Course Description:
Many companies often overlook the fact that innovation not only needs to be implemented in the culture but by the culture. Successful virtual project management and leadership occur when tasks, people, and changes are in balance. All three domains are important and necessary for implementing innovation. In this course, you will be immersed in creative processes and will engage with complexity viewed from multiple perspectives. You will be encouraged to step boldly into the role of innovative project manager and global change agent. Topics on “Task Management” will help give you the tools you need to master critical project administration skills. Topics on “Leading People” will assist you in creating high-performance innovation teams. Topics on “Facilitating Change” will prepare you to use collaboration techniques in mastering effective virtual leadership. Overall, this course prepares you to innovate and balance task, people and change in a global work environment, lead collaborative work teams with intelligence, and operate as a grounded visionary change agent.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course you should be able to:
- compare and contrast rational and organic approaches to project management;
- identify and reflect on a process model that meets the specific requirements of the project context;
- describe how different collaboration technologies can facilitate communication, planning, and execution within your virtual project team (including your stakeholders);
- apply different tools to transform strategy into action. Consider tools such as transformation mapping, project planning, scheduling, resource allocation, estimation and risk management;
- describe constraints and opportunities a project leader faces in a global setting, and specifically in relation to culture, stakeholder management, requirement management, and time zones; and,
- articulate team dynamics to enable high performing team and assess how to proactively use feedback to manage change, reduce resistance, and resolve conflicts.
Faculty:
Jesper Sonne has an MSc in Business Administration and Computer Science, with an MBA semester in organizational and strategic management at Schulish Business School, Toronto. He is an experienced facilitator of highly interactive workshops, both physical and virtual. He designs and facilitates strategic change by combining a unique collaborative workspace with a structured, facilitated process known as MG Taylor. He has worked as a consultant for large global organizations in the intersection between IT and business for nearly 20 years and was an external Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School for ten years (2006-2017).
Course Modalities:
Non-Credit Options
Lite Level – This course is delivered on-demand with no faculty interaction and is perfect for lifelong learners who want to go at their own pace and who are not interested in academic credit but still want to experience the course.
Audit-No Credit – If you would like to participate when this course is offered in our Live Virtual Classroom mode, you may attend the live faculty webinars but will not be required to submit assignments for credit.
If you take a few courses and decide you want to officially enroll in a degree program, you can gain academic credit for Lite versions or Audit-No Credit versions by paying the difference between these course fees and a normal academic fee, successfully completing quizzes, submitting your reflection journals, and delivering a Final Creative Assignment that will be graded.
For-Credit Options
Live Virtual Classroom: Study that takes place within Ubiquity University, in which Ubiquity academic coursework is accomplished through attendance in Live Webinars, with faculty and student interaction being a part of the Live Webinar content. To receive academic credit, you must not miss more than 3 live sessions, you must complete the quizzes and submit any other required assignments (if any), and a final creative assignment for grading at the degree level you are enrolled in.
Internal Online Independent Study: Study that takes place within Ubiquity University, in which Ubiquity academic online coursework is engaged in independently on one’s own and does not include faculty interaction. To receive academic credit, you must complete the quizzes and submit your reflection journals and final creative assignment for grading at the degree level you are enrolled in.
Pricing:
- BA Level: $300
- MA Level: $600
- PhD Level: $900
- Audit-No Credit: $240 (only if offered in Live Virtual Classroom Mode)
- Lite: $50 (no credit, access to course materials only)
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Course Contact Information:
Live Virtual Classroom macrocourses are delivered by faculty in live Zoom sessions. You will have a course facilitator who is available to answer questions and offer additional assistance and that information will be provided to you upon registration. Please do not email faculty directly with any technology or registration issues.
For on-demand lite or Internal Online Independent Study versions, click the “Chat” button down on the left-hand side of the screen for any technical issues or questions you may have about the content.
