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Exam and Test Preparation, Project Management
Led by our expert instructor, our 35-hour Live Online course provides a structured review of the key project domains and required knowledge to pass the rigorous PMP certification exam.
Exam and Test Preparation
Master the skills to succeed on the LSAT and take the test with confidence knowing that you have been taught by expert instructors.
Business Analysis, Operations
Start here. This course provides an accessible and thorough introduction to the business analysis profession, what business analysts do, how the role fits within organizations, and the techniques and processes used to analyze needs and develop solutions. You'll apply core BA concepts, learn how to engage stakeholders, document requirements, and build your first business process models. This course also includes a PDF of both the BABOK® Guide and the Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide, which will serve as key reference resources throughout the program.
Accounting and Finance
Learn to “think finance” and understand what the numbers are telling you. Read basic financial reports and ask probing questions based on the data they provide. Increase your financial fluency to make your business decisions pay off—in your career, and on the bottom line.
People, Culture and Change
Explore organizational change from a human perspective. See how change impacts people and what leadership behaviours are needed to manage it. Sustain momentum for change, while applying a disciplined approach to communicate clearly and facilitate the transition process.
Leadership, Project Management
Great project managers don't just manage tasks — they lead people. Based on original research by instructor and project leadership expert Robert Goatham, this course examines how effective project leaders think, communicate, and build buy-in across teams and stakeholders. You'll learn how to navigate the nuanced realities of influencing without authority, driving alignment, and sustaining momentum through uncertainty — skills that are essential for anyone leading from the middle of an organization.
Project Management
The Project Management Institute’s latest thinking, as reflected in the PMBOK® Guide Version 8, emphasizes that Project Managers need to adopt a ‘value-centric mindset’. To do that, we need to understand what value means and how our thinking can help optimize the value-creation chain.
Business Analysis, Operations
The pace of change in today's organizations demands a more responsive approach to business analysis. This course explores what it means to practice business analysis in an agile environment, how to work effectively with agile software development teams, respond to shifting priorities and evolving requirements, and deliver what customers need, when they need it. You'll explore the connections between agile methodologies and BA practice, and develop the adaptability to thrive in fast-moving, iterative delivery contexts.
AI and Digital Transformation, Product Management
Designed for experienced Product Managers, this accelerated 5-week program focuses on harnessing the power of AI in product management. Learn how to automate tasks, enhance decision-making, create personalization, conduct predictive analytics, and build AI-powered product platforms. It's perfect for product managers new to AI, those looking to leverage AI as a tool, or those preparing to manage AI technology products.
Business Analysis, Operations
Technical skills only go so far. This course develops the leadership and interpersonal capabilities that make business analysts truly effective, helping you deliver more value by working more skillfully with the people around you. You'll examine different leadership styles and how to apply them, explore how to build high-performing teams, and develop the skills to work confidently across agile, waterfall, and hybrid project environments, as well as in product development contexts.
Behavioural Insights
Gain insight into how the new discipline of Behavioural Insights uses behaviourally-informed, evidence-based strategies to improve programs, policies, and products in ways that encourage positive changes in consumers, citizens, and employees.
Leadership, Operations
Traditional management practices are no longer effective in volatile, uncertain, and complex environments. This course introduces catalytic leadership, the approach required to enable high-performing, self-organizing agile teams. Topics include: Characteristics of high-performing agile teams. The shift from traditional management to servant and catalytic leadership. Creating the environment for team autonomy and continuous improvement. Supporting delivery on time and on budget without undermining self-organization. Leading with agility: tools, techniques, and approaches for strategic outcomes.
AI and Digital Transformation
The age of AI is not coming: it is here. The gap is widening between organizations that merely use AI tnd hose that leverage it for a decisive competitive advantage. This intensive course is designed for business leaders who are determined to be on the right side of that gap. Co-facilitated by UBC Sauder professor Gene Lee and AI industry expert, Ryan Monsurate, participants will learn to assess their organization’s readiness in data, talent, and governance, and will leave with a practical roadmap to responsibly integrate AI into strategy and operations for sustainable business advantage.
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