The job outlook for project management professionals is strong: 2.3 million people will need to enter project management-oriented employment every year through 2030 just to keep up with global demand, according to the Project Management Institute. Ryan Crawford, corporate director of ChristianaCare’s Enterprise Portfolio Management Office, encourages people to take advantage of this strong job market by making project management part of their professional development.

“Whether you are using project management as an entry point to a different career or using it to strengthen your current career path, you will see three benefits that I call the ‘three V’s: visibility, variety and value,” said Crawford, who is the instructor for the Project Management Certificate course in the University of Delaware Division of Professional and Continuing Studies (UD PCS). “The most important benefit project management brings is ‘value.’ No matter the scale of the project, the goal is always to deliver a product that is of value to your stakeholders, and that’s your value to your organization.”

The next live-online course in the UD PCS Project Management Certificate program runs Sept. 13 through Nov. 15. Participants will learn the role and functions of the project manager and scrum master and how to plan and manage projects using tools like Work Breakdown Structures, Gantt charts and Agile ceremonies. Within the framework of a group project for the course, the traditional linear approach to project management, iterative approaches like Agile and hybrids of the two methods are introduced. All learning is supported by hands-on activities that build practical, use-it-next-day skills to manage any project, large or small.

Read more about the course on the UD PCS website.