Many organizations do not fully understand the value of Project Management. As a Project Manager, you might be given very little authority and made to work on trivial tasks. Senior managers might see you as someone to provide status reports. Team members might think you are just a Word or Excel expert. In today's world with emphasis on automation, cost cutting, and agility, it is vital to show the benefits you bring. This course helps you unfollow the roles that dilute your authority and follow the rules to become an indispensable strategic business partner.

This Course Offers

• Roles which should NOT be considered a PM role: Understand which roles dilute the PM's responsibility and authority. Learn why being an executive assistant or just a status reporter harms your career and your project's success.
• Best practices to shine in the PM role: Learn the rules that help you become the most valued employee in your organization. Get more visibility, recognition, and salary raises.
• Practical insights from 20 years of experience: The instructor has worked as a PM in big organizations and startups. She shares what she learned about why organizations fail to understand the value of a PM and how to change that perception.
• Becoming a strategic business partner: Learn how to transition from being seen as a paper PM to being seen as a leader and strategic partner who adds undeniable value.

Why We Love This Course

1. It addresses a real pain point. Many PMs feel they are not treated well in terms of work responsibilities or compensation. This course gives you practical ways to change that.
2. Student reviews confirm the value. One noted the course is awesome with great insights and loved the approach and example showcased. Another said it is an excellent presentation, one of the best they have seen on coaching project management and their success. A third noted it is comforting to know that so many of us struggle with the same issues, and the course gives good tips to flip the script.
3. It is not about PMBOK theory. It is about practical aspects of project management and how to add value in real organizations. The instructor does not cover knowledge areas or process groups. She covers what actually matters.
4. The instructor is a certified PMP professional and Scrum Master with over 20 years of experience managing distributed teams across Asia, US, UK, and Europe. She is also building her own startup, giving her perspectives from both corporate and entrepreneurial environments.

You can be a paper PM who just reports status and manages schedules. Or you can be a strategic partner who adds undeniable value. The question is whether you want to learn the rules that make you indispensable, or keep being treated as an executive assistant.

• Project managers who are handling projects for their organization and feel they are not treated well in terms of work responsibilities or compensation.
• PMs who want to be seen as leaders rather than executive assistants.
• Not for people who are not managing or leading a project.
• Not for PMP aspirants looking for theoretical definitions. This course focuses on practical aspects of project management.

• Should be aware of the roles and responsibilities of a Project Manager. The course does not cover PMBOK guide topics like knowledge areas or process groups.

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