I’m very excited about a course that we piloted last year and is now being opened up to full enrollment.  The course is AD782, Project Value Strategies.

Here’s the description:

This course will introduce students to Project Value – a unique perspective on classical Project Management that is focused on assuring that a project delivers value that is aligned with the mission, vision, and values of an organization. This increasingly popular framework with which to view projects and project management strategically is derived from current research, standards, and thought leadership from PMI and other international bodies.  In fact, the new 7th Edition PMBOK® Guide will take on this holistic view of projects, project management, and importantly, its expectations of project managers.  Better to get on board now with this thinking, then to wait until it rolls out to the PM population!

 Students will learn how to create and measure value in projects even in today’s disruptive, turbulent environment, using recently-introduced schema. They will learn how to apply the framework of benefits realization management (BRM) and to use recognized and emerging tools to manage a portfolio of programs and projects strategically with an aim of sustainable project value.  Value in Agile projects will be discussed.  The element of the Triple Bottom Line and a focus on sustainability covered.  Case studies and real life experiences, illustrated with guest lectures from academics and portfolio/program/project/PMO practitioners, will be intertwined with current research in project and value management.

Unlike other PM courses which are Group-oriented, this class will reflect your individual work – although a ton of learning will take place between students, if the pilot is any indication.   Students will work on an organizational transformation for a real or imagined company.   It seemed to click, as the pilot of this class had student feedback scores that were the highest (at least I have) ever seen.

I’ll be teaching this course for its first appearance this Fall on Thursdays, 6PM to 8:45PM.

It does have prerequisites (AD642) and is for those students who are interested in a more holistic, long-term, strategic view of project management.

Are you one of those folks?

Join me, won’t you?