Any task which has a fixed beginning and a definite end is termed as a project. In today's world, most work is based on project methodology. Therefore, it is imperative that we develop an understanding of projects and the management tools and techniques used in order to meet the project objectives. Project Management training goes beyond the realms of training restricted to water-tight compartments of technology, management etc. Projects may involve all these fields and project management training must therefore include training across the domains.

The prerequisite for initiating a software development project is to first have the justification available for it. It is absolutely necessary that the project result and the need for the outcome are aligned together. The requirements, and the need for doing the project form a part of the project planning stage. The business analyst, who is responsible for taking care of the client relationship, elucidates the requirements that are to be met for achieving the software development project objective. And these requirements need to be tested using cases. The market showcases a variety of software packages which cater to this specific requirements analysis. After freezing of the requirements and the documentation part, the project management phase takes over.

Project management includes distributing tasks to various available resources. But resources increase the cost of the project as well. Hence a good project uses some or all of the available resources so that they can provide the maximum optimum output. Project managers often use project management template to achieve their goals. These templates are designed in worksheet software applications. Hence, hands-on training on worksheet processors must be included in project management training.

Any project includes, two- way communication, throughout its course. The feedback process is indispensable to project managers to get a grasp of the current status of the project, which directly or indirectly affects the project planning of the future. Project management training should also comprise of a hands-on training experience of the communication tools used in that particular project, this kind of training, surely reaps in huge benefits. However, communication training goes beyond the mail software training. One must not disparage the relevance of routine check-ups during the course of the project.

Effective resource management involves proper allocation of right reosurces capable of doing tasks in a coherent manner in order that the project objectives are met. Human capital impacts Project cost directly or indirectly. Hence training in project management must include sessions on human organizational behavior, costing and human resource management. Such training must also include sessions on quality, value engineering and theory of constraints. The purpose of these theories are not just for educational purpose, but also for imbibing them as a practical guidelines for achieving the project goals. Therefore project management training must include tasks which involve application of the important learnings from the sessions.

More recently,trainers have started using specially designed computer games, in order to illustrate the project management concepts.These games involve the learner and at the same time ,make him use exclusively ,the project management technologies and its concepts.Such game based training is desired to have a quantifiable effect to a certain extent,using course assessments.The training should not only cover the traditional project management techniques but also try to involve the user to perform functions,using the project management technologies himself.