Course Overview
As the complexity of our systems of work and delivery increase now and into the future, project management skills have become essential for life and work for most professionals — not just traditional project managers.
Our Project Management for Professionals course will provide you with effective skills to motivate, communicate, and deliver business outcomes in any complex situation. Through this course, you’ll adopt a toolbox of skills that can be mixed and matched to suit a variety of contexts.
With a focus on adaptive and human skills, you’ll learn how to successfully initiate and mobilise a project team. Importantly, you’ll gain capabilities in negotiation and stakeholder communication to deliver optimal outcomes, as well as how to apply the fundamentals of scope, risk, budget, quality and time management to your own projects.
Who's It For?
- Early and mid-career professionals in all business functions looking to gain transferable project management skills required to be seconded or developed to manage projects as part of their role.
- Early career business professionals looking to develop the skills in project management fundamentals required to transition into a project support role. You may be from a variety of industries and backgrounds in a range of different company sizes, including but not limited to government, education, support, or administration.
What You'll Learn
With the opportunity to bring your own project, you can directly apply your skillset into a final professional or personal project that will showcase your knowledge to potential and existing employers. In the context of a current-day complex environment, this course delivers people skills plus technical capability.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Critically analyse the professional capabilities required to manage projects in complex and changing settings including motivation, communication and influencing, stakeholder management and conflict resolution.
- Apply fundamental project management techniques to a project, such as identifying key stakeholders, initiation, scope, budget, timeline, and quality and risk management.
- Present a report on the stages and business outcomes of a project to key stakeholders that justifies outputs and outcomes.
Study Method
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
- VirtualVirtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
Duration and Study Load
- 6 weeks
- 8 hours per week
Delivery
- 100% online
- Mentor supported
Entry Requirements
- There are no prerequisites for this course
Why Choose RMIT Online?
- Real world skills: Develop skills that have been validated by industry, while getting credentialed by a world-leading university.
- Industry connected: You’ll gain knowledge and practical skills from renowned industry partners who are at the forefront of their field.
- Flexible delivery: Advance your career while you study. RMIT Online courses let you balance work, study and life commitments.
- Supported community: Be guided by a network of industry experts and peers, and supported by our dedicated success team.
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About RMIT Online
RMIT Online offers a world-class education that delivers work-ready skills and knowledge to transform your or your teams’ careers. 100% online, built with industry leaders and backed by RMIT.
We offer short courses and degrees at the nexus of business, design and technology, leaning into the future of work needs. We team up with industry leaders and experts to deliver the best in structured, flexible education using the latest digital tools and interactive technologies.
We’re dedicated to our mission of future-ready careers and creating a ‘community of lifelong learners, successfully navigating the world of work’, designed for the future of work.
