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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study, Virtual Classroom | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
There are many instances of projects not being carried out the way they are supposed to be and that hinders in the way of the results making the outcome gained not up to their mark or satisfaction. Organizations nowadays realize the importance of undertaking proper steps while processing a project and that has opened up a great number of opportunities in the project management domain.
The course Steering Complex Projects teaches the participants how they would need to strategize their work plan, deal with situations that are complex in nature, maintain as well as improve their method of a problem-solving approach. It allows them to develop the capabilities of the project while keeping the essentials in mind and not burning out the resources available at hand to bring the desired outcome.
The contents of the course focus on three various kinds of projects, execution, change and novel and provide the applicants with the know-how to deal with them. Furthermore, the students of the program will also be able to figure out the right projects for their strategies by creating an industry-ready incentive structure.
The Highlights
- 8 weeks long
- Online sessions
- 4-6 hourly of weekly effort
- University of Cambridge faculty
- Verified University of Cambridge certificate
- Emeritus offered course
- Shareable certificate
- Flexible payment available
Programme Offerings
- video lectures
- LIVE Webinars
- 12-month programme access
- Q&A Sessions
- assignments
- discussions
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Cambridge Judge Business School, Cambridge |
The details of the costs incurred in the programme mentioned below
- The cost of the programme is USD 2,000.
- It can be paid in either full, 2 instalments or 3 instalments over the duration of the course.
- The amount to be paid in 2 instalments mode is USD 1,122 and later USD 918.
- If the candidates choose to pay with 3 instalments, they will pay the amount as USD 756, then USD 672 and finally USD 672.
Category | Amount | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | |
Payment in full | USD 2,000 | _ | _ |
2 instalment payments | USD 1,122 | USD 918 | _ |
3 instalment payments | USD 756 | USD 672 | USD 672 |
Eligibility Criteria
Education
Candidates are required to have a good grasp of English and be able to use it easily in the program.
Certification Qualifying Details
Candidates will need to successfully complete the course in order to gain the certificate from the university.
What you will learn
Upon the completion of the course, candidates will receive a certificate acting as proof of what they have learnt in the programme.
- The candidates will learn to build a framework that will allow them to manage and govern the project while providing them with measures of accountability.
- The applicants will also learn to turn strategic goals of high level into project goals.
- Participants will be able to implement learning tools and knowledge exchange that will help them in the challenges of a project.
- Candidates will gain the ability to break down change projects, identify what to take from them, and develop a manual for future projects.
- The candidates will learn to assemble and manage teams, even in high-performance sectors.
- Identifying what tools the candidates would need for different projects, the method of applying them and making calculated decisions will be an important skill gained from the programme.
Who it is for
The course has been found to be best suited for the following people.
- Consultants who wish to gain this skill in order to influence a greater number of stakeholders and find the projects best suited for them will benefit significantly from the course.
- Project managers wishing for a more detailed course on leadership skills in projects than usual PMP courses are perfect fits for the course.
- Executives of the senior level hoping to gain mastery over their strategic project approaches and choices are ideally suited candidates for the program.
Application Details
Those who want to take admission into this course will have to follow the admission process instructed below.
Step 1: Applicants are requested to go to the webpage of this course.
https://emeritus.jbs.cam.ac.uk/steering-complex-projects/index.php
Step 2: On the course webpage, candidates will find the icon ‘Apply Now’ which they will click on and be directed to the registration page.
Step 3: Applicants will then need to register on the website. If the candidates have a pre-registered account, they can use it to log in to the website.
Step 4: After registration, candidates will be sent an email for verification.
Step 5: After verification, the applicants will be taken to an application form which they will have to fill and submit.
Step 6: Finally, they have to make the payment for the fee.
The Syllabus
- Understand the strategic goals of the organization and articulate what the project outcomes will contribute to the strategy
- Understand the political process of creating project goals, including negotiating and seeking win-win coalitions
- Translate high-level strategic goals into project goals
- Identify the key characteristics of execution projects
- Understand the managerial relevance of the critical path and limitations
- Identify uncertainties and take mitigative or responsive actions
- Identify the key characteristics of novel projects and the technical steps of managing them
- Articulate steps to follow when encountering unforeseeable uncertainty
- Understand pivoting/iterating and parallelism, and how to incorporate them into project planning and monitoring
- Identify the four methods for managing a change project
- Generate guidelines for managing the social dimensions of change
- Author a template for stakeholder management
- Identify and apply ingredients of goal clarity and three criteria for them
- Articulate competency-driven values for a project
- Analyze how to deal with rule-breakers and high-performers and establish related guidelines
- Understand the role governance plays in maintaining strategic alignment in projects
- Identify the five elements of well-designed governance structures
- Build a framework for managing the governance structure with accountability measures
- Understand what contracts can and cannot do, and identify the four different types of contracts for an appropriate fit
- Understand the role that co-location can play in project management
- Understand how renegotiation must be built into the contract from the beginning
- Identify the tools for each project type, and how to deploy them
- Make informed choices from the portfolio of tools to ensure projects encourage learning within the organization
- Apply established methods of knowledge exchange and learning tools in a way that is appropriate to the challenges of a project
Instructors
Cambridge Judge Business School, Cambridge Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Christoph H. Loch, Dean of Cambridge Judge Business School, and Kishore Sengupta, a specialist in operations management will be instructing the course.
Emeritus is an online provider of education that collaborates with various top institutions and universities to offer high-impact programs via the internet to its candidates.
The course has been provided by the Judge Business School of the University of Cambridge. More than 100 alumni of the university have been recipients of the esteemed Nobel Prize.
The course costs a total of USD 2,000 to the candidates. They can pay this amount all at once, or in 2 or 3 installments, as allowed in the program.
The candidates do have the option of availing of a 15% discount on the course fee. They can get this by enrolling in the course as a group.
The candidates can apply to various sectors with the certification as it is applicable in many lines of work such as infrastructure, real estate, banking, technology, finance and more.
The course is only 8 weeks long but the candidates will gain continuous program access to the contents of the course and its materials for an entire year from the registration day.
The candidates must have a stronghold on their English reading and comprehension. They will also need a device with 1 Mbps internet speed that can support Safari 11, Edge 42, Firefox 64, Chrome 71, and IE 11.