Introduction to the Program

Specialize in project management and bring more security to your daily practice, achieving your goals”

Why Study at TECH?

TECH is the world's largest 100% online business school. It is an elite business school, with a model based on the highest academic standards. A world-class centre for intensive managerial skills training.   

TECH is a university at the forefront of technology, and puts all its resources at the student's disposal to help them achieve entrepreneurial success"

At TECH Global University

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Innovation

The university offers an online learning model that combines the latest educational technology with the most rigorous teaching methods. A unique method with the highest international recognition that will provide students with the keys to develop in a rapidly-evolving world, where innovation must be every entrepreneur’s focus.

"Microsoft Europe Success Story", for integrating the innovative, interactive multi-video system.  
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The Highest Standards

Admissions criteria at TECH are not economic. Students don't need to make a large investment to study at this university. However, in order to obtain a qualification from TECH, the student's intelligence and ability will be tested to their limits. The institution's academic standards are exceptionally high...  

95% of TECH students successfully complete their studies.
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Networking

Professionals from countries all over the world attend TECH, allowing students to establish a large network of contacts that may prove useful to them in the future.  

100,000+ executives trained each year, 200+ different nationalities.
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Empowerment

Students will grow hand in hand with the best companies and highly regarded and influential professionals. TECH has developed strategic partnerships and a valuable network of contacts with major economic players in 7 continents.  

500+ collaborative agreements with leading companies.
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Talent

This program is a unique initiative to allow students to showcase their talent in the business world. An opportunity that will allow them to voice their concerns and share their business vision. 

After completing this program, TECH helps students show the world their talent. 
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Multicultural Context 

While studying at TECH, students will enjoy a unique experience. Study in a multicultural context. In a program with a global vision, through which students can learn about the operating methods in different parts of the world, and gather the latest information that best adapts to their business idea. 

TECH students represent more than 200 different nationalities.   
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Learn with the best

In the classroom, TECH teaching staff discuss how they have achieved success in their companies, working in a real, lively, and dynamic context. Teachers who are fully committed to offering a quality specialization that will allow students to advance in their career and stand out in the business world. 

Teachers representing 20 different nationalities. 

TECH strives for excellence and, to this end, boasts a series of characteristics that make this university unique:   

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Analysis 

TECH explores the student’s critical side, their ability to question things, their problem-solving skills, as well as their interpersonal skills.  

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Academic Excellence 

TECH offers students the best online learning methodology. The university combines the Relearning method (a postgraduate learning methodology with the highest international rating) with the Case Study. A complex balance between tradition and state-of-the-art, within the context of the most demanding academic itinerary.  

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Economy of Scale 

TECH is the world’s largest online university. It currently boasts a portfolio of more than 10,000 university postgraduate programs. And in today's new economy, volume + technology = a ground-breaking price. This way, TECH ensures that studying is not as expensive for students as it would be at another university.  

At TECH, you will have access to the most rigorous and up-to-date case studies in the academic community”

Syllabus

This Postgraduate diploma in Project Leadership of TECH Global University is developed over 6 months and aims to be a unique and stimulating experience that lays the foundation for the professional success of students. To this end, the program has been structured in such a way that the students themselves can self-manage their studies, making an exhaustive academic journey through the most relevant knowledge in this field, which will be a unique opportunity to improve their managerial and management skills.

A very well-structured syllabus that will allow you to self-manage your study time without any problems”

Syllabus

The Postgraduate diploma in Project Leadership at TECH Global University is an intensive program that prepares students to face challenges and business decisions in the field of integrated project management. Its content is designed to promote the development of managerial skills that allow decision-making with greater rigor in uncertain environments, as well as to promote the proper management of human resources of the company.

Throughout 450 hours of study, students will analyze a multitude of practical cases through individual work, which will allow them to acquire the necessary skills to develop successfully in their daily practice. In this way, they will be able to quickly consolidate their theoretical knowledge, and, in addition, they will be able to simulate real project management situations.

For this purpose, throughout 3 modules the student will learn the most appropriate techniques and strategies for a correct leadership, acquiring those soft skills that every Project Manager must have. In addition, you will be up to date with the main technological resources that will mark a before and after in the predictive management of all the projects you lead.

