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Overview
What you will study
In the Strategic Project Management course offered by Harvard University , you will learn practical approaches and techniques to effectively analyze, plan, execute, and lead projects to meet your organization’s objectives. We will explore the reasons for high failure rates and examine key strategies for ensuring success through planning and execution. We will examine the leadership challenges of influencing others when you have limited formal authority. We will discuss the role of culture and the impact it has on our project’s success.
Program Benefits:
- Identify key strategies for setting up a project’s success before work begins
- Examine different project roles and necessary leadership characteristics
- Learn how to assemble and develop a highly functional project team
- Explore how to increase your level of influence in working with others
- Develop an understanding of the tools and frameworks for each stage of a project
- Gain strategies for addressing the challenges that most often contribute to project failure
- Build confidence in your ability to lead both the technical and human side of all projects
- Learn how to facilitate success beyond just the project itself such as achieving and sustaining benefits
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Principles of project management and the reasons for high failure rates
- Defining project goals and scope
- Key roles of project sponsor and project manager
- Planning a project schedule, budget, and risk plan
- Executing a project: Instilling discipline, accountability, and productivity
- Managing stakeholders through project stages
- Implementing the project and transitioning to operations
- Lessons learned from the experiences of real-life project managers
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 2 days
- Part-time
- 1 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Delivered
On Campus, Online
Disciplines
Project Management View 130 other Short Courses in Project Management in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
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- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
This program is designed for those with at least three years of experience with projects, either as a team member or as a project manager.
Work experience
- at least three years of experience with projects
Tuition Fee
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International
2990 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2990 USD for the full programme during 2 days. -
National
2990 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2990 USD for the full programme during 2 days.
- Online: $2,750
- On Campus: $2,990
Living costs for Cambridge
1814 - 3756 USD /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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