The data show how big the problem is. In May 2026, the Project Management Institute (PMI) released its annual Pulse of the Profession report. It found that 97% of project professionals managed at least one complex project in the past year. 31% of complex projects fail to deliver the full scope of their intended benefits. Four in five complex projects face negative fallout: the company drifts from its strategy, the team disrupts delivery, and morale drops. The Wellingtone State of Project Management 2026 report adds that only about a third of organizations mostly or always complete projects on time.
This is the problem KSE Business School’s Project Management course addresses. The course starts on November 28.

What the course teaches

How to turn an idea into a plan that holds up when things go wrong. Participants define project goals, build the project structure, set milestones and success indicators, and put together a schedule. A separate part of the course covers stakeholder management: the client’s and stakeholders’ expectations have to be agreed before launch, not discovered at the finish line.
How to choose the right methodology for the project. The course covers three approaches:● Predictive (waterfall): the team fixes scope, timeline and budget at the start and moves through the phases in sequence. This approach works when requirements are clear and unlikely to change. ● Agile: the team breaks the work into short iterations, shows results after each one and adjusts the plan. This approach works when requirements become clear along the way. ● Hybrid: combines the two. For example, the team keeps the project’s timeline and budget fixed but works in flexible iterations within individual phases.
Participants learn to choose an approach based on the project’s needs, not habit or trends.
How to assign responsibility so the project keeps moving. Participants work with the RACI matrix for this.A RACI matrix is a table that defines four roles for each project task:● R (Responsible): does the work ● A (Accountable): owns the result and makes the final decision; each task has only one such person ● C (Consulted): gives input before the decision ● I (Informed): receives updates on the result
Once the team has set the roles, one person leaving does not stall the project. Everyone knows who takes over the task and who makes the call.
How to lead a team that does not formally report to you. Participants cover cross-functional team management, the psychology of motivation and leadership without formal authority. This is standard for project managers: development, finance and marketing report to their own heads, but the project manager owns the project’s results.
How to manage risks and deliver results. Participants learn to spot risks early, assess their impact and build them into the plan. The final module covers handing the results over to the client, closing the project and reviewing it: what worked and what to carry into future initiatives.

Why projects without a methodology fall short

The same PMI report shows that complex projects run with a framework succeed 72% of the time, compared with 61% without one. Yet 35% of professionals used no framework at all on their most recent complex project. Teams that manage complexity effectively succeed in 88% of cases; those that don’t succeed in only 14%.
The course provides exactly that foundation: a methodology, a project structure and tools for managing risk.

Certificate

Participants receive a KSE Business School certificate of completion for the Project Management course. To earn it, they need to attend at least 75% of sessions and complete the homework.

Project Management course instructor

Oleksii Hromyko is Academic Director of the MBA program at KSE Business School, Professor of Practice in Operations Management, and instructor of the Project Management and Risk Management courses. He has more than 15 years of management and consulting experience in strategic management, organizational design, project management and business process management.
Practical information:
● Dates: November 28, 29 and December 5
● Format: in person, with an option to join online
● Location: Kyiv or online
● Language: Ukrainian
● Price: UAH 30,000; during Black Friday, UAH 25,000 (−16%)
Details and registration