Business Acumen for Project Managers
Learn essential strategies for aligning project activities with organizational goals while ensuring compliance with business requirements.
Learn essential strategies for aligning project activities with organizational goals while ensuring compliance with business requirements.
This comprehensive course focuses on developing crucial business acumen for project managers. Students will learn to evaluate project efforts and decisions to ensure alignment with organizational goals while meeting compliance requirements. The course emphasizes the connection between projects and organizational strategy, covering key topics like compliance management, business environment analysis, and strategic alignment. Participants will develop skills in managing macro and micro influences, interpreting business trends, and ensuring project compliance. The course includes practical strategies for project structuring, cost management, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance. Upon completion, students can earn 8 PMI contact hours, contributing to PMP certification requirements.
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What you'll learn
Plan and manage project compliance requirements effectively
Identify and ensure successful delivery of project benefits
Evaluate and address changes in the external business environment
Implement tools and strategies to support organizational change
Align project goals with organizational strategy
Manage internal and external compliance requirements
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
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Graded assignments, Exams
Access on Mobile, Tablet, Desktop
Limited Access access
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There are 4 modules in this course
The course covers essential aspects of business acumen for project managers through four comprehensive weeks. Week 1 focuses on aligning project goals with business strategy and managing compliance requirements. Week 2 explores benefits management, including defining, measuring, and tracking project benefits. Week 3 addresses external business environment analysis and scope management. Week 4 emphasizes strategic project management and change management approaches. Throughout the course, students learn practical tools and techniques for ensuring project compliance while supporting organizational missions.
Strategic Alignment and Compliance
Module 1
Benefits Management
Module 2
External Business Environment
Module 3
Strategic Project Management and Change
Module 4
Fee Structure
Instructor
4 Courses
Leading Expert in Project Management Training and Certification
Crystal Richards serves as Principal and Owner of MindsparQ® and instructor at the University of Maryland's Project Management Center for Excellence, where she specializes in preparing professionals for PMP certification and agile project management. After completing her MHA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and working in healthcare administration, she has established herself as a prominent voice in project management education. Her work focuses on training professionals in both traditional and agile methodologies, demonstrated through her development of comprehensive PMP exam preparation programs. As a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), she has trained over 2,000 professionals across healthcare organizations, non-profits, and government agencies. Through her teaching at the University of Maryland and speaking engagements at events like the Digital PM Summit, she continues to advance project management education while helping professionals achieve certification success. Her expertise particularly shines in making complex project management concepts accessible, demonstrated through her development of courses focusing on project principles and power skills. Currently leading MindsparQ® while teaching at multiple institutions, she combines practical experience with innovative training approaches to help project managers transition from "great" to "excellent."
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