Project Manager by Accident is a practical introduction to project management for people who become responsible for getting something done, even when Project Manager is not their formal job title.
Many projects do not begin with a charter, a formal kickoff, or a dedicated project manager. They begin with a request: investigate a problem, improve a process, coordinate a change, prepare a plan, or deliver something by a certain date. What initially sounds simple can quickly involve unclear expectations, several contributors, approvals, competing priorities, changing requirements, and dependencies outside your control.
This course helps you deal with those situations more clearly. You will learn how to turn vague requests into defined results by understanding the objective, expected outcome, deliverable, acceptance conditions, responsibility boundaries, and handover. You will practise defining what “done” actually means before committing to work. You will also learn how to break work into smaller parts, identify dependencies and assumptions, estimate effort more responsibly, and distinguish effort from calendar duration. The course examines how available capacity, waiting time, approvals, and other people’s availability affect realistic delivery dates.
