XPM 9766E Project Management Leadership

This interactive 3-day course addresses the people side of project management - jumping far beyond the basics of project management. You will focus on the human dimension in a project management environment and be able to distinguish between project management and project leadership. Project leadership involves the understanding and alignment of organizational strategy and vision. This course will discuss the strategic planning process at both the organizational and project level.

Credits

13-19 hours

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Understand the relationship between and among project, program, and portfolio management
2. Apply the strategic planning process at the organizational level
3. Define and identify various conflict responses and employ strategies to manage team conflict
4. Understand leadership styles and how to implement them based on situation and context
5. Identify tactics to successfully influence and guide project teams and stakeholders in completing project objectives and goals