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Project Management for Business Certificate
Learn practical solutions to better manage people and projects. Get control over workflows, accountability, deliverables, and team engagement. Build personalized strategies you can apply immediately at work.
Project Management for Business Certificate Overview
The Project Management for Business certificate equips you with the skills to engage virtual teams, manage projects efficiently, and implement cost-effective tools and strategies.
In this course, you will learn:
- How to lead a distributed team and foster collaboration in remote environments
- How to manage client expectations, scope creep, and quality assurance
- How to map out and optimize workflows
- The role of generative AI in project management
- How to choose tools and technologies that can solve an immediate need for your team
- The fundamentals of document management, IP security, and how to protect your assets online
Benefits of Project Management for Business Training at Kompass
We don’t use a conventional one-size-fits-all approach. Our students work in different fields and face unique project management challenges.
That’s why our course is tailored to fit the needs of each participant.
Here’s how it works:
- Learn online at your own pace
- Bring us your specific project management challenges
- Learn tools and skills that can be adapted to your needs
- Implement what you’ve learned in real time
- Get personalized support and coaching from an expert instructor
- Exchange ideas and solutions with your peers in the course
- Get real results you can continue to build on after training
Career Paths in Project Management
Project managers work in many different industries, from technology and engineering to construction and healthcare.
Typical job titles in this field include:
- Project Leader
- Project Controller
- Project Coordinator
- Project Director
- Program Manager
Course Schedule and Format
Instructor-Supported Format
(Asynchronous)
Instructor-supported courses come with the support of a dedicated instructor but do not follow a set class schedule. Students work at their own pace to complete the course within a set time period. The instructor may offer pre-recorded lectures that are available for students to review or check-in sessions that students can participate in via video conferencing.
(Live Session Office Hours)
The Project Management for Business instructor is available the first Wednesday of each month from 6:30 – 7:30 PM EST/EDT) for live discussions via video call. Students will be provided with a link to participate.
(2-4 weeks)
Building and keeping a team engaged and productive is critical for a project manager, who must facilitate meetings and workshops where participants need to be heard and discussions must be focused on resolution and moving the project forward. In this module, learners will understand how to build and develop a cohesive project team, particularly in a virtual environment.
(2-4 weeks)
Automation can eliminate manual low- to no-value tasks and streamline and speed up many routine processes. In this module, we will define a project workflow, examine the role of process maps, and identify processes that could benefit from automation.
(2-4 weeks)
Participants will gain a better understanding of the options and functionality of some popular low-budget tools, then apply the tool/technology of their choice to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their project management. Learners will identify key evaluation criteria and develop a weighted scorecard to support their own technology implementation.
(2 weeks)
Understanding artificial intelligence and the future of project management with generative AI will be the focus of this module. Different concepts (data, variety, quality, and data governance) associated with generative AI models will be discussed, along with best practices for project management with AI.
(2-4 weeks)
In this module, we review and research tools that not only support project management, but all aspects of project execution, including procurement, stakeholder management, quality, and change management.
The key assignment is to create a business case for a tool of choice that will solve an immediate need for the project team. Participants are free to focus on any aspect of their project and will be expected to recommend a solution that can improve planning, execution, or control processes.
(2-4 weeks)
Understanding DM and IP security helps the participant determine an appropriate strategy for their organization, whether it be cloud-based storage options, document classifications, or document management systems. Different strategies will be discussed, and participants will create a clear policy outlining their organization’s document management practices and expectations.
Instructors
Meet our industry-expert instructors.
Kirsten Wells
Instructor, Project Management for Business
Kirsten’s unique background of a MBA, MSc and PMP, are all centered on people management and result in the ability to manage multiple competing projects at once. Kirsten received her PMP designation in 2007 and graduated from Richard Ivey’s Executive MBA program 2009. Furthering her education, completed a master’s degree in Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology from the University of London, England in 2018.
Kirsten’s background is very diverse, holding senior positions in a variety of areas and industries, with a bit of entrepreneurship as well, she owned and operated a senior citizen’s long term care residence.
A career highlight and something Kirsten is particularly proud of, is being the strategic lead in creating from the ground up a new nationwide Public Alerting System that is being used successfully today. Those Amber alerts you get on your phones, to save lives was this initiative.
Overview
START DATES
Weekly (Mondays)
TOTAL PROGRAM LENGTH
3-6 Months
DELIVERY
Online (Instructor Supported)
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT
Post-secondary education (degree or diploma) OR experience in a related field
Scholarship Offer
Register for this certificate and receive a $200 discount automatically on tuition!
Who Should Take the Certificate?
The Project Management for Business certificate is designed for anyone working in a project management role, including:
- Business project managers
- Team leaders
- Marketing project managers
- Human resources professionals
- Engineering project managers
- IT project directors
- Trades project managers
Admission requirements:
- Post-secondary university degree or college diploma; OR
- Relevant professional experience