PM4R Agile: Mastering Development Project Agility
Learn agile principles for efficient development project management in this 10-week course. Boost team motivation and project execution.
Learn agile principles for efficient development project management in this 10-week course. Boost team motivation and project execution.
Discover the PM4R Agile methodology in this comprehensive course designed for development and social impact project managers. Learn to apply agile principles to enhance project execution, increase transparency, and motivate your team. The course covers fundamental agile concepts, team roles, and practical activities to internalize agile principles. Through self-diagnosis, assess your individual and organizational agility levels. Ideal for professionals in Latin America and the Caribbean working on development projects, including civil servants, NGO staff, and private sector personnel. Gain skills to adapt to dynamic project environments and achieve sustainable, inclusive development outcomes.
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What you'll learn
Understand the characteristics and principles of the PM4R agile approach for development projects
Develop behaviors and attitudes that foster an agile mindset in project management
Learn about team roles and responsibilities in the PM4R agile framework
Identify elements of development projects that benefit from a hybrid management approach
Self-diagnose individual and organizational agility levels
Apply agile principles to increase project efficiency and transparency
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Module Description
This course introduces the PM4R Agile methodology, a hybrid approach designed for development and social impact projects. Participants will learn the fundamental concepts of agility, the importance of developing an agile mindset, and how to apply these principles to project management. The curriculum covers the characteristics and principles of the PM4R agile approach, behaviors and attitudes that foster an agile mindset, team roles and responsibilities in an agile structure, and the unique elements of development projects that benefit from a hybrid management approach. Through practical activities and self-diagnosis tools, learners will analyze their current level of agility and learn how to enhance it. The course aims to equip professionals with the skills to manage projects more efficiently, increase transparency, engage stakeholders continuously, and motivate their teams effectively.
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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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