Professional Certificate Program in Strategic Project Management and Leadership

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Project Management

About Programme

Advance your project leadership career by mastering strategy, execution, governance, analytics and Generative AI

Earn a professional certificate from EICTA consortium after completing two capstone projects.

8 Months - 9 Modules - 96+ hours of Live training

Learn advanced frameworks in large scale delivery, program and portfolio leadership, analytics and Generative AI.

What you'll learn

Build strong foundations in strategy to execution alignment and enterprise project leadership.

Plan and lead projects using structured scoping, WBS, milestone logic and business-aligned success criteria.

Manage execution, governance, financial controls and stakeholder leadership at scale.

Use analytics and Generative AI to improve decision-making, automation, forecasting and delivery intelligence.

Skills you'll gain

Strategic Project ManagementProgram and Portfolio LeadershipStakeholder ManagementFinancial and Contract GovernanceGenerative AI for Project LeadersAnalytics and Decision Intelligence

Programme Content

Foundations of Strategic Project Management

Project Strategy & Business Context

Value, Benefits & Success Metrics

Project Leadership Mindset

Governance & Accountability Systems

Strategic Project Planning & Alignment

Scope Definition & Requirement Clarity

Scheduling, Dependencies & Critical Path

Integrated Planning & Resource Alignment

Change Control & Execution Readiness

Execution Excellence & Delivery Leadership

Hybrid & Agile Delivery Frameworks (Scrum, Kanban)

Flow-Based Execution & Throughput Optimisation

Delivery Performance & Variance Control

Adaptive Leadership & Change Handling

Risk, Quality & Governance Leadership

Enterprise Risk Frameworks & Heat Maps

Quality Assurance, Control & Stage-Gate Reviews

Governance Structures & Decision Rights

Compliance & Assurance Mechanisms

Financials, Cost & Contract Strategy

Business Case Development (ROI, IRR, NPV, Payback)

Cost Modelling, Budgeting & Earned Value Management

Contract Strategy, Structures & Risk Allocation

Vendor Performance Governance & Escalation

Program & Portfolio Leadership

Program Structuring & Multi-Workstream Leadership

Portfolio Prioritization & Investment Decisions

Benefits Realization & Value Governance

PMO / EPMO Leadership & Operating Model

Leadership, Influence & Communication

Stakeholder Mapping & Engagement

Negotiation Strategies for High-Stakes Situations

Executive Communication & Decision Storytelling

Leading Cross-Functional Collaboration

Analytics & Decision Intelligence for Project Leaders

Project Metrics & KPI Design

Predictive Project Analytics & Early Warnings

Decision Models & Scenario Planning

Dashboards, Reporting & Executive Insights

Generative AI for Project Leaders

GenAI Orientation for Project Leaders

GenAI Tools, Workflows & Prompting

GenAI for Planning, Trade-Offs & Risk Intelligence

GenAI for Execution Control & Executive Communication

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Prashansa Uttam

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+91 9403890085contact@echomind.oneMon – Fri, 9am – 5pm IST

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Executive Education Office

https://www.iitk.ac.in

Kanpur, India

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