Managing Projects, Driving Success from Start to Finish

Main contact
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Partnership Manager
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Timeline
  • January 7, 2025
    Experience start
  • March 30, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
4/3 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Leadership Change management Operations Project management
Skills
presentations communication strategies project management project planning performance metric project risk management ethical standards and conduct stakeholder management quality management time management
Learner goals and capabilities

Students in the Master of Science in Project Management program have developed advanced skills in managing project scope, risks, schedules, budgets, and performance metrics. Throughout the course, students engage in creating tailored project plans that address the entire project lifecycle, from initiation to closing. They are capable of stakeholder management, quality management, risk assessment, and integrating ethical considerations into their projects. Companies will benefit from students who are proficient in using tools like Microsoft Project and can deliver detailed project plans, risk registers, and communication strategies.

Learners

Learners
Graduate
Intermediate levels
20 learners
Project
40 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Integrated Project Plan Deliverables:


a. Stakeholder Register: Create and maintain a detailed register of all stakeholders.

b. Project Scope, Resources, and Schedule: Devise and progressively elaborate on the project's scope, resources, activities, and timeline.

c. Quality and Communication Plans: Develop plans to ensure project quality and communication strategies, and integrate these with project activities and budget.

d. Risk Register and Contingency Reserve: Identify and maintain a risk register and establish a contingency reserve for identified risks.

e. Integrated Change Control Plan: Construct a plan for managing changes and integrate this with project activities, the schedule, and quality assurance processes.

f. Closing Process Plan: Devise a comprehensive plan for project closure, ensuring alignment with project resources, activities, and timeline.

g. Integration of Processes and Knowledge Areas: Synthesize all project management processes and knowledge areas into a cohesive integrated project plan.

h. Ethics Policy: Develop a project-specific ethics policy to guide decision-making and stakeholder interactions.

Project timeline
  • January 7, 2025
    Experience start
  • March 30, 2025
    Experience end

Project examples

Requirements

Project Examples

  1. Project Lifecycle Management: Develop and execute a project management plan that covers all phases of the project lifecycle for a new product launch.
  2. Risk Management Plan: Create a risk register and contingency plan for a large-scale infrastructure project, including stakeholder engagement and risk mitigation strategies.
  3. Process Improvement Project: Work with a company to streamline internal processes, optimize resource allocation, and improve project outcomes using Lean or Six Sigma methodologies.
  4. Quality Management System Implementation: Develop a project plan to implement or enhance a quality management system, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
  5. Change Management Strategy: Design a comprehensive change management plan to guide a company through a major organizational transformation or technology upgrade.