Adapt project agendas to new realities

8 Days

·

Cohort-based Course

Align leaders around capabilities to produce desired outcomes and adapt projects and outcomes to changing conditions.

Course overview

Business-Driven Project Leadership

Exceptional project leaders understand a critical truth: projects don't exist in a vacuum. They thrive when deeply aligned with the organization's operational capabilities and strategic objectives. This isn't just about delivering outputs; it's about understanding the tangible business outcomes your projects are intended to achieve and becoming a true strategic business partner.


Imagine having a clearer understanding of the fundamental building blocks of your organization. Knowing these capabilities empowers you to:


Communicate more effectively with stakeholders across all levels, using a shared language of business value.

Make more informed project decisions, prioritizing initiatives that directly contribute to desired goals.

Pivot quickly and confidently when faced with changing market dynamics or organizational needs.

Manage project resources more effectively, ensuring they're focused on activities that drive the most significant impact.


This isn't just another theoretical course. We'll equip you with actionable strategies to connect the dots between your organization's essential capabilities and your projects. You'll learn how to ask the right questions to uncover these critical links and ensure your work is always aligned with the bigger picture.


You will benefit from over 6 hours of direct interaction with experienced faculty and participate in a lab that leans on GenAI to enhance your understanding of business capabilities to better define and scope your projects.

Who is this course for

01

Project Managers who recognize that projects don't exist in isolation and are interested in addressing the bigger picture.

02

Business Analysts who have a project focus and are interested in bridging the gap between business needs and project execution.

03

Leaders at all levels who provide the necessary resources, guidance, and support to enable project teams to achieve their objectives.

Here's what you'll gain:

A strategic lens:

  • Learn to view projects through the crucial perspective of business capabilities.

Enhanced communication:

  • Master the language of business value to align stakeholders and drive consensus.

Improved decision-making:

  • Gain the insights needed to prioritize effectively and make impactful project choices.

Effective resource management:

  • Focus your project team's efforts on activities that deliver maximum business impact.

What’s included

Live sessions

Learn directly from your instructors in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Maven Guarantee

This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.

Course syllabus

3 live sessions • 22 lessons • 2 projects

Week 1

Mar 17—Mar 22

    Mar

    17

    The Strategic Imperative: Connecting Projects to Business

    Tue 3/172:00 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Module 1: The Strategic Imperative

    9 items

    Mar

    19

    Unpacking Business Capabilitiies

    Thu 3/192:00 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Module 2: Unpacking Capabilities and Making Business-Driven Decisions

    11 items

Week 2

Mar 23—Mar 24

    Mar

    24

    Adapting and Communicating with a Business Lens

    Tue 3/242:00 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Module 3: Adapting and Communicating with a Capability Lens

    4 items

What people are saying

        [about Capability Development] A refreshing change from the abstract Capability development presented through other frameworks and guidance. Speaking the language of the business and articulating a method and approach to executing your strategy through an actionable capability first lead approach. Highly recommended.
Will Nicholson

Will Nicholson

Transformation Consultant
        [about Leading through Adaptive Challenges] A timely and relevant course with a considered, well-curated library of resources. Both course content & delivery were well-structured, with plenty of opportunities for Q&A and debate. I particularly enjoyed the diversity of the delivery team, with expertise ranging from academic to practical application.
Derval Kennedy

Derval Kennedy

Managing Director, StratAdept in Dublin, Ireland

Meet your instructors

Amber Román

Amber Román

Outcome-orientated pragmatic leader with a steady track record helping teams, leadership, and organizations grow, scale, and transform. Her 20+ years of expertise in Business Architecture, Information Technology, and Data Architecture, Business Analysis, Agile Project Management and Change Management gives Amber a well-rounded view of transformation. She brings a culturally diverse perspective and insights to address individual leader needs and takes delight in making others shine.

Jim Dowling

Jim Dowling

A business maker, learner, and coach with a keen interest in helping individuals, teams and organizations realize their performance aspirations. After leaving Engineering and Information Technology, Jim found his work/playground in a place where people, process, technology, and business can align to produce amazing results. Jim has led Teaming, Leadership Alignment, Leader Development, Organization Design, Business Transformation, Strategy Clarification programs for organizations in Europe, The Americas, and Asia.

Rich Lynch

Rich Lynch

Curiosity has led