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
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like CAESAR and CANVAS, Northwestern’s Learning Management System.
*It is a student’s responsibility to ensure access to Northwestern systems
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downloading and using the DUO Mobile app, you may want to consider a
YubiKey
that can be purchased from several online retailers.
You are the project manager for a multi-million dollar project,
and there can be no mistakes. Your Executive Team is depending on
you to manage successfully! What do you need to do know to assess
risk so you can deliver against stakeholder expectations?
Through this course, students will gain an in-depth
understanding of types of risks that threaten projects and the use
of various techniques for assessing and managing risk and
approaches to reduce project risk. Particular emphasis is placed on
areas of risk identification, analysis, response planning and
monitoring and control. Use of case studies will help illustrate
how risk management is used successfully and will allow the
students to develop practical skills for use in the workplace.
Course Objectives
Create a Project Risk Management Plan.
Choose techniques for Project Risk Identification and Risk
Analysis.
Evaluate approaches to reduce risk exposure on projects.
Plan and make use of Project Risk Monitoring and Control.
Assess a Project Risk Response Plan.
Adapt various risk management techniques to real-world
projects.
Total Professional Development Units (PDUs): 25 (Ways of
Working: 15; Business Acumen: 9; Power Skills: 1)
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 is an online course offered during the Fall and Spring quarters
