Redefine project success with a strategic approach
6 weeks entirely online,
excluding orientation
Self-paced weekly modules,
7–10 hours per week
Learn alongside a global cohort
of like-minded professionals
The project leader of tomorrow will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in skills and methodologies that reflect the evolving business environment and the growing need for them to be drivers of business strategy.
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A set of contemporary leadership practices to successfully deliver strategic projects and lead teams through uncertainty.
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The ability to overcome complexity with skills that go beyond traditional project management practices and frameworks that redefine measures of success.
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The skills to assess and manage project risks, and capitalise on opportunities to meet business objectives.
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An extended network of like-minded professionals, and insight from industry experts and esteemed faculty. You’ll also have access to the official Oxford Executive Education Alumni group on LinkedIn.*
*This is an official Saïd Business School, University of Oxford alumni group for online and executive programmes. Should you fail to successfully complete the programme, the group access will be revoked.
GetSmarter is approved by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) as an Authorized Training Partner (ATP), a partnership that enables you to join the world’s largest project management network. This Oxford Leading Strategic Projects Programme will count for 21.5 PDUs in total, and the division of hours is as follows: Technical – 4.75, Leadership – 4.00, Strategic – 12.75.
PMI is responsible for setting project management standards and providing certification. By taking this programme, you’ll gain PMI-endorsed skills that are globally recognised. You can also use these learning hours towards furthering your professional project management development. See PMI.org for more information.
Please note that GetSmarter and Oxford Saïd bear no responsibility for the reporting of these PDUs and/or hours to the PMI. The onus, therefore, falls on you to do so.
The PMI® Authorized Training Partner seal is a mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
This Oxford Leading Strategic Projects Programme is certified by the United Kingdom CPD Certification Service, and may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies. The programme has an estimated 60 hours of learning.
Note: should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is on you. Oxford Saïd and GetSmarter accept no responsibility, and cannot be held responsible, for the claiming or validation of hours or points.
Over the duration of this online programme, you’ll work your way through the following modules:
Harvey Maylor
Associate Professor in Management Practice,
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Harvey is a specialist in major projects and organisational project capability. At Oxford, he is a programme director of the Major Projects Leadership Academy (MPLA), for leaders of the UK government’s 140 most significant projects, and teaches on the MSc in Major Programme Management.
Harvey’s research focuses on systems of work, and the interface between formal systems and behaviours. He also works as a consultant to major corporations including Shell, Airbus and UBS. His books include Project Management and Researching Business and Management.
Alexander Budzier
Fellow in Management Practice in the Field of Information Systems,Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Alexander teaches and develops courses on project and programme management, risk management, and systems thinking. At Oxford Saïd, he is part of the faculty teaching on the Oxford MBA, the MSc for Major Programme Management, and the Major Projects Leadership Academy.
Having completed his doctorate degree with the School in 2014, his research focuses on the challenges of managing projects in the field of IT, as well as in hard and soft infrastructure, energy, mega events, and organisational change.
This Oxford Leading Strategic Projects Programme is delivered in collaboration with online education provider GetSmarter, part of edX. Join a growing community of global professionals, and benefit from the opportunity to:
Experience a flexible but structured approach to online education as you plan your learning around your life to meet weekly milestones.
Enjoy a personalised, people-mediated online learning experience created to make you feel supported at every step.
Earn a certificate of attendance recognising your online programme from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.