Undoubtedly, an ideal program to expand knowledge and develop the necessary skills to reach managerial positions in this business field. It has the main advantage of being offered in a 100% online format, so the student will not have to leave aside any of their daily obligations, being able to combine them perfectly.

This Postgraduate diploma takes place over 6 months and is divided into 3 modules:

Module 1. Leadership and People Management. Project Management and Change Management in Large Organizations
Module 2. Competencies and skills (soft skills) for the Project Manager
Module 3. Technological tools to help predictive project management

Where, When and How is it Taught?

TECH offers the possibility of developing this Postgraduate diploma in Project Leadership completely online. During the 6 months of the program, the student will be able to access all the contents of this program at any time, which will allow the student to self-manage his or her study time.

Module 1. Leadership and People Management. Project Management and Change Management in Large Organizations

1.1. Evolution of Management. Types of Leadership

1.1.1. From Team Management to Project Management, Leader and Manager (Kotter's Model)
1.1.2. Leading People
1.1.3. Managing People (Management)

1.2. Leading in VUCA Times

1.2.1. The Challenges of the New Normal
1.2.2. New Competencies to Develop to Be a Leader Adapted to the Vuca World
1.2.3. Leadership in a Hybrid World (the Impact of New Models of Face-to-Face, Virtual, Hybrid Work)

1.3. Leadership in Project Management

1.3.1. From Project Kick Off to the Closing & Learn Model
1.3.2. Management of Interrelationships Within and Outside the Team to Keep the Project Moving Forward
1.3.3. Communication Milestones, Information and Feedback

1.4. Change Management in Organizations

1.4.1. The Change Management Model (Kotter)
1.4.2. The Change Curve (Kubler Ross)
1.4.3. From the Business Strategy to the Concrete Project

1.5. Situational Leadership Model (Blanchard and Hersey)

1.5.1. Professional Maturity Level
1.5.2. Motivation Level
1.5.3. Adaptation to Circumstances, Context and Collaborators

1.6. Transformational Leadership Bas

1.6.1. From Motivation to Inspiration
1.6.2. To Give Meaning and Ethics, Exemplification in an Honest Dialogue
1.6.3. Constant Preparation as Adaptation and Anticipation of the Future

1.7. Commitment Management

1.7.1. Commitment
1.7.2. Commitment Management
1.7.3. How Engagement is Managed

1.8. Performance Management

1.8.1. Objectives
1.8.2. Conduct
1.8.3. Skills
1.8.4. Personal Development Plans

1.9. P.E.R.A. Management Model.

1.9.1. Plan - Execute
1.9.2. Reporting - Feedback
1.9.3. Sense of Urgency and Action Plans

1.10. The Leadership Contract or the Accountability Model of Vince Molinaro

1.10.1. Responsibility
1.10.2. From Challenge to Action
1.10.3. Management of Difficult Situations and Decisions
1.10.4. The Transversal Network: Network of the Future, the New Social Business Model
1.10.5. Conclusions: Review of the Integration of the Models in Our Daily Leadership in Management and Project Management

Module 2. Competencies and Abilities (Soft Skills) for Project Managers

2.1. Competencies of the Project Manager

2.1.1. Technical Competencies
2.1.2. Competencies as a Leader Manager
2.1.3. Competencies as a Team Leader
2.1.4. Adaptation of Competencies to Remote, Digital and Virtual Leadership. Differences with Face-to-Face Relationships
2.1.5. Training for Continuous Skills Improvement for the 21st Century Through Core Skills

2.2. Communication, an Essential Competency

2.2.1. Communication
2.2.2. Ask Questions
2.2.3. Listening with all Senses

2.3. Inspiring: Vision, Empathy and Assertiveness

2.3.1. Inspire with Vision
2.3.2. Empathy, Putting Yourself in Other People's Places
2.3.3. Defence of their Own and the Project's Interests

2.4. Negotiation and Conflict Management

2.4.1. Negotiation and Stakeholder Relations
2.4.2. Mediation and Conflict Resolution
2.4.3. Courageous Conversations

2.5. Personal Productivity and Effectiveness

2.5.1. Time Management
2.5.2. Personal Organization
2.5.3. Resilience and Stress Management

2.6. Decision Making

2.6.1. Requests for Justified Alternatives
2.6.2. Speed in the Decision-Making Process (sense of urgency)
2.6.3. Decision-making Tools
2.6.4. The Key to Databases (Big Data)
2.6.5. Application of the Test and Learn Model

