as satisfying PMI's required PMP training hours.
Workshops can be delivered for individual teams or organizations and tailored around existing project-management maturity, business processes, and professional-development objectives.
Sessions may range from focused introductory workshops to half-day and full-day training engagements.
Training for Organizations
Small and midsize businesses
IT and technology teams
Project coordinators and emerging project managers
Operations teams
Professional service organizations
Nonprofit organizations and churches
Managers responsible for projects without formal PM training
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What would help your team deliver better?
Looking for project-management training for your team or organization? Widener Consulting Group can discuss your objectives, audience, desired topics, and delivery format and develop a workshop appropriate to your needs.