According to recent research by Gallup, only 28% of managers have been trained to lead hybrid teams and individual contributors are even more likely to be without a specific plan for working in a hybrid or distributed environment.
PROJ_PMI 300-0 Managing Distributed Teams provides practical tools to increase the success of projects being managed in hybrid and global environments. Students will gain a mix of technical skills and interpersonal skills that will equip them to improve collaboration, communication, and decision-making processes.
The instructor was really engaging! Learning the concepts and nuances of managing projects virtually and globally is so pertinent in [today’s] world. I appreciate that this class is offered.”
Annual Schedule
Expand the annual schedule lists below to see which quarters each project management class is typically offered in.
Project Management Annual Schedule - Core Courses
Project Management Annual Schedule - Core Courses
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CORE COURSES
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
SUMMER
PROJ_PMI 401-0 Essentials of Project Management (Remote)
X
X
X
X
PROJ_PMI 401-0 Essentials of Project Management (On Campus)
X
X
PROJ_PMI 401-DL Essentials of Project Management (Online)
PMI, PMBOK, CAPM, PMI-ACP, and PMP are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Course Registration
PDP courses are offered online, remotely, and on-campus. Please refer to the
Schedule Notes for course delivery information.
IMPORTANT:
The registration process for all professional development courses requires you
to register for your course and
update your emergency contact information
in CAESAR, Northwestern University's Student Enterprise System.
Registering for multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a mandatory,
integrated step to access Northwestern University systems. Northwestern
uses the DUO Mobile smartphone application for multi-factor authentication.
Steps to install the DUO Mobile App can be found
here.
Once you have
completed the MFA registration process, you will have access to systems
like CAESAR and CANVAS, Northwestern’s Learning Management System.
*It is a student’s responsibility to ensure access to Northwestern systems
after registering for a PDP course. If you do not have a smartphone capable of
downloading and using the DUO Mobile app, you may want to consider a
YubiKey
that can be purchased from several online retailers.
Organizational leaders do not achieve their goals by themselves.
Effective leaders develop people in a way that promotes individual
growth while improving business outcomes. Students will learn about
their own strengths and focus on how to bring out the best in
others through coaching and feedback. They will gain an
understanding of team development and learn skills to address team
dysfunction. Participants will also have the opportunity to assess
their personal style of conflict management and explore the
benefits of engaging in and facilitating positive conflict.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Identify ways to leverage your strengths and the strengths of
your teams
Outline the stages of team development and understand the
leader’s role at each stage
Apply the Five Dysfunctions model to improve team
effectiveness
Utilize coaching skills in conversations with peers and direct
reports
Approach conflict as an opportunity
Total Professional Development Units (PDUs): 16 (Ways of
Working: 1; Business Acumen: 2; Power Skills: 13)
Registered students can access their online course site
here. An activated NetID and password is required for
login. *Please note: It may take up to 24-hours for registered
students to be added to the online course platform.
Additional Information:
This course is graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
Please note that tuition will increase to $1,225 starting Fall 2024.
This course has required live, synchronous sessions, held online via Zoom. Sync session attendance is mandatory unless otherwise stated by the course instructor.
Weekly Zoom sessions are held on Monday and Wednesday evenings. The second week of the course class will be held on Monday, 10/14 and Thursday, 10/17.
All times listed CST
For more information, please contact profdev@northwestern.edu.
This course has required live, synchronous sessions, held online via Zoom. Sync session attendance is mandatory unless otherwise stated by the course instructor.
Weekly Zoom sessions are held on Monday and Wednesday evenings. All times listed CST
For more information, please contact profdev@northwestern.edu.
