Business Management: Project Management

All sectors are increasingly relying on project management skills. Your ability to deliver projects effectively can help you stand out from your peers and make you stand out within your company.

This microcredential will provide you with the tools and principles necessary to successfully lead and contribute to projects that deliver value and positive outcomes.

This microcredential is for anyone who wants to be involved in project management or just starting out.

You will learn how to manage risk, anticipate problems and build trust with your team. Additionally, you will be able understand important principles like justifying investment, validating project viability, and delivering value.

You will develop critical planning and decision-making skills.

You'll learn from both academic and experienced project managers how to use different tools and frameworks for planning and managing projects. These will be scaled for different sizes and types of organisations, so your knowledge will continue to be valuable and useful as you progress in your career.

You'll be encouraged to immediately apply the skills you have learned to your own work throughout the course.

This microcredential was created by programme and chartered project experts from The Open University's Business School. It is not approved by APM, but it can be used as a preparation course for exams.

This course is practice-oriented and will help you relate learning to your workplace. You will have the opportunity to share your learning experiences with other learners, bringing more ideas and perspectives to the table. Enjoy engaging content, including videos by successful project managers who will share their knowledge and expertise with students.

Business School at the Open University has extensive experience in online business modules delivery. It is actually one of 100 business schools worldwide to have the triple crown of triple-accredited status, which includes AMBA and EQUIS AACSB. This accreditation has been granted to less than 1% percent of all business schools in the world.

This is only one course in The Open University's Business Management microcredentials. Learn more about our other courses, including Marketing Principles & Practice Improving Organizational Practice Non-Financial Accounting and Fundamentals in Management Accounting.

You may be familiar with the topics covered if you have taken other OU short courses - Project Management Basics: Project Management, or Project Management Beyond the Basics. They are aligned with international project management principles, but there is no duplicate content. This microcredential provides a deeper understanding of the subject matter and allows you to apply concepts more effectively.