Business Acumen for Project Managers

Learn core strategic and business management skills that can help to bolster your business acumen. Discover how to align your projects with the larger purpose of your organization.

Introduction

• Building your business acumen as a project manager

1. Strategy and Business Management for Project Managers

• The Talent Triangle in project management

2. Aligning Projects with Business Strategy

• The role of projects in your business strategy
• Strategic, tactical, and operational aspects of projects
• Define your strategic project goals
• Define the benefits of your project for stakeholders
• Define the risks of your project
• Define the sustainability of your project
• Process improvement methods in project management
• Align your project scope, schedule, and budget

3. Recognizing Business Function Priorities

• Prioritizing the customer for business acumen
• Insights on marketing and sales for project managers
• Insights on procurement, operations, and logistics for PMs
• Insights on supply chain management for PMs
• Insights on human resources for project managers
• Insights on safety and physical security for PMs
• Insights on information technology for PMs
• Insights on finance and accounting documents for PMs
• Insights on finance and accounting calculations for PMs

Conclusion

• Leverage your business acumen for project success