Project Management for Development (edX)

One of the challenges faced every day by governments, public organizations, nongovernmental organizations, development agencies, and other stakeholders that promote economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean is transforming proposals into concrete realities that improve society’s well-being and provide results within the time and resources available.

This course introduces concepts and tools that can be applied to project management to generate material changes and meet expected objectives with limited resources. This MOOC strengthens participants’ capacity to manage government and social projects (such as nonprofit and civil society projects) so that they are executed efficiently and effectively.
70% of the students who have taken the course state that they improved their ability to formulate, implement and/or evaluate public policies.
The course is based on the Inter-American Development Bank’s PM4R methodology and the PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition of the PMI®.
Project Management for Results (PM4R) was created by the IDB’s Inter-American Institute for Economic and Social Development (INDES).
This course is part of the Results-Based Project Management Professional Certificate.

What you'll learn:

• Basic project management concepts and techniques, within international standards
• Widely tested tools and techniques that facilitate good communication within a project
• How to identify success factors in government projects and social projects

Syllabus

Module 0: Important Information about the course
Module 1: Project Charter
Module 2: Scope Planning Tool
Module 3: Time Management Tool (Schedule)
Module 4: Cost Management Tool ( S-Curve)
Module 5: Procurement Management Tool
Module 6: Risk Management Tool ( Risk Matrix)
Module 7: Communications Matrix Tool
Module 8: Human Resources Management Tool
Module 9: Project Control Tool
Module 10: Conclusions