​JA Project Management

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JA Project Management workshop is activity-based, practical-oriented learning. It helps students with important project management skills such as organize their work, understand the environmental constraints related to projects, and holistic approach to plan for projects. The average time for this workshop is 4 hours. 

Program Outlines 

Students will learn the following project management concepts and principles: 


• What is a project
• Understand constraints in projects: 

          - Scope
          - Time
          -  Resources 

• Where to start? 

         - Gather relevant information 
         - Prioritize requirements 

• How to organize and plan?

         - List the requirements 
         - Breakdown the work
         - Identify dependencies of the work
         - Assign work 

• Develop Project Schedule 

• Class activities 


         - Group exercise on sample projects, such as School Carnival 

• Reflection

         - Anything on roles, responsibilities and commitments? 
         - What about communication?
         - How do you if you are on track?

​Teachers’ Involvement

Teachers are expected to provide guidance and observation to the students. Their involvement in the JA PM workshop likely to be: 


• 4 hours
• Presence in the workshop sessions 

• Teacher-in-charge to be briefed of the program learning points 
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​All JA programs are designed to support the skills and competencies identified by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. These programs also augment school-based, work-based, and connecting activities for communities with school-to-work initiatives.