Project management
Keep the project moving—and the outcome in sight.
Katalyst helps project teams understand what needs to happen, use the right tools and work together from a clear start through to handover.
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Plan · Align · Deliver
A project can be busy and still lose its way.
Scope shifts. Responsibilities overlap. Risks surface late. Teams report activity without a clear view of whether the project is moving towards its intended result.
Katalyst makes project management practical. Participants learn what matters at each stage, work through the decisions that shape delivery and use tools they can apply to current or upcoming projects.
Choose the right starting point
Two programs. Different levels of depth.
Introduction to Project Management
Start with the fundamentals.
Best for project team members, new coordinators and people beginning to take greater responsibility for project delivery.
The program builds a shared understanding of what project management involves, how the five project phases fit together and where projects commonly go wrong. Participants explore the foundations of planning, scope, risk, stakeholder coordination, execution and closure.
They leave better able to contribute to project delivery, ask the right questions and understand how their work connects with the project as a whole.
Project Management Essentials
Go deeper into the work of delivery.
Best for project managers, project leaders and people playing a key role in delivering projects.
Project Management Essentials takes participants further into defining scope, estimating and planning the work, assigning responsibilities, managing resources and risk, coordinating stakeholders, monitoring progress and closing projects properly.
Participants work with real or realistic projects and use practical tools to produce work they can continue developing after the program.
Project management in practice
See the whole project—not only the task in front of you.
Both programs use the project lifecycle as their foundation, helping participants see where their decisions and responsibilities fit.
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Adapted to your project environment
The core is shared. The emphasis changes.
Development-sector projects
Connect activities with outcomes while working across government, development partners, implementing organizations and beneficiaries.
Private-sector projects
Manage scope, time, cost and quality while keeping the project connected to business performance and operational needs.
Practical by design
Work with the project—not only the theory.
Participants use current or upcoming projects, established project-management tools and Katalyst’s canvas tools to make scope, risk, stakeholders and results easier to see and discuss.
Focused extensions
Three ways to go further.
Add greater depth to the core program or deliver one area as a focused workshop.
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Stakeholder engagement
Map and prioritize stakeholders, understand their interests and influence, and plan engagement that builds trust while keeping the project moving.
02
Contract management
Work through the contract lifecycle—from defining scope and selecting suppliers to monitoring performance, managing risk, negotiating and resolving disputes.
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Project leadership
Set direction, align people, make timely decisions and lead the team through uncertainty, changing priorities and delivery challenges.
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What does your team need to deliver better?
Whether your team needs a common foundation, a deeper practical toolkit or focused work on one part of project delivery, we can shape the program around their responsibilities, projects and working environment.
Discuss your project management program