Project Leadership

Lead project and cross-functional teams to success by mastering the leadership skills necessary to build and manage teams, exercise influence without authority, and monitor and control project performance.

Price: $3350.00
Enrollment Information

Description

Project leaders are more than just project managers; they are talented individuals that have mastered the leadership skills necessary to build a high-performing project team, leverage the collective intelligence of the group, mange it through the process of completing a project, and exercise influence with out authority to ensure superior results. This six-course certificate series, authored by faculty from Cornell University’s College of Engineering, is designed to build the critical leadership skills that Project Management Professionals (PMPs), project managers, and business managers need to lead a project team to success.

The most successful project managers and leaders need to know what it takes to make project or cross-functional teams perform at the highest level and understand that they need to be able to mange the uncertainty inherent in today’s complex projects. They know that the true success factors of high-performance project management are the leadership and interpersonal skills which enable them to get team members to work collaboratively and perform at the highest level.

The courses in this certificate series are designed to introduce the concept of project leadership as distinct from project management and develop the critical leadership skills necessary to ensure the success of even the most complex project. The courses in this certificate series integrate collaborative group projects, practical case studies, frameworks ant toolsets to apply the concepts, and interactive assessments.

The courses in the Certificate in Project Leadership will enable you to:

• Manage the uncertainty inherent in projects
• Manage projects in matrix organizations
• Build a cohesive project team
• Leverage the collective intelligence of the team
• Understand and prevent the issues that can fragment and undermine team performance
• Monitor and control team performance
• Motivate team members to perform and achieve objectives
• Exercise political and personal influence when you don’t have the formal authority to mandate action
• Mitigate and resolve conflict to ensure the success of the project

Project Leadership incorporates the essential leadership skills that lead to improved project management performance, recognizing that projects are social systems that exist within the social system of an organization. The most effective project leaders understand and know how to manage the human dimension to project management and are able to exercise their own power, influence, and authority to ensure the success of a project.

This certificate series is based on the research and teaching of Cornell University Professor Frank J. Wayno, Ph.D. It will develop the skills you need to master the critical competencies to lead your project and cross-functional team to superior performance and results.

Who Should Take This Certificate?

This certificate series is essential for Project Management Professionals (PMPs), project managers, and functional managers charged with leading a cross-functional or project team to success. It is appropriate for business leaders, mid-level managers, and project managers who need to learn the critical leadership skills necessary to ensure the high performance of a project team.

Accreditation

Participants who successfully complete all six courses in this certificate series will receive a Certificate in Project Leadership from Cornell University’s College of Engineering.