If you are taking this Specialization, you probably have some exposure to managing projects, or you may be considering embarking on a career as a professional project manager. Your ability as a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management on the job is becoming the standard to compete in today's fast-paced and highly technical workplace. In this Specialization, you will apply the generally recognized practices of project management to successfully manage both Predictive and Adaptive projects.
Successful project management requires knowledge and experience as well as the ability to tailor the approach to projects. This Specialization is designed to provide you with the skills needed to be a successful project manager for both Predictive and Adaptive projects. The skills and knowledge you gain in this Specialization will help you avoid making costly mistakes and increase your competitive edge in the project management profession.
This Specialization is designed for any individual who might need to perform project management activities in their job roles on either a formal or informal basis, or any individual who wants to build upon their current project management knowledge to be more productively involved on a project team.
Applied Learning Project
In each module, you will apply the project management skills you learn by planning, initiating, and managing a project using real-world business scenarios. You are presented with tasks and questions related to project management that encourage you to think carefully about how best to achieve project goals. Project-related documents and other data files you fill out in during the activities can be taken with you after the course.
