Development Project Management Essentials
This course is part of Results-Based Project Management.
This comprehensive course teaches essential project management skills for development initiatives, based on the IDB's PM4R methodology and PMI's PMBOK Guide. Students learn to transform proposals into concrete results within resource constraints. The curriculum covers project charter creation, scope planning, time and cost management, risk assessment, and team coordination. Through practical applications and case studies, participants develop skills to efficiently manage government and social projects, with a focus on achieving measurable development outcomes.
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What you'll learn
Apply PMI project management standards to development initiatives
Create comprehensive project charters and scope management plans
Develop effective time and cost management strategies
Implement risk assessment and mitigation techniques
Manage project communications and stakeholder engagement
Optimize procurement and resource allocation processes
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There are 10 modules in this course
This comprehensive course focuses on managing development projects efficiently and effectively. Based on the IDB's PM4R methodology and PMI's PMBOK Guide, the curriculum covers essential project management tools and techniques. Students learn project charter development, scope planning, time and cost management, procurement, risk assessment, communications planning, and human resources management. The course emphasizes practical application through real-world development project scenarios.
Project Charter
Module 1
Scope Planning Tool
Module 2
Time Management Tool
Module 3
Cost Management Tool
Module 4
Procurement Management Tool
Module 5
Risk Management Tool
Module 6
Communications Matrix Tool
Module 7
Human Resources Management Tool
Module 8
Project Control Tool
Module 9
Conclusions
Module 10
Fee Structure
Individual course purchase is not available - to enroll in this course with a certificate, you need to purchase the complete Professional Certificate Course. For enrollment and detailed fee structure, visit the following: Results-Based Project Management
Instructors
Founder of the Project Management for Results Program (PM4R)
Ernesto is the founder of the Project Management for Results (PM4R) Program, which develops project management capabilities for executing agencies in Latin America and the Caribbean. He also serves as the founder and CEO of the Social Project Institute, which assists teams in the agile execution of their social and environmental projects. Ernesto holds a Master's Degree in International Business Administration from ESADE in Barcelona, Spain, and a Master's Degree in Education from Framingham State University in Massachusetts, USA. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute (PMI) and has created agile and predictive methodologies for social and environmental projects. With extensive experience in project management across Latin America and the Caribbean, he has conducted numerous training sessions for over 10,000 professionals from the public and private sectors in 24 countries in the region.
Director of Project Management for Results at the Inter-American Development Bank
Agustín Sarría is the Director of the Project Management for Results (PM4R) program at the Inter-American Development Bank (BID). He is a Civil Engineer with over 20 years of experience in project management, having developed his professional career in the private engineering sector across Spain, Italy, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. In the past decade, he has focused on border integration and trade projects in Central America, working closely with executive unit teams to support management processes, enhance project execution capabilities, and oversee construction projects. Sarría is actively involved in various courses related to project management, including "PM4R Agile: 5 Steps for Hybrid Management of Projects" and "PM4R Agile: Agile Mindset in Development Projects," both offered on Coursera. His extensive expertise in project management and commitment to results-oriented methodologies make him a key figure in advancing development initiatives across the region.
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