This course combines the essential elements of Project Management and Team Leadership into one course. Through class engagement and reflection, you will acquire further understanding of the responsibilities of leadership and become better prepared to apply this knowledge to the project environment.
Project Management: The Basics for Success
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Project Management: The Basics for Success
This course is part of Career Success Specialization
Instructor: Rob Stone, PMP, M.Ed.
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What you'll learn
Understand the stages of the project cycle
Monitor project activities and assess progress
Communicate proficiently to report project status
Develop and strengthen high performance teams
Skills you'll gain
- Leadership
- Project Management Life Cycle
- Team Building
- Communication
- Communication Planning
- Initiative and Leadership
- Project Controls
- Team Leadership
- Team Performance Management
- People Development
- Project Performance
- Project Management
- Team Management
- Management Training And Development
- Management Reporting
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Performance Reporting
- Stakeholder Management
- Project Planning
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Taught in English
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SH
Reviewed on Sep 5, 2018
It was a pretty good experience throughout the course. Learn a lot of new thing handling a project and team members. Appreciate the way mentor presented the course materials. Thanks a lot.
RR
Reviewed on Jan 16, 2016
I enjoyed the overview of project management and the detailed explanations that were immediately helpful in my work. Lots of great information! Many things for me to think about over a long time
MK
Reviewed on Jul 12, 2020
This is my second course with Prof. Rob Stone. the course well detailed, easy to follow, and straight to the point. Now I can take on some projects and apply the skills I learned in this course.