2.7. Ethics and Professional Responsibility for Project Management

2.7.1. Ethics in the Management of Projects
2.7.2. Application of Ethical Criteria
2.7.3. Making Difficult Decisions

2.8. Initiative, Curiosity, Proactivity, Creativity and Innovation

2.8.1. Training Keys for Proactivity and Initiative
2.8.2. Creativity Training Exercises
2.8.3. Systematics for Moving from Creativity to Innovation

2.9. Teamwork

2.9.1. Stages of Team Maturity
2.9.2. Collaboration for Creativity
2.9.3. Management of Enriching and Satisfying Meetings and Encounters
2.9.4. Feedback and Feedforward: the Keys to Giving, Asking for and Receiving Feedback
2.9.5. Feedback of Recognition, Constructive Criticism by Measuring Feedforward
2.9.6. Action Plans using the CSS Tool (Continue Start Stop)

2.10. Competence Development of the Project Manager

2.10.1. "Competence Gap"
2.10.2. Growth and Improvement Options and Strategies
2.10.3. Personal Development Plan
2.10.4. "Our Results Are Our Teachers"

Module 3. Technological Tools to Aid Predictive Project Management

3.1. Technological Requirements in Project Economics

3.1.1. Project Economics
3.1.2. The Project Manager'sTechnology Quotient
3.1.3. New Technological Needs and Solutions in Project Economics

3.2. Roles for Collaborative Project Management

3.2.1. Ways to Organize Projects
3.2.2. Demand Management Roles
3.2.3. Supply Management Roles

3.3. Requirements Analysis Tools

3.3.1. Mind Mapping Tools
3.3.2. Data Modelling Tools
3.3.3. Prototyping Tools

3.4. Communication Tools in Virtual Teams

3.4.1. Tools for Sharing Multimedia Objects
3.4.2. File Sharing Tools
3.4.3. Video-conferencing Tools

3.5. Instant Messaging Tools

3.5.1. Practices with Telegram
3.5.2. Teams Internships
3.5.3. Internships with Slack

3.6. Task Management Tools

3.6.1. Practices with Trello
3.6.2. Internship with Planner
3.6.3. Practices with Asana

3.7. Project Scheduling Tools

3.7.1. Practical Dates Planning Practices
3.7.2. Cost Planning Practices
3.7.3. Date and Cost Control Practices

3.8. Reporting Tools

3.8.1. Practice with Graphs
3.8.2. Practices with Pivot Tables
3.8.3. Power BI Internships

3.9. Project Governance Tools

3.9.1. Portfolio and Program Management Internships
3.9.2. Multi-Project Management Internships
3.9.3. Practices with Dashboards

3.10. The Future of Project Automation

3.10.1. Artificial Intelligence Applied to Projects
3.10.2. Blockchain Applied to Projects
3.10.3. Big Data Applied to Projects

A unique, key and decisive training experience to boost your professional development”

Postgraduate Diploma in Project Leadership

Project leadership is a fundamental skill in the field of project management and direction. It involves the ability to influence, motivate and guide a team towards the achievement of the established objectives. In a competitive and constantly changing environment, having a solid knowledge in project leadership has become a key factor for professional success. For this reason, at TECH Global University we designed the Postgraduate Diploma in Project Leadership as a unique opportunity to qualify in this area, without having to leave home. In this program, taught in online mode, we will provide you with the most effective tools and strategies so you can lead or manage projects efficiently and achieve outstanding results. All this, without having to leave home, with the best teaching tutorials and interactive material that will give that rewarding plus to your professional profile.

Develop your leadership skills

This Postgraduate Diploma gives you the opportunity to acquire the necessary competencies to lead teams and projects effectively. Through our practical approach, you will learn how to set clear objectives, coordinate resources, make strategic decisions and manage time efficiently. In addition, you will explore best practices in communication, conflict resolution and team motivation, thus enhancing your leadership skills and increasing your ability to achieve success in your projects. For all these reasons, we offer you a complete and updated program that combines theory and practice so that you can immediately apply the knowledge acquired in your work environment. Our team of highly trained professionals with extensive experience in the field of project leadership will guide you through this online program, providing you with close and personalized support.