VPML - Module 0: Overview of the Course
VPML - Module 1: Introduction to Virtual Project Management & Leadership
- VPML – Week 1 – Introduction to Course – Video
- VPML – Week 1 – Introduction to Course - Session 1 – Video
- VPML – Week 1 – Introduction to Course – Session 2: Traditional vs. Organic and Session 3: Types of Projects – Video
- VPML – Week 1 - Introduction to Course – Reflection Task 1
- VPML – Week 1 – Introduction to Course – Session 4: Relationship Between Task, People and Change – Video
- VPML – Week 1 – Introduction to Course – Session 5: 5 Habits for Great Virtual Project Management and Leadership – Video
- VPML – Week 1 - Introduction to Course – Reflection Task 2
- VPML – Week 1 - Introduction to Course – Quiz
- VPML – Week 1 - Introduction to Course – Reflection Task 3
- VPML – Week 1 - Introduction to Course – Group Discussion
VPML - Module 2: How to Manage and Apply IT in Your Project Collaboration
- VPML – Week 2 – How to Manage and Apply IT in Your Project Collaboration – Introduction – Video
- VPML – Week 2 – How to Manage and Apply IT in Your Project Collaboration – Session 1: Why is Virtual Collaboration Necessary Today? - Video
- VPML – Week 2 – How to Manage and Apply IT in Your Project Collaboration – Session 2: What Challenges are There in Working in a Global and Diverse Context? – Video
- VPML – Week 2 – How to Manage and Apply IT in Your Project Collaboration – Session 3: Using Collaboration Technology (Fourth Dimension View on the Organization) – Video
- VPML – Week 2 – How to Manage and Apply IT in Your Project Collaboration – Session 4: The Facilitating Project Manager – Video
- VPML – Week 2 - How to Manage and Apply IT in Your Project Collaboration – Quiz
- VPML – Week 2 - How to Manage and Apply IT in Your Project Collaboration – Impact Task (Research Summary)
- VPML – Week 2 - How to Manage and Apply IT in Your Project Collaboration – Group Discussion
VPML - Module 3: How to Approach a Project
- VPML – Week 3 – How to Approach a Project – Introduction – Video
- VPML – Week 3 – How to Approach a Project – Session 1: What Characterizes the Variety of Leadership Styles? – Session 2: Who Are You With Respect to Your Project? – Video
- VPML – Week 3 - How to Approach a Project – Reflection Task 1
- VPML – Week 3 – How to Approach a Project – Session 3: What Makes a High Performing Team – Video
- VPML – Week 3 – How to Approach a Project – Session 4: How Different “Type” Systems Can Support Teamwork? – Video
- VPML – Week 3 - How to Approach a Project – Quiz
- VPML – Week 3 – How to Approach a Project – Reading Assignment and Self-Assessment Tool
- VPML – Week 3 - How to Approach a Project – Reflection Task 2
- VPML – Week 3 - How to Approach a Project – Group Discussion
VPML - Module 4: How to Plan Projects using Process Models
- VPML – Week 4 – How to Plan Projects Using Process Models – Introduction – Video
- VPML – Week 4 – How to Plan Projects Using Process Models – Session 1: What Are Project Process Models and Why Do We Care? – Video
- VPML – Week 4 – How to Plan Projects Using Process Models – Extra – What is Agile? What is Scrum? – Video
- VPML – Week 4 – How to Plan Projects Using Process Models – Session 2: How to Plan Your Project – Video
- VPML – Week 4 - How to Plan Projects Using Process Models – Reflection Task
- VPML – Week 4 – How to Plan Projects Using Process Models – Session 3: IT Projects vs. Non-IT Projects – Video
- VPML – Week 4 – How to Plan Projects Using Process Models – Session 4: Do You Choose a Realistic Plan Without Ambitions? – Video
- VPML – Week 4 - How to Plan Projects Using Process Models – Quiz
- VPML – Week 4 - How to Plan Projects Using Process Models – Group Discussion
VPML - Module 5: How to Transform Strategy Into Actions
- VPML – Week 5 – How to Transform Strategy Into Actions – Introduction – Video
- VPML – Week 5 – How to Transform Strategy Into Actions – Session 1: How to Map Your Transformation – Video
- VPML – Week 5 – How to Transform Strategy Into Actions – Session 2: Breaking Down a Transformation Map – Video
- VPML – Week 5 - How to Transform Strategy Into Actions – Reflection Task
- VPML – Week 5 – How to Transform Strategy Into Actions – Session 3: How to Create a Project Initiation Document – Video
- VPML – Week 5 – How to Transform Strategy Into Actions – Session 4: A Holistic View – Project vs. Program vs. Portfolio Management – Video
- VPML – Week 5 - How to Transform Strategy Into Actions – Quiz
- VPML – Week 5 - How to Transform Strategy Into Actions – Impact Task (Project Brief)
- VPML – Week 5 - How to Transform Strategy Into Actions – Group Discussion
VPML - Module 6: How to Manage and Mitigate Project Risks
- VPML – Week 6 – How to Manage and Mitigate Project Risks – Introduction – Video
- VPML – Week 6 – How to Manage and Mitigate Project Risks – Session 1: Overview of Risk Management – Video
