Course

Planning for Program Quality

Self-paced

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Full course description

Start:

Anytime

Duration:

9-11 Hours

Location:

Online

Price:

$299


 

What you'll learn:

Learn about the factors that may influence the success or failure of a project, both internal and external to the organization.


Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Identify how organizational culture and structure, stakeholder management, project management maturity levels, and enterprise environmental factors can influence a project
  • Define the roles of stakeholders, sponsors, project managers, team leaders, and team members on projects
  • Describe the importance of aligning project objectives with organizational missions
  • Identify self-awareness regarding your existing strengths and weaknesses related to project management

What you'll do:

View lecture videos, annotate accompanying book chapters and submit the final quiz.


Who this course is designed for:

Anyone interested in learning about Quality Management


Required Materials:

Brown, J.T. (2014) The handbook of program management: How to facilitate project success with optimal program management. 2nd Ed. McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN: 13978-0-07-183785-9

Rose, K.H. (2014) Project Quality Management, Second Edition: Why, What and How (2nd Ed.) Fl: J Ross Publishing. ISBN: 13: 978-1-60427-102-7

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) Sixth Ed.

 

Meet the instructor


Maggie Allen, Ph.D.

Maggie Allen has worked in the human services field for over twenty-five years and brings experience from the fields of criminal justice, child welfare, family therapy, program evaluation, and non-profit community development.

Maggie holds a Ph.D. in Human Service Administration, a Master’s degree in Counseling, and a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. Maggie is a nationally certified marriage and family therapist, a trained cognitive social skills instructor, and a trained healthy marriage instructor. Maggie also brings extensive consulting experience in working with Native American communities in the southwest on issues such as child welfare, staff training and development, community development, grant writing, and program implementation.

Dr. Allen has served as a Technical Assistance Consultant for programs receiving federal grant dollars and travels across the United States providing consulting services. In addition, Dr. Allen has over 12 years of work experience in both adult and juvenile probation and the Superior Court system. Maggie has also worked in child welfare and child protective services both on and off the Native American communities across the state. Dr. Allen has work experience as a researcher, private therapist, and has worked clinically with high-risk populations (sex offenders and other criminal offenders) throughout Arizona.

Dr. Allen has held adjunct faculty positions at Pima Community College, the University of Phoenix, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Arizona teaching in the sociology, psychology, criminal justice, counseling, and behavioral health studies programs.