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Training & Workshops

Project Management Training & Workshops

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.

Available workshops

From a clear objective to practical delivery.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Risk & Stakeholder Management

Focused training on identifying project uncertainty, establishing appropriate responses, managing expectations, communicating decisions, and keeping stakeholders engaged throughout delivery.

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.

Review current PMP requirements with PMI

For Organizations

Training shaped around your team's work.

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.

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