Project Management: A Hybrid Approach

Blend traditional and Agile project management styles to achieve project success.

Duration

8 weeks, excluding
orientation

Effort

6–8 hours per week,
entirely online

Learning Format

Weekly modules,
flexible learning

You'll Walk Away With:

1

The skills to blend predictive and adaptive project management approaches to overcome the challenges associated with traditional methods.

2

In-depth insight into project risk, and strategies to leverage hybrid project management practices to improve operational readiness and risk mitigation.

3

The tools to formulate a hybrid communication strategy for projects within your organization.

4

An action plan that uses hybrid project management methodologies to facilitate your organization’s agility transformation.

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GetSmarter is approved by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) as an Authorized Training Partner (ATP), a partnership that enables you to join the world’s largest project management network. This Project Management: A Hybrid Approach course will count for 50 PDUs in total, and the division of hours is as follows: Technical – 35.00, Leadership – 5.00, Strategic – 10.00.

PMI is responsible for setting project management standards and providing certification. By taking this course, you’ll gain PMI-endorsed skills that are globally recognized. You can also use these learning hours towards furthering your professional project management development. See PMI.org for more information.

Please note that GetSmarter and Syracuse University bear no responsibility for the reporting of these PDUs and/or hours to the PMI. The onus, therefore, falls on you to do so.

The PMI® Authorized Training Partner seal is a mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Course Outline

Over the duration of the course, you’ll work your way through the following modules:

Module 1:
Understanding Project Management Structures

Learn how projectized organizations arrange activities, and about the challenges associated with traditional and Agile project management methodologies.
Module 2:
Assess Predictive and Adaptive Project Management Practices

Discover the ways both predictive and adaptive project management methodologies can be leveraged for organizational success.
Module 3:
Improve Organizational Agility in Response to Change

Evaluate the requirements that enable organizational agility.
Module 4:
Employ a Hybrid Approach to Address Integration Challenges

Apply hybrid approaches to solve integration-related challenges.
Module 5:
Use Hybrid Strategies to Address Project Risks

Learn how hybrid project management methodologies can improve organizational risk management.
Module 6:
Communicate Strategically Across Hybrid Projects

Improve communication in your organization by using hybrid project management methodologies.
Module 7:
Leverage Hybrid Approaches for Obtaining Operational Readiness

Develop strategies that could improve an organization's operational readiness.
Module 8:
Implement a Hybrid Project Management Model

Develop an action plan to implement hybrid project management methodologies in your organization.

Your Faculty Lead

Dr. John P. Stinnett

Adjunct Faculty for Syracuse University

Dr. Stinnett has extensive experience in project management, program management and applied leadership education. A former U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, he currently serves as an executive director in the financial services industry. His other former designations include senior instructor for the Project Management Institute (PMI) and adjunct faculty for Franklin and Ashland Universities. Dr. Stinnett earned his Ph.D. in information management at Syracuse University and completed his Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in organizational leadership and management at Franklin University.

An Online Education That Sets You Apart

This Syracuse University online short course is delivered in collaboration with GetSmarter, a brand of 2U, Inc. Join a growing community of global professionals who have already benefited from the opportunity to:

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Gain verifiable and relevant competencies and earn invaluable recognition from an international selection of universities, entirely online and in your own time

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Enjoy a personalized, people-mediated online learning experience created to make you feel supported at every step

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Experience a flexible but structured approach to online education as you plan your learning around your life to meet weekly milestones

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