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Managing Small Projects for the Accidental Project Manager

Across African workplaces, people are handed projects without ever being trained as project managers, from office moves to system rollouts and small upgrades. This course gives them a light, practical toolkit that fits small projects without heavy process. Delegates leave able to plan, run and close a modest project with far more confidence.

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What you will be able to do

  • Define a small project clearly with a simple scope and objective.
  • Break the work down and build a realistic, right sized plan.
  • Identify the few risks that matter and prepare for them.
  • Coordinate a small team and keep everyone moving in the same direction.
  • Track progress and report status without drowning in paperwork.
  • Close the project properly and capture the lessons for next time.

Course outline

  1. 01Defining a small project simply
  2. 02Right sized planning
  3. 03Practical risk management
  4. 04Coordinating a small team
  5. 05Lightweight progress tracking
  6. 06Reporting without paperwork overload
  7. 07Closing out and lessons learned

Who should attend

Staff who run small projects alongside their main job, including administrators, supervisors, technical specialists and first time project leaders.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
15 to 16 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Next session
19 to 21 Oct 2026
Venue
Johannesburg
3 day programme
FromR13,000
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