Project Management Courses

University System of Maryland;  University of Maryland

Managing Conflicts on Projects with Cultural and Emotional Intelligence

156 reviews

Great program managers understand and heal bad communication habits and conflicts that arise within project teams and stakeholders. Learn how by leveraging emotional and cultural intelligence using the Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM).

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

University System of Maryland;  University of Maryland

Agile Leadership Principles and Practices

464 reviews

Accelerate and improve team decisions by learning Agile’s facilitating leadership principles to unleash team productivity, motivation, and problem solving.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University System of Maryland;  University of Maryland

Agile Innovation and Problem Solving Skills

238 reviews

Learn how to deliver greater value through Agile solution targeting and theory of constraints that unleash your team's innovative potential.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University System of Maryland;  University of Maryland

Applied Scrum for Agile Project Management

892 reviews

Learn the project management processes, roles, mechanics, and philosophies behind Scrum, the simplest and most pure approach to managing work at the team level.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

University System of Maryland;  University of Maryland

Agile Process, Project, and Program Controls

222 reviews

Learn Agile controls that get work done with confidence by using true transparency (actuals not estimates) and continuous improvement to ensure your people, process, and products deliver valuable, working solutions.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University System of Maryland;  University of Maryland

Sprint Planning for Faster Agile Team Delivery

250 reviews

Drive speed into any project with prioritized backlogs, limiting work-in-process, and engaging the entire agile team in effective sprint planning.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

How will you measure your project’s success? This course will help you answer this question by introducing the basics of monitoring and evaluation (M&E). In this course, you will learn how successful projects plan for data collection, managemen…

• Independent
• 1-2 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

University System of Maryland;  University of Maryland

Persuasion and Presence for Program and Project Managers

59 reviews

Logic is not enough. Program managers need presence and to move stakeholders emotionally. Project professionals only follow people they both respect and trust. Learn to apply Aristotle’s persuasion triad to create successful communication that persuades.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of the Witwatersrand

Results-Based Project Management: Monitoring and Evaluation

57 reviews

Learn how to use a results-based approach to design and manage public sector programs that deliver tangible benefits and optimize the use of resources.

• edX
• 3-4 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University System of Maryland;  University of Maryland

Effective Communication for Program and Project Stakeholders and Teams

54 reviews

Go beyond the communication methods you learned in the project management training. Learn how to structure your program and project communications for the most effective understanding by your stakeholders, project managers, and project teams.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Project Management: The Basics for Success

26 reviews

This course combines the essential elements of Project Management and Team Leadership into one course. Through class engagement and reflection, you will acquire further understanding of the responsibilities of leadership and become better prepared to app…

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 20th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Budgeting and Scheduling Projects

11 reviews

A good project schedule helps all team members’ work together to meet project objectives. A project budget with realistic cost constraints is also an essential bedrock of any project. In this course you’ll learn to plan and stick to time and cost constra…

• Coursera
• 6-7 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 20th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management

29 reviews

Projects are all around us. Virtually every organization runs projects, either formally or informally. We are engaged in projects at home and at work. Across settings, planning principles and execution methodologies can offer ways in which projects can b…

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Designing Project Information Hubs for Program and Project Performance

31 reviews

The most valuable resource on a project is timely information. Why? Because information changes the decisions that determine project outcomes. Learn the planning skills and techniques needed to manage information across complex programs or projects.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Managing Project Risks and Changes

9 reviews

This course will help you manage project risk effectively by identifying, analyzing, and communicating inevitable changes to project scope and objectives. You will understand and practice the elements needed to measure and report on project scope, schedu…

• Coursera
• 5-6 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 20th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)