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Introduction to Project Management for (Risk) Managers (Udemy.com)

Get Ready for Risk Management by Building a Strong Project Management Foundation

Created by: Sorin Dumitrascu

Last updated November 2025

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What you will learn

  • understand the essentials of project management: projects, project management
  • projectized organizations, project processes, and knowledge areas.
  • get ready to learn about and develop your risk management skills
  • become a project risk management expert

How it compares

Against the other 243 rated Udemy courses in Project Management on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 16% of them
  • Reviews240#186 of 244 by number of reviews
  • Length4.9 hourslonger than 60% of them
  • Last updatedNovember 2025more recently than 51% of them

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Course Description

This course is aimed at providing an introduction to project management by PMBOK5 (PMBOK7 Updated) to all risk managers. If you intend to certify or maintain PMI certification you will get, including practice,the necessary PDU's.

At the end of this course you will be ready to take advanced risk management for project professionals courses and you will have an essential foundation of project management, which includes the following:

1 Project and project management,

2 Project processes and knowledge areas,

3 Project integration management,

4 Project scope management,

5 Project time management,

6 Project costs management,

7 Project quality management,

8 Project human resources management,

9 Project risk management,

10 Project communications management,

11 Project procurement management, and

12 Project stakeholder management.

The course was initially developed as an introduction to project management for risk managers, but is equally useful and necessary for all interested in heaving a project management overview, without spending 35 hours on it.

This is also included in the longer Risk Management for Project Professionals course, so if you took that course you don't need it, unless you want to reinforce your learning.

The course includes video lectures and quizzes to test your knowledge, but also practical exercises presented in the WorkBook. These exercises are optional but highly recommended. So, if you want to build a project management foundation, this course is a good choice.

Thank you! And, see you inside the course!

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Instructor Details

Sorin Dumitrascu

I'm Sorin Dumitrascu. I work as an advisor for an international humanitarian organization. Until 2025 I was City Manager of Ploiești, Romania (a city budget of about EUR 200 million), and earlier I was Deputy Director General of Romania's prison service. Since 2015 I have published nearly 200 courses here, taken by more than 360,000 learners.

I'm a public manager and a trainer of trainers, with 15+ years of experience designing and delivering practical courses in management, human resources, project, program and portfolio management, business analysis, operations and finance.

I teach what I practice. I have led and advised projects for the United Nations, the European Union, NGOs and private companies, with a focus on measurable results in organizational performance, industrial relations, prisons and corrections, and adult education.

My courses are built for busy professionals:

- Courses that prepare you for PMI and HR certification exams, plus Six Sigma

- Real case studies from the public sector and from companies

- Templates, checklists and practice resources you can use right away

- Clear, step-by-step lessons with practical assignments

Education: MSc in Policy Making in the European Union (Loughborough University, UK); Bachelor in Administrative Sciences (Public Administration), University of Craiova; Public Manager Diploma, National Institute of Administration (Romania).

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Reviews

4.3

240 ratings on Udemy

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By Sameer Sudhir Kumar on 6/9/2023

PMI certification links are all unavailable from serial 3 onwards. Otherwise a very informative course

By Emma Roberts on 6/27/2022

I was looking for a course that would help me learn how to manage projects better and I found this. The introductory course on Udemy is a great investment for (risk) managers who want to improve their skills. I found the instructor to be very knowledgeable and engaging in a very positive way. The content was easy to understand, everything is explained in a straightforward and effective way. I highly recommend this course to anyone who's looking to become a better (risk) manager.

By Valerie Jarvis on 6/8/2022

The course was very informative, and I really like the instructor, he was very engaging and entertaining, I like how he gave personal examples of the concepts, and I think I learned a lot of great stuff that I can take with me not just in terms of project management but in my personal life as well, I'd definitely recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn more about project management, and I think using it with my current manager will help us be on the same page and communicate better.

By Erick Sorrell on 6/7/2022

I work in risk management and was looking for a course that would help me brush up on my project management skills. This course by Sorin Dumitrascu on Udemy does just that. Throughout the course I learned how to plan for a project, identify the risks that could derail it, and how to mitigate them. Sorin is an excellent instructor who has a lot of experience in project management and risk management. I highly recommend this course.

By Hannah Lopez on 6/4/2022

I found this course on Udemy and decided to check it out. It was a great introduction to project management. It is broken down into small chunks and the instructor talks you through the process of how to plan, how to execute, how to track the project, how to create the deliverable and how to close the project. The instructor was very clear and did a good job of explaining each step. For a beginner, this was a great course and I would recommend it to anyone looking to learn more about project management.

By Katherine Nelson on 6/1/2022

This course has been extremely helpful to me and my team. I work full time as a risk manager, and have taken on the project management role on certain projects. The course has helped me to understand the project management process and how to manage projects more efficiently and effectively. The instructor is extremely knowledgeable, and provides great insight into the course materials. I highly recommend the course to anyone interested in improving their project management skills.

By Allen Hinckley on 5/26/2022

I am a risk manager for a non-profit and the programs I work on are on a tight budget, so I was looking for an online course that could help me manage projects more effectively and this is it! Udemy's Introduction to Project Management for Risk Managers course offers a pragmatic approach to the project management fundamentals and will provide you with a basic understanding of the principles of project management and how they relate to the overall risk management process.

By Emily Jones on 5/12/2022

This course is perfect for those who want to learn about risk management in project management. The instructor, Sorin Dumitrascu, is a PMP and has a lot of experience in the field. He explains everything very clearly and makes sure that everyone understands the concepts. The course is well-organized and includes many practice exercises. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn about risk management in project management.

By Shelley Gethers on 9/11/2019

The facilitator refers to resources and practices however I am unable to locate. Lesson documents should be included with the course and made available for downloading.

By Lidiya A. on 1/11/2019

Got a lot of good information from this course, but still have to try it out for effectiveness. I have learn a lot from this course I can't wait to put everything into action. I will update this when I get that dream job. I feel the instructor has provided tools I've never even herd of and I've researched a lot! Presentation style could be a bit more authentic and the audio lectures are not of great (audio) quality and better to put them in video (seems a bit lazy if you ask me).

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Overall Score : 86 / 100