Stanford Advanced Project Management

Curriculum and Courses

Required Courses
Converting Strategy Into Action
Leadership for Strategic Execution
Mastering the Project Portfolio
Elective Courses
Designing the Organization for Execution
Financial Mastery for Projects
Leading Change from the Middle
Leading Effective Teams
Leveraging the Customer Relationship
Managing Global Initiatives
Managing Without Authority
Mastering the Integrated Program
Project Risk Management
The Strategic PMO: Projects to Enterprise
Additional Courses
Project Management Mastery
Organizational Mastery Workshop

Curriculum overview

The curriculum provides a blueprint for executing strategy by successfully managing a portfolio of critical programs and projects.

The Stanford Advanced Project Management curriculum allows participants the flexibility of taking individual courses, or becoming a Stanford Certified Project Manager (SCPM) by earning the certificate. Participants can choose a series of courses that benefit their career paths or organizations. The program's instructional design ensures participants learn the advanced skills and application of project, program and portfolio management principles needed to produce improve productivity and profitability. The curriculum assumes participants have a strong foundation in project management and does not teach basic concepts and fundamentals.

Hands-on learning

Courses are presented by Stanford faculty and industry leaders in an interactive and activity-based format where participants have the opportunity to learn with and from peers. Participants will take away new tools and insights that may be applied immediately.

Cutting-edge content

Course content is refreshed in concert with current global research, emerging trends, and leading practices. New courses are added that reflect the interests and needs of participants.