{"id":180134,"date":"2025-01-09T08:37:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T14:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/?post_type=ama_courses&#038;p=180134"},"modified":"2025-06-06T10:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:36:11","slug":"project-management-foundations","status":"publish","type":"ama_courses","link":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/on-demand\/project-management-foundations\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Management Foundations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div\n\tclass=\"wp-block-ama-hero js-hero-slider splide\"\n\tdata-splide=\"{&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:true,&quot;interval&quot;:5000,&quot;pagination&quot;:true}\"\n>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__track splide__track\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__list splide__list\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__slide splide__slide\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__slide-image\">\n\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8200\" height=\"5472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/microsoft-365-1MeZCPon3vk-unsplash.jpg?fit=8200%2C5472&#038;resize=8200%2C5472\" class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__slide-image-attachment\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/>\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__slide-content\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-project-management-foundations\">Project Management Foundations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Project Management Foundations provides a quick overview of the fundamentals of project management. 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