Strategically Focused Project Management (PMI - PMP)

What you'll learn

Arrange the elements within the business strategy hierarchy
Identify elements of a project's strategic framework
Recognize characteristics of strategic project leadership
Identify actions that help to achieve and maintain strategic alignment
Match types of business environment analysis with situations when they would be used
Recognize project benefits analysis activities
Distinguish between stakeholder groups impacted by projects
Identify the stakeholders who are involved in the creation and communication of the project charter
Recognize effective methods for managing stakeholder expectations
Demonstrate your understanding of how to maintain strategic alignment during a project

Requirements

No special requirements or prerequisites are needed to take this course, but some extra reading about projects, project management, project life cycle, organizational project management, project scope, project schedule, project costs, project quality, project human resources and project communications will help.
Part of the Project Management Professional Certification Course (PMI-PMP)

Description

The Strategically Focused Project Management (PMI - PMP) is course 5 of 28 of the Project Management Professional Certification Program (PMI-PMP). The course is aligned with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK6) developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

As a project manager, your role is to ensure that each project starts out and remains in line with the company's strategic goals and delivers expected value.

In this course, you'll learn about how to achieve that on your project from the creation of a project charter through closing the project. We'll also discuss how to manage stakeholder relationships, with the goal of keeping their expectations in line with strategic goals.

1. Business Strategy Overview
2. Project Strategy and Alignment
3. The Evolving Role of the Project Manager
4. Maintaining Strategic Alignment
5. Business Environment Analysis
6. Project Benefits Analysis
7. Project Stakeholder Impact
8. Communicating about the Project Charter
9. Managing Stakeholder Expectations
10. Exercise: Managing Strategic Alignment

That’s it! Now go ahead and push that “Take this course” button, and see you on the inside!

Who this course is for:

Leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, professionals and project workers with or without formal project management training will improve project management skills and knowledge and will be ready to stand for formal certification.