Center for Adult and Continuing Studies

Participants learn to plan and scope projects, manage stakeholders, build project plans, apply Agile methods, manage budgets and risks, monitor delivery, lead teams, and evaluate project success. Throughout the course, learners build a Strategic Project Management Playbook based on real-world project scenarios.

• Apply Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid project management approaches and select appropriate tools for each.
• Define project objectives, scope, stakeholders, schedules, resources, budgets, risks, and measures of success.
• Use AI to support project planning, stakeholder communication, scenario analysis, risk management, and status reporting.
• Build and manage Agile project work in Jira, including Kanban and Scrum concepts.
• Lead project teams, manage stakeholder expectations, resolve conflicts, and communicate project progress.
• Use tools such as Jira, Microsoft Planner, Monday.com, Google Sheets, and ChatGPT to support project delivery.