Online Course: PROJECT MANAGEMENT: BEYOND THE BASICS

Learn how to lead project teams with success

Digital transformation and the rise of large scale infrastructure projects has created a growing demand for more project-oriented jobs worldwide. On this course, you will go beyond the fundamentals of project management and improve your knowledge so you’re better prepared to lead projects in the future.

You will focus on ensuring your projects deliver the intended benefits to stakeholders whilst being on time and within budget. You will learn how to choose the best approach to projects and develop the leadership and management skills needed to grow effective project teams.

What topics will you cover?

Week 1

The skills a project manager needs to master

Demands placed on a project manager

Identifying and evaluating stakeholders

Lines of communication

Ethics in projects

Week 2

Managing in situations of volatility and uncertainty

Managing complexity and ambiguity

Linear, iterative and hybrid project lifecycles

Selecting the right approach

Developing project agility

Week 3

Forming and developing project teams

Launching projects

Conditions for success

The power of social, identity and cognitive diversity

Developing and safeguarding project teams

Week 4

Managing quality in a project

The costs of quality

Preparing a quality plan

Managing resources

Looking at the critical chain

Dealing with conflict