- VPML – Week 6 – How to Manage and Mitigate Project Risks – Session 2: Resource Constraints and Risks – Video
- VPML – Week 6 - How to Manage and Mitigate Project Risks – Reflection Task 1
- VPML – Week 6 – How to Manage and Mitigate Project Risks – Session 3: The Paradox Between Operational and Contextual Uncertainties – Video
- VPML – Week 6 – How to Manage and Mitigate Project Risks – Session 4: How to Develop Contingency Plans – Video
- VPML – Week 6 - How to Manage and Mitigate Project Risks – Quiz
- VPML – Week 6 - How to Manage and Mitigate Project Risks – Reflection Task 2
- VPML – Week 6 - How to Manage and Mitigate Project Risks – Group Discussion
VPML - Creative Assignment
VPML - Module 7: How to Get the Best Out of Your Stakeholders
- VPML – Week 7 – How to Get the Best Out of Your Stakeholders – Introduction – Video
- VPML – Week 7 – How to Get the Best Out of Your Stakeholders – Session 1: Identifying Your Key and Primary Stakeholders – Video
- VPML – Week 7 – How to Get the Best Out of Your Stakeholders – Session 2: How to Create an Overview of Your Different Stakeholder Types – Video
- VPML – Week 7 - How to Get the Best Out of Your Stakeholders – Reflection Task 1
- VPML – Week 7 – How to Get the Best Out of Your Stakeholders – Session 3: Why are Stakeholders’ Perspectives so Important? – Video
- VPML – Week 7 – How to Get the Best Out of Your Stakeholders – Session 4: How to Engage with Your Stakeholders – Video
- VPML – Week 7 - How to Get the Best Out of Your Stakeholders – Quiz
- VPML – Week 7 - How to Get the Best Out of Your Stakeholders – Reflection Task 2
- VPML – Week 7 - How to Get the Best Out of Your Stakeholders – Group Discussion
VPML - Module 8: How to Facilitate Effective Meetings
- VPML – Week 8 – How to Facilitate Effective Meetings – Introduction – Video
- VPML – Week 8 – How to Facilitate Effective Meetings – Session 1: When You Are Not Synchronized and Session 2: Developing a Support Network – Video
- VPML – Week 8 - How to Facilitate Effective Meetings – Reflection Task
- VPML – Week 8 – How to Facilitate Effective Meetings – Session 3: Facilitating Effective Meetings – Video
- VPML – Week 8 - How to Facilitate Effective Meetings – Developing Collaborative “We” Virtual Workspaces - Impact Task
- VPML – Week 8 - How to Facilitate Effective Meetings – Quiz
- VPML – Week 8 - How to Facilitate Effective Meetings – Group Discussion
VPML - Module 9: How to Estimate Your Project
- VPML – Week 9 - How to Estimate Your Project – Introduction – Video
- VPML – Week 9 - How to Estimate Your Project – Session 1: Different Estimation Techniques and Session 2: How to Apply Estimation in Your Project – Video
- VPML – Week 9 - How to Estimate Your Project – Reflection Task
- VPML – Week 9 - How to Estimate Your Project – Session 3: A Recorded Live Session on Applying Technology to Your Planning and Estimation Process – Video
- VPML – Week 9 - How to Estimate Your Project – Session 4: Use Estimation as a Project Communication Tool – Video
- VPML – Week 9 - How to Estimate Your Project – Quiz
- VPML – Week 9 - How to Estimate Your Project – Virtual Conference Call - Impact Task
- VPML – Week 9 - How to Estimate Your Project – Group Discussion
VPML - Module 10: How to Manage Change, Resistance, and Conflict
- VPML – Week 10 - How to Manage Change, Resistance, and Conflict – Introduction – Video
- VPML – Week 10 - How to Manage Change, Resistance, and Conflict – Session 1: Understand Change and Why It Is Inevitable in Every Project – Video
- VPML – Week 10 - How to Manage Change, Resistance, and Conflict – Session 2: How to Identify and Counter at Least 13 Different Types of Resistance – Video
- VPML – Week 10 - How to Manage Change, Resistance, and Conflict – Reflection Task
- VPML – Week 10 - How to Manage Change, Resistance, and Conflict – Session 3: How to Reinforce the Objectives of Your Project – Video
- VPML – Week 10 - How to Manage Change, Resistance, and Conflict – Session 4: Inspiration on How to Give and Receive Feedback – Video
- VPML – Week 10 - How to Manage Change, Resistance, and Conflict – Quiz
- VPML – Week 10 - How to Manage Change, Resistance, and Conflict – Group Discussion
VPML - Module 11: How to Evaluate Your Project
- VPML – Week 11 - How to Evaluate Your Project – Introduction – Video
- VPML – Week 11 - How to Evaluate Your Project – Session 1: Different Approaches to Evaluation and Session 2: Develop a Project Evaluation Process – Video
- VPML – Week 11 - How to Evaluate Your Project – Reflection Task
- VPML – Week 11 - How to Evaluate Your Project – Session 3: Classic Evaluation of the Case – Case Study
- VPML – Week 11 - How to Evaluate Your Project – Session 4: Organic Evaluation of the Case – Case Study
- VPML – Week 11 - How to Evaluate Your Project – Quiz
- VPML – Week 11 - How to Evaluate Your Project – Group Discussion