English for Special Purposes

Project Management English

A project-management English curriculum for scope, schedule, risks, dependencies, stakeholder alignment, status reporting, change control, delivery governance, and difficult timeline conversations.

  • 8 modules
  • 32 field terms
  • Interactive practice

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Web Practice Lab

Practice the decisions, not only the vocabulary

Use the activities below to rehearse how a professional in this field clarifies risk, pushes back, and turns pressure into a concrete next step.

Module Focus

    Scenario Coach

    Respond under pressure

    Jargon Flashcard

    Pushback Builder

    Build a four-step response

    Dialogue Coach

    Model line

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      1

      Project Charter and Scope Definition

      Create shared boundaries before work accelerates.

      charter, scope, assumption, exclusion

      2

      Schedule, Critical Path, and Dependencies

      Explain timeline pressure without hiding dependency risk.

      critical path, dependency, milestone, buffer

      3

      Risk Register and Issue Escalation

      Separate possible risks from current issues and decisions.

      risk register, issue log, mitigation, owner

      4

      Stakeholder Alignment and Governance

      Use governance language to prevent hidden disagreement.

      governance, RACI, decision rights, steering committee

      5

      Change Requests and Scope Creep

      Push back on extra work without sounding unhelpful.

      change request, scope creep, impact analysis, baseline

      6

      Status Reporting and Executive Updates

      Turn project noise into crisp status and asks.

      status report, RAG status, trend, decision ask

      7

      Vendor and Cross-Functional Delivery

      Hold partners accountable while preserving working relationships.

      deliverable, acceptance criteria, SLA, escalation

      8

      Post-Implementation Review

      Discuss lessons learned without blame or theater.

      postmortem, lesson learned, root cause, action item

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