Projects
This page is a curated collection of well-written, step-by-step guides for learning Project Management through hands-on, project-based practice.
What I cannot create, I do not understand — Richard Feynman.
These projects are meant to support learning throughout the curriculum, not only at the end.
By building, writing, creating, or reconstructing real artifacts in the field, learners develop practical understanding alongside theoretical study.
Tutorials
- project charter
- project management plan
- work breakdown structure
- project schedule
- resource allocation plan
- cost baseline and budget
- risk register
- risk response plan
- stakeholder register and engagement plan
- communication management plan
Build your own project charter
- Write a Project Charter: Example Guide [2025] - Asana (Step-by-step guide with template)
- How to Write a Project Charter: Examples & Template Included - ProjectManager (Detailed walkthrough with components)
Write your own project management plan
- What is a project plan? How to write one in 6 steps (2025) - Wrike (6-step process with examples)
- How to Create a Project Plan Template - Tips for Success - BrightWork.com (Step-by-step template guide)
Create your own work breakdown structure
- What is a Work Breakdown Structure? [+How to Make One] | The Workstream - Atlassian (4-step creation process)
- How to create a work breakdown structure and why you should - Lucidchart (Practical steps with tips)
Build your own project schedule
- Use Critical Path Method (CPM) for Project Management [2025] - Asana (Step-by-step CPM for scheduling)
- How to make a CPM Schedule: CPM Scheduling Basics - ProjectManager (7-step CPM schedule build)
Construct your own resource allocation plan
- Resource Allocation: 6-Step Process for a Flexible Project Plan - Float (6-step allocation guide)
- 9 Steps to Create a Resource Management Plan - GanttPRO (Detailed 9-step process)
Develop your own cost baseline and budget
- Cost Baseline: How to Create One for Effective Project Control - Galorath — Provides structured multi-step process with WBS integration and time-phased budgeting.
- How to Make a Cost Management Plan: Guide & Template - Ramp — Step-by-step including resource identification, estimation, and baseline setting.
Create your own risk register
- Risk Register: A Project Manager's Guide with Examples [2025] - Asana — Guides creation with fields, examples, and mitigation steps for practical reconstruction.
- What Is a Risk Register & How to Create One - ProjectManager — Details identification, description, and logging process with team brainstorming.
Design your own risk response plan
- How to Create a Risk Response Plan - ProjectEngineer — Outlines principles, strategies (avoid/mitigate/etc.), and register linkage for response development.
- Risk Response Strategies (Definitive Guide with Examples) - IT PM School — Demonstrates threat/opportunity strategies with concrete examples to model plans.
Build your own stakeholder register and engagement plan
- 5 Steps to a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (Free Template) [2025] - Asana — Step-by-step identification, analysis, and strategy with template.
- Stakeholder Engagement Plan Template for Word (Free Download) - ProjectManager — Guides register creation and engagement methodology.
Write your own communication management plan
- How to Write an Effective Communication Plan [2026] - Asana — Details structure, channels, frequency, and stakeholder alignment with examples.
- Free Communication Plan Template [2026] - Asana — Reusable outline for defining what, when, how to communicate.