Project Management

Project Management is always a balancing act, across multiple axes. Juggling the goals of the project against the people impacted, the budget allocated and the inevitable deadlines can be intimidating. As a result, project management is part science and part art. 

In this short course, we’ll explore many aspects of project management, with the goal being to provide some practicable ideas you can use to better manage projects in your organization. We will define concepts, walk you through a typical project, get some insight from subject matter experts and talk about the “secret sauce” that often gets missed: making sure all the stakeholders are on board and engaged. 

While this course isn’t intended to fully prepare you to sit for the Project Management Professional certification, it will introduce many of the concepts that appear on that exam. More importantly, we hope you will be better prepared to lead or participate as a stakeholder in projects at your organization.

In effective Project Management, the project process must to be balanced with the human aspect of the project - your project team. Applied Psychology in Project Management is designed to help you better understand human behavior (including your own!) and apply that knowledge to better motivate project team members and other stakeholders, navigate team dynamics, and resolve conflict.

Project Management is always a balancing act, across multiple axes. Juggling the goals of the project against the people impacted, the budget allocated, and the inevitable deadlines can be intimidating. As a result, project management is part science and part art.

In this short course, we’ll explore some of the basic business concepts that may impact a project during its lifecycle. Concepts include developing strategy, assessing risk, operating within existing structures, and communicating within organizational contexts and cultures.

While this course isn’t intended to fully prepare you to sit for the Project Management Professional certification, it will introduce many of the concepts that appear on that exam. More importantly, we hope you will be better prepared to lead or participate as a stakeholder in projects at your organization.

In this short course, we will examine more advanced business situations and learn techniques to deal with complexities faced in day-to-day management of projects. We will cover scope management, mitigating common project challenges, and how to prevent and deal with feeling overwhelmed or burnt out. We will analyze cases of real projects to explore why they succeed or fail, and we will discuss how to cut through red tape and proven techniques for moving forward when you feel stuck. While this course is not intended to fully prepare you to sit for the Project Management Professional certification, it will introduce many of the concepts that appear on that exam. More importantly, we hope you will be better prepared to lead or participate as a stakeholder in projects at your organization.