Leading Effective Complex Projects

Course Code
4110525

Lead complex projects with confidence using our Leading Effective Complex Projects course. Gain insights into advanced leadership techniques and decision-making skills, essential for the Advanced Project Management Certificate. Ideal for those taking on new roles in engineering and large-scale programs.

  • Start Date May 12
  • Time N/A
  • Duration 16 Hours
  • Program Type Open-Enrollment/Public
  • Certificate Type FlexCert
  • Format Self-Paced Online
  • CEUs 1.6
  • PDUs 16
  • Fees $1,310

Lead complex projects with confidence using our Leading Effective Complex Projects course. Gain insights into advanced leadership techniques and decision-making skills, essential for the Advanced Project Management Certificate. Ideal for those taking on new roles in engineering and large-scale programs.

Leading Effective Complex Projects

Program Experience

As a project manager, it is crucial to possess strong leadership and communication skills in order to drive successful projects within your organization. This includes effectively managing a team and fostering a positive and productive work environment.

Through the Leading Effective Complex Projects Certificate Program, you will have the opportunity to develop and refine these essential skills through hands-on activities and real-world project scenarios. With a focus on identifying factors that make a project complex and making effective decisions under uncertain conditions, you'll discover how you can create a collaborative atmosphere where everyone feels valued and motivated to contribute their best efforts towards project success.

Our real-world, experienced instructors will guide you through the most challenging aspects of team management, providing you with the tools you need to apply systems thinking principles while managing  conflict with confidence and certainty.

Leading Effective Complex Projects can be taken as a stand-alone short course for targeted learning. When used as an elective in the FlexCert certificate for Advanced Project Management you can tailor the program to resonate with your career aspirations and goals.

Benefits

You will learn to:

  • Identify factors that make a project complex
  • Make effective decisions under uncertain conditions
  • Manage conflict without draining your energy
  • Apply systems thinking principles and tools to project management
  • Communicate decisions to your team and senior management
  • Build and maintain high-performing, motivated project teams
  • Master difficult aspects of team management
  • Lead innovation, developing talent 
  • Manage conflict
  • Apply systems thinking principles

Leading Effective Complex Projects can be taken as a stand-alone short course for targeted learning. When used as an elective in the FlexCert certificate for Advanced Project Management you can tailor the program to resonate with your career aspirations and goals.

Topics

Available courses: (See "Related Courses", below)

Critical Communications: Storytelling & Presentations
Motivating and persuading your colleagues and customers through storytelling is a powerful way to bring about impactful change and growth.

Leading Organizational Change
Arm yourself with the tools needed to grow your leadership role in these changing times. 

Predictability & Flexibility: Juggling Multiple Projects
Learn how to navigate complexity, eliminate bureaucracy, avoid over-committing, and set expectations in different role and scope situations.

Managing New Product Development
Continuous product discovery is not just an option, but a necessity for any effective product development process to ensure that it remains relevant, valuable and competitrive in this ever-changing market scenario.

Agile Techniques for Project Management
Agile's project management approach values client satisfaction, adapts to change, focuses on communication, and prioritizes quick delivery. 

Dealing with Project Change
Project change is inevitable, whether it is adjustments in project requirements, resources, schedule, or personnel.


Who Should Attend

While there are no prerequisites, participants should have at least five years of experience managing projects.

  • Managers
  • Project managers
  • Business analysts
  • Technical professionals
Schedule
Course Duration Self-Paced Online
Leading Effective Complex Projects 13 16 Hours

May 12, 2025 release; completes
June 8, 2025

Parent Program

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Advanced Project Management (APM)

Enhance your project management skills with Caltech CTME’s Advanced Project Management Certificate Program. Designed for experienced professionals, this flexible program allows you to choose from five electives to inject new skills into your repertoire and tackle complex challenges in your organization. Elevate your leadership and strategic capabilities to inspire and drive transformative action.

  • Self-Paced Online
  • FlexCert

Instructors

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David Shostak

Systems Engineering, Aerospace Project Management