Business Acumen for Project Managers

- Project managers have an incredibly important job. They help their teams keep promises. But in order to really understand those promises and why they matter, project managers need to understand how business works. In other words, they need to develop business acumen. My name is Daniel Stanton, and I've been both an executive and a project manager in large and small organizations. I've seen what a difference it makes when a professional can combine strong project management skills with an appreciation for the goals and objectives of their colleagues throughout the organization.

Project managers with good business acumen find that their teams are more productive, their clients are more satisfied, and their careers are more successful. In this corse, I'll provide you with a quick but thorough overview of how businesses really work. We'll talk about ways to align your project with the overall priorities of the organization. Then we'll look at each of the major functions in an organization, and how businesses, non profits, and governments do what they do.

Finally, we'll connect the dots between these concepts to help you develop the business acumen to collaborate more effectively with people throughout your organization. We've got a lot to cover, and I'm confident that you'll be able to use this information right away. So, let's start building our business acumen.