Oxford Leading Strategic Projects Programme

Is this programme for you?

This programme is designed for professionals seeking to introduce strategic approaches and techniques for project leadership. It is relevant to anyone interested in creating a more sustainable environment for project success and improving their ability to achieve organisation-wide objectives.

Whether you’re in a senior strategic position or working within a project environment, you will benefit from the skills and knowledge shared in this programme. Managers will improve the success of their projects by learning a more strategic approach, while business and operations professionals will understand how to effectively implement the strategic projects they’re responsible for. Professionals will also improve their leadership skills to manage project teams and strategic initiatives more effectively.

You’ll walk away with:

• A set of contemporary leadership practices to successfully deliver strategic projects and lead teams through uncertainty.
• The ability to overcome complexity with skills that go beyond traditional project management practices and frameworks that redefine measures of success.
• The skills to assess and manage project risks, and capitalise on opportunities to meet business objectives.
• 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.

Over the duration of this online programme, you’ll work your way through the following modules:

• Module 1
  Strategic projects: understanding complexities and risks
• Module 2
  Reinterpreting success and performance in strategic projects
• Module 3
  Structural complexities: responding to the challenges of scale and pace
• Module 4
  Sociopolitical complexities: responding to the challenges of power, people, and politics
• Module 5
  Emergent complexities: responding to the challenges of uncertainty and change
• Module 6
  Success by design

Download your programme prospectus to find out more.

Will I have the time?

GetSmarter's learning model is designed to help you, as a working professional, improve your skills without compromising on work and family responsibilities. The programme work is broken up into weekly, manageable modules, with incremental deadlines, designed to help you pace yourself over the duration of the programme, and allow you the flexibility to work when it suits you best.

At the beginning of each week, you'll be presented with all the lectures, notes, and assignments necessary for completion. Once registered you’ll be assigned a personal Success Manager. You will have access to your Success Manager, who will help you set goals and track key milestones, manage your time, and field any administrative requests you might have.

What is the online campus?

The Online Campus (OLC) will be your virtual classroom for the duration of your programme. Through its easy-to-use interface, you'll have access to a diverse variety of programme content formats, including interactive video lectures, module notes, practice quizzes, Prezis, assignment briefs, and additional web resources.

On the Online Campus, you'll also be able to ask questions and interact with your fellow students and Head Tutor through the OLC discussion forums. If you're experiencing tech issues or need advice from your personal Success Manager, you can use the OLC to get in touch.