Strategically Focused Project Management (PMI - PMP)

What you'll learn

• Arrange the elements within the business strategy hierarchy

• Identify elements of a project's strategic framework

• Recognize characteristics of strategic project leadership

• Identify actions that help to achieve and maintain strategic alignment

• Match types of business environment analysis with situations when they would be used

• Recognize project benefits analysis activities

• Distinguish between stakeholder groups impacted by projects

• Identify the stakeholders who are involved in the creation and communication of the project charter

• Recognize effective methods for managing stakeholder expectations

• Demonstrate your understanding of how to maintain strategic alignment during a project

Description

The Strategically Focused Project Management (PMI - PMP) is course 5 of 28 of the Project Management Professional Certification Program (PMI-PMP). The course is aligned with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK6) developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

As a project manager, your role is to ensure that each project starts out and remains in line with the company's strategic goals and delivers expected value.

In this course, you'll learn about how to achieve that on your project from the creation of a project charter through closing the project. We'll also discuss how to manage stakeholder relationships, with the goal of keeping their expectations in line with strategic goals.

1. Business Strategy Overview
2. Project Strategy and Alignment
3. The Evolving Role of the Project Manager
4. Maintaining Strategic Alignment
5. Business Environment Analysis
6. Project Benefits Analysis
7. Project Stakeholder Impact
8. Communicating about the Project Charter
9. Managing Stakeholder Expectations
10. Exercise: Managing Strategic Alignment

That’s it! Now go ahead and push that “Take this course” button, and see you on the inside!