Business Management: Project Management
Develop effective project management skills and take your career to the next level, with The Open University.
Duration
10 weeksWeekly study
10 hours
Business Management: Project Management
Discover essential project management tools and techniques to help you succeed.
The skills to manage a project are becoming increasingly important across all sectors of business. The ability to effectively deliver a project can set you apart from your peers and help you stand out in your organisation.
This microcredential will introduce you to the core principles, tools, and techniques needed to lead, or successfully contribute to, projects that add value and deliver positive outcomes.
Gain the knowledge and confidence to deliver successful projects
Whether you’re already involved in projects or looking to move into a project management role, this microcredential will help you get to grips with the fundamentals and how to apply them to a project with confidence.
You’ll learn how to anticipate challenges and opportunities, manage risk, communicate effectively with your team, and gain the trust and support of stakeholders. You’ll also be able to understand key principles such as justifying investment, validating project viability, and delivering value.
What topics will you cover?
- Introduction to project management
- Approaches to managing projects
- Justifying and leading a project
- Managing people, procuring suppliers and goods
- Planning a project
- Scheduling the project
- Working with people
- Managing uncertainty
- Managing delivery and closing a project
- Review and preparing for assessment
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
Who is the course for?
TBC
Who developed the course?
The Open University
As the UK’s largest university, The Open University (OU) supports thousands of students to achieve their goals and ambitions via supported distance learning, helping to fit learning around professional and personal life commitments.
Established
1969Location
Milton Keynes, UKWorld ranking
Top 510Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020
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