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Project management, as a strategic organizational competence, focuses on the goals, resources and timeline of workplace endeavors designed to achieve a unique product or service. Leading projects to a successful outcome will require attaining all project goals within given constraints. This course provides students the opportunity to learn the stages critical to successful project management and build skills to lead project teams through establishing scope, calculating cost, and assessing risk. Students in this course distinguish between project management and true leadership of projects, and proactively observe, assess and remedy extenuating circumstances to reach successful outcomes. The course will examine current project management processes associated with project. Students will develop mastery of the fundamental project management concepts through the use of case studies and software tool to lead successful projects through the entire project life cycle. Students will also acquire the leadership skills to monitor project statuses, document lessons learned, and successfully close a project.