1952B - Project Communication and Strategy

Course Description

This course focuses on making you a more effective project manager through communications. Communication is the number one reason why projects fail. In this course will focus on key project communication artifacts, presentation skills and how to engagement stakeholders. To communicate effectively to stakeholders, you need to understand how the project supports the organization’s strategy, the benefits the project is delivering to the organization and what is project success. This course will provide an overview of strategy, how to realize benefits, and how to effectively close a project.

Note: 1952A Project Leadership and 1952B Project Communication and Strategy together are equivalent to 1952 Leading Projects in Organizations

Within 4-6 weeks of successfully completing this course, you will receive your micro-credential indicating achievement of the outlined learning outcomes and competencies/skills. Micro-credentials are tamper proof, verifiable, blockchain-based and 100% digital. They can be shared on social media, including LinkedIn and Facebook, embedded in websites or downloaded as PDFs.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this micro course, you'll be able to:

• Assess the benefits and value of a project
• Assess the current level of — and construct approaches for—stakeholder engagement
• Design and implement approaches for effective project communications

Competencies/skills developed in this micro course include:

• Project Management
• Thinking Strategically
• Presentation
• Fostering Communication

Notes

Need PMI Professional Development Units (PDUs) to maintain your PMP and other certifications? Click here to learn more about PMI Professional Development Units.

PMI, PMP, PgMP, PfMP, CAPM, PMI-PBA and PMI-ACP are marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Eligible learners may apply to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) for this micro-credential. You can find more information on our Financial Aid page.

Recommendations

• 1860 Foundations of Project Management
• 3401 Practical Project Management - Part 1
• 3402 Practical Project Management - Part 2

This course is recognised by the following association(s). Click on the association name for details.

• Project Management Institute (PMI)

This course may be applied towards the SCS Certificate(s) in

• Agile Project Management : Required Courses
• International Project Management : Alternate 3, Alternate 4
• Project Management : Required Courses