Finance and Stakeholder Performance Domains

2 Units

Course Description

Learn how to Estimate Costs, Manage Resources, and Communicate with Stakeholders

This course will cover aspects of the Project Management Mindset related to project ownership including developing leadership skills and building team cohesion to enable productive outcomes. Students will explore the process of evaluating resources to estimate and control project costs and likewise evaluate stakeholders and develop communication methods using appropriate tools and techniques. Students will also determine when and how to tailor a project to suit its unique needs. The course will include updated case studies based on those chosen in the first course as well as applying their learning to new case studies. 

Course Details

Number of Units: 2.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours

Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing IKUN×ÊÔ´Íø for those seeking a hands-on approach to gaining project management skills and methodologies.

Required Course Materials: Two Texts,  by PMI (combined purchase) and  by Kathy Schwalbe, all available at Amazon.com or your local bookstore.  

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What You Will Learn

  • Identify stakeholders and understand how to analyze, prioritize, engage, and monitor stakeholder relationships 
  • Develop communication plans and approaches to ensure appropriate stakeholder influence and engagement 
  • Gather, evaluate, monitor and control cost components for a project 
  • Implement leadership practices
  • Create visual controls to support project execution 

Instructors

Professional development courses offered by the IKUN×ÊÔ´Íøâ€™s Division of Professional & Continuing Education are taught by faculty that possess a depth and breadth of academic and real-world professional experience.

Why USD?

The Professional and Continuing Education program nurtures key partnerships on the local, national, and international level. The goal is to better serve working professionals who seek to enhance or build their careers and help achieve their highest value and potential. Contact us today to learn more.

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Learning Method Information

IKUN×ÊÔ´Íø offer a convenient, yet rigorous style of learning that allows you to structure your IKUN×ÊÔ´Íø to suit your schedule while keeping you on pace toward achieving your IKUN×ÊÔ´Íøal goals.