A crash course in the essentials of project management for all business professionals.
What you will learn
Learn the fundamentals of Project Management
Gain a broad, strategic perspective on project management and understand the project management ecosystem.
Understand the dynamics among strategic, tactical, and operational aspects of project management.
Achieve a good understanding of the roles in project management and develop awareness for successful relations with the stakeholders.
As a project manager, a function manager, a team leader, or a member of a team, establish a strong foundation to move ahead in the profession.
Description
Projects are turning business ideas and initiatives into reality. The complexity of the solutions is also increasing due to rapidly developing technology and growing competition. All those circumstances increase project management’s importance and popularity in today’s business world.
Research shows that many projects fail to deliver the expected performance. Therefore there is still considerable room for improvement for project management in this business world. Due to this fact, project management is redefining itself, agile approaches, project economy concepts are emerging.
This course explains project management’s essential terms and concepts, such as portfolio, program, methodology, life cycle, organizational structure types, and their influence on project management. Project success and value creation processes in project management are analyzed from a business perspective. Considering project management a fundamental part of business life, creating a common project management understanding and language among the stakeholders of projects is the main focus area of this course.
This course focuses on building the foundation required when implementing a project management methodology. You will gain strategic and operational views on project success and value creation. You will start establishing solid and constructive relationships with your sponsors, customers, and other stakeholders. Your broadening perspective will improve your performance and encourage you to embark on a development journey to create additional value in your career.
Hope to meet you in the course.
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