Logical Operations

Project Management: Applying Predictive and Adaptive Methods Specialization

Logical Operations

Project Management: Applying Predictive and Adaptive Methods Specialization

Successfully Manage Predictive + Adaptive Projects.

Manage both Predictive and Adaptive projects using best practices and techniques.

Bill Rosenthal

Instructor: Bill Rosenthal

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Intermediate level

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4 weeks to complete
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Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • In this course, you will apply recognized project management practices from project launch to completion.

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January 2026

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Specialization - 5 course series

What you'll learn

  • Distinguish between projects and operations while comparing predictive and adaptive methodologies for different life cycles.

  • Analyze stakeholder expectations, map influence on power-interest grids, and draft official project charters.

  • Build structured work breakdown structures, map critical path schedules, and manage adaptive product backlogs.

  • Learn by doing. Perform guided, step-by-step hands-on activities on your own computer.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Work Breakdown Structure
Category: Scheduling
Category: Project Management
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Scope Management
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Leadership
Category: Project Estimation
Category: Leadership Development
Category: Project Scoping
Category: Project Schedules
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Microsoft Word
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Time Management
Category: Project Planning

What you'll learn

  • Estimate activity costs, set the official cost baseline, and reconcile project funding constraints with team burn rates.

  • Identify project uncertainties to construct risk registers and perform qualitative and quantitative risk analysis.

  • Outline quality management plans, verify compliance standards, and conduct adaptive sprint reviews or retrospectives.

  • Data files for this course are provided in the first course of this specialization, "Project Management: Project Launch, Work, and Scheduling".

Skills you'll gain

Category: Compliance Management
Category: Risk Management
Category: Cost Management
Category: Quality Assurance
Category: Project Management
Category: Cost Estimation
Category: Risk Mitigation
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Cost Control
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Leadership Development
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Project Planning
Category: Microsoft Word
Category: Leadership
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Budget Management
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Cost Reduction
Category: Verification And Validation

What you'll learn

  • Map project roles on RACI charts, build high-performing virtual teams, and resolve internal staff conflicts using core management approaches.

  • Evaluate vendor proposals using clear selection criteria, draft procurement contracts, and administer change control systems.

  • Transition from planning to execution by running adaptive sprint meetings, monitoring project scope, and evaluating impact analysis.

  • Data files for this course are provided in the first course of this specialization, "Project Management: Project Launch, Work, and Scheduling".

Skills you'll gain

Category: Procurement
Category: Conflict Management
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Project Management
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Change Control
Category: Leadership
Category: People Management
Category: Microsoft Word
Category: Team Performance Management
Category: Purchasing
Category: Team Management
Category: Team Building
Category: Project Scoping
Category: Project Planning
Category: Scope Management
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Vendor Management
Category: Leadership Development
Project Management: Monitoring Key Project Elements

Project Management: Monitoring Key Project Elements

Course 4, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Track project schedules and costs using core Earned Value Management (EVM) variables like PV, EV, and AC.

  • Optimize project timelines with fast-tracking and crashing techniques while tracking sprints via burndown charts and Kanban boards.

  • Implement quality control tools, including control charts, Pareto diagrams, and root cause analysis, to manage variance.

  • Data files for this course are provided in the first course of this specialization, "Project Management: Project Launch, Work, and Scheduling".

Skills you'll gain

Category: Risk Management
Category: Quality Control
Category: Project Performance
Category: Microsoft Word
Category: Project Schedules
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Project Planning
Category: Project Management
Category: Leadership
Category: Quality Monitoring
Category: Cost Management
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Project Controls
Category: Leadership Development
Category: Quality Assurance and Control
Category: Cost Reduction
Category: Scheduling
Category: Cost Control
Project Management: Reporting and Closing Projects

Project Management: Reporting and Closing Projects

Course 5, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Draft a project communications plan and use performance reporting components to generate accurate budget forecasts.

  • Manage stakeholder expectations using trust-building matrices while navigating public, media, and political barriers.

  • Formally close predictive and adaptive projects by archiving records, conducting audits, and planning releases.

  • Data files for this course are provided in the first course of this specialization, "Project Management: Project Launch, Work, and Scheduling".

Skills you'll gain

Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Project Closure
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Microsoft Excel
Category: Microsoft Word
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Communication
Category: Project Performance
Category: Release Management
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Leadership Development
Category: Project Coordination
Category: Performance Reporting
Category: Project Management
Category: Leadership
Category: Project Planning
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Procurement

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Bill Rosenthal
Logical Operations
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