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Certificate of Achievement

Gwyn Jones

has completed the following course:

Organisations and Project Management: P3M and Knowledge Management

Coventry University

This online course evaluated the different types of project organisational structures; evaluated the impact of contextual factors; evaluated a project management approach in a matrix of organisational structure and assessed best practices for ethical decision-making.

2 weeks, 5 hours per week

Dennis Chapman

Lecturer in Project Management

Coventry University

83%
overall score

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Evaluate the different types of project organisational structures and debate the advantages and disadvantages of each
  • Evaluate and assess the importance of ethics and professionalism in every aspect of the project’s operation
  • Evaluate the impact of contextual factors, such as a client’s organisational culture, needs, risk tolerance, and project size on tools and methods of project management
  • Evaluate a project management approach in a matrix organisational structure, and recommend methods that will successfully deliver a project considering the inherited power relationships
  • Assess ethical situations and recommend best practices for ethical decision-making

Syllabus

  • Understanding business strategy and its relationship with projects
  • Strategic evaluation and selection of projects to create a well‐balanced portfolio
  • Critical success factors, financial evaluation criteria and measuring project success
  • Project organisation: structure and teams
  • Knowledge management - learning from experience
  • Ethical issues and considerations in project management
  • Sustainability: the new professional responsibility
  • Professional growth of the project manager and project team
  • Leading and managing global projects
  • Characteristics of large global projects
  • Identifying complexity factors and issues
  • Challenges associated with language and culture
  • Working effectively in a multicultural environment

Issued on 16th January 2021

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Free online course:

Organisations and Project Management: P3M and Knowledge Management

Coventry University