Adapt project agendas to new realities
Amber Román
Orchestrator of enterprise performance
Jim Dowling
Innovator & strategy to results guide
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Business-Driven Project Leadership
Exceptional project leaders understand a critical truth: projects don't exist in a vacuum. They thrive when deeply aligned with the organization's operational capabilities and strategic objectives. This isn't just about delivering outputs; it's about understanding the tangible and intangible outcomes your projects are intended to achieve and becoming a true strategic business partner.
Imagine having a clearer understanding of the fundamental building blocks of your organization:
Communicate more effectively with stakeholders across all levels, using a shared language of business value.
Make more informed project decisions, prioritizing initiatives that directly contribute to desired goals.
Pivot quickly and confidently when faced with changing market dynamics or organizational needs.
Manage project resources more effectively, ensuring they're focused on activities that drive the most significant impact.
We'll equip you with actionable strategies to connect the dots between your organization's essential capabilities and your projects. You'll learn how to ask the right questions to uncover these critical links and ensure your work is always aligned with the bigger picture.
What you’ll learn
Align leaders around capabilities to produce desired outcomes and adapt projects and outcomes to changing conditions.
Learn to view projects through the crucial perspective of business capabilities.
Master the language of business value to align stakeholders and drive consensus.
Gain the insights needed to prioritize effectively and make impactful project choices.
Focus your project team's efforts on activities that deliver maximum business impact.
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Who this course is for
Project Managers who recognize that projects don't exist in isolation and are interested in addressing the bigger picture.
Business Analysts who have a project focus and are interested in bridging the gap between business needs and project execution.
Leaders at all levels who provide the necessary resources, guidance, and support to enable project teams to achieve their objectives.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from your instructors in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
3 live sessions • 22 lessons • 2 projects
Week 1
Mar
17
The Strategic Imperative: Connecting Projects to Business
Module 1: The Strategic Imperative
Mar
19
Unpacking Business Capabilitiies
Module 2: Unpacking Capabilities and Making Business-Driven Decisions
Week 2
Mar
24
Adapting and Communicating with a Business Lens
Module 3: Adapting and Communicating with a Capability Lens
Free resource
Creating Organization Flexibility with Real Options
Assessing projects that close capability gaps can benefit from Wall Street thinking. View Projects as “real options” — projects interacting with each other over time to maximize results. This approach helps leadership teams understand not only which projects to invest in but when to make the investment.
Schedule
Live sessions
2-2 hrs / week
Tue, Mar 17
2:00 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)
Thu, Mar 19
2:00 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)
Tue, Mar 24
2:00 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)
Projects
1-2 hrs / week
Async content
1 hr / week
Testimonials
- [about Capability Development] A refreshing change from the abstract Capability development presented through other frameworks and guidance. Speaking the language of the business and articulating a method and approach to executing your strategy through an actionable capability first lead approach. Highly recommended.
Will Nicholson
Transformation Consultant - [about Leading through Adaptive Challenges] A timely and relevant course with a considered, well-curated library of resources. Both course content & delivery were well-structured, with plenty of opportunities for Q&A and debate. I particularly enjoyed the diversity of the delivery team, with expertise ranging from academic to practical application.
Derval Kennedy
Managing Director, StratAdept in Dublin, Ireland
Frequently asked questions
$750
USD