Become a Project Manager
Project managers ensure that projects run smoothly and finish on time and on budget. Find out what skills you need to become a project manager and get your career started with online project management courses from top universities.
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What skills do you need to become a project manager?
Organisation
As a project manager, you’ll learn to manage time, budgets, expectations, paperwork and even people. So you’ll need to be organised.
Calmness
In every project, things can go wrong. Staying calm and getting things back on track is a vital part of project management.
Communication
If a project gets difficult, you’ll need to learn negotiation and communication skills to resolve any conflicts.
Empathy
Professional project managers work with people from diverse backgrounds in diverse industry. Being able to empathise with them is key.
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What do people say about these project management courses?
"I found the course to be very well presented and a great refresher, or perhaps an introduction for those that haven't studied project management before. Overall, for such a short course, it was crammed with content and a good opportunity for people who want to see if this is a subject they'd like to investigate further."
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"The course really helped me take a step back from my mentoring programme and see that it needs a lot more structure and focus if it is to succeed. I’ve been creating a project report with a Gantt chart to show current progress and future progress needed, and I’ve been looking at risk management and how we will measure success too."
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