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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.
The course will explore the reasons for high failure rates and examine key strategies for ensuring success through planning and execution. It will examine the leadership challenges of influencing others when you have limited formal authority. It 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
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Cambridge, United States
Disciplines
Project Management View 90 other Short Courses in Project Management in United StatesWhat students do after studying Business & Management
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Academic 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.
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 Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents3200 USD / full≈ 3200 USD / full - Out-of-State3200 USD / full≈ 3200 USD / full
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Domestic
Applies to youIn-State3200 USD / full≈ 3200 USD / full
Living costs
Cambridge
United States
1814 - 3756 USD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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