Become an organizational ace with upcoming project management classes
August 12, 2025 •
Project management is a critical skillset that can help you in most fields — as well as your life outside the office. UCOP Learning and Development has two great upcoming opportunities to help you build project management skills, offered at no charge to you!
Select each course name to register; listings reflect Pacific Time and classes take place virtually.
Project Management 1
Aug. 28, Sept. 4 and Sept 11, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
This engaging three-part course offers a practical and scalable approach to managing projects from initiation through completion. Led by trusted facilitator Raj Kapur, this course features real-world applications, hands-on exercises and collaborative learning to ensure that concepts are immediately transferable to the workplace.
What you’ll learn:
- Project Process Architecture, a proven and adaptable project management methodology toolkit that serves as a learning guide and resource
- How to plan, execute and lead projects with clarity and confidence
- Tips for navigating each phase of the project lifecycle
- Tactics for building strong teams, managing upward and enhancing your professional presence
Project Management for Non-Project Managers
Sept. 3, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Whatever your role, chances are that you’re involved with project management on some level. If your primary role isn’t project management, but you’d like to learn more about the fundamentals of project management and how you can apply them to your projects, this is the course for you! While we will cover traditional project management concepts, this session is focused on sharing innovative insights and practical techniques to help you better manage projects of all kinds.
Key topics and takeaways include:
- Tasks, durations and dependencies
- Resources, availability and assignments
- Planning and managing big, small and micro-projects
- Issue tracking and management
- Defining results and driving the project to completion
- Streamlining communication and collaboration, including expectations and negotiation
- Project management tools and meeting facilitation
For questions, contact ucopld@ucop.edu.
Tags: project management, Project Management 1, Project Management for non-Project Managers
If you have the opportunity to take project management classes from Raj Kapur, please take them. I passed my Project Management Professional (PMP) exam after taking the PMP courses offered at my institution, studying, and applying the valuable tips that were taught and shared by Raj.