How you will benefit
The Programme in Advanced Project Leadership will enhance competencies related to the complexities of managing project teams, dealing with matters of conflict and organisational dynamics supportive of project execution. This programme aims to equip the project manager to demonstrate the softer skills often neglected in Project Management training. After successful completion of this programme, participants will be able to:
- deal with the dynamics of an organisational culture supportive of Project Management and define strategic interventions to enhance the organisational environment that supports Project Management;
- understand the strategic process for implementing Project Management in a functionally designed organisation;
- apply the leadership skills associated with project and team leadership;
- understand and apply the required skills for, and the management of conflict in, the management of projects;
- understand the role towards partnering and strategic alliances in Project
- Management; and
- apply the procurement process, contract administration and contract documentation.
Credits
On successful completion of this programme, participants are eligible for 10 credits towards the present curriculum of the MBA degree and the MDevF degree
of USB, subject to the following conditions:
- Credits towards the MBA- or MDevF degree cannot be gained on a group assessment. Therefore delegates that are interested to gain credits for this programme towards the MBA or MDevF of the USB, must either submit the assignment individually or, in addition to a group assignment (60% pass mark), pass an individual 3 hour closed book examination (50% pass mark).
- Gaining these credits does not automatically allow, nor guarantee acceptance on the MBA- or MDevF programme of the USB, nor obviate the application process.
- The writing of the examination and subsequent claim to credits towards the MBA or MDevF can be exercised any time up to three years after gaining the certificate.
Completion of this programme also entitles the delegate to exemption from the Project Management module in the Senior Management Development Programme.
USB-ED is registered as a platinum status Registered Education and Training Provider at PMSA (Project Management South Africa) and completion of this programme will qualify a delegate as a member of PMSA.
USB-ED’s Programmes in Project Management and Advanced Project Management are now accepted by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as learning programmes. On successful completion of one of these programmes, a professional engineer may earn 5 Continued Professional Development (CPD) credits towards Category 1, by applying to ECSA.