Core Management Skills - Project Management Fundamentals
Core Management Skills - Project Management Fundamentals is a 5-day practical programme designed using the Project Management Institute (PMI) framework to build strong project execution discipline among Management Trainees. The programme helps participants understand how projects are initiated, planned, executed, monitored, controlled, and closed in a corporate environment.
The course is aligned with the ELITE Management Trainee Programme, which aims to strengthen capability, workplace effectiveness, professional readiness, and future leadership potential. The programme focuses on practical project management tools that participants can apply during rotations, assignments, improvement initiatives, and cross-functional workplace projects.
Participants will learn how to define project scope, manage timelines, coordinate stakeholders, track risks and issues, communicate progress, and present project updates professionally. The learning approach uses templates, simulations, case studies, group work, reflection exercises, and workplace-based application.
Throughout the programme, participants will work in teams on an ELITE Capstone Business Challenge that progresses through the full project lifecycle from Initiation to Closure. Participants will apply project management concepts and tools to develop a complete Business Improvement Proposal addressing a realistic organisational challenge relevant to intended organisation.
Learning Outcomes
• Explain the key concepts, five lifecycle stages, roles, and success factors of effective project management.
• Develop a practical project charter covering objectives, scope, deliverables, stakeholders, assumptions, and success measures.
• Build a structured project plan using Work Breakdown Structure, timeline, milestones, task ownership, and resource planning.
• Apply stakeholder communication, risk management, issue tracking, and change control techniques in workplace projects.
• Present a complete project plan and progress update using clear business logic, data, and professional communication.
• Apply project governance practices through sponsor reviews, decision gates, issue escalation, and change management activities.
Course Details
Trainer
Industries: Oil & Gas, Telco, Defense, Banking, IT, Manufacturing, Retail, Operations, Government, MnC
Wan Syamilah bt. Wan Ismail (Sya Ismail) is a highly experienced project, program, and portfolio management professional with over 25 years of expertise across various sectors including banking, telecommunications, plantation, transportation, IT, energy, and defense.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Marquette University, USA, and is certified in several globally recognized project management credentials including Project Management Professional (PMP®), PRINCE2 Practitioner, Scrum Fundamentals, ITIL v3 Foundation, and IBM Certified Solution Designer. She started her career in an industrial bank and spent 15 years in financial services industry before moving into plantation and IT sector to assume a senior management role.
Over the course of her career, Sya has successfully led and delivered multi-million-ringgit projects for both national
and multinational organizations such as TNB, Bank Negara Malaysia, Maybank, Etiqa Insurance, MINDEF, Sapura
Secured Technologies, and FGV Prodata Systems. Her portfolio includes complex projects in software implementation, ERP and SAP deployment, business intelligence, infrastructure, and operations management, as well as establishing and managing Project Management Office (PMO) and governance frameworks.
She has overseen portfolios exceeding RM350 million and played strategic roles in high-impact programs. Sya is currently a full-time trainer/coach, a consultant, and an international speaker, focusing on project management and leadership topics, conducting certification programs, and providing advisory services.
As a PMI Authorized Training Instructor and HRD Corp Accredited Trainer, she delivers PMP® preparation courses, CAPM® preparation course, project management workshops, and customized in-house training for professionals and organizations throughout Malaysia and the region.
Actively involved in the professional community, she serves as an Ambassador for the Project Management Institute Malaysia Chapter (PMIMY) and has held several leadership positions including Secretary, Director of Planning, and Auditor. She has represented Malaysia at PMI global symposiums and regional leadership meetings and continues to contribute as a speaker and mentor at various professional development events.
With her rich industry experience, structured delivery, and practical insights, Sya is committed to developing future-ready project professionals and enabling organizations to achieve strategic success through effective leadership and project/program management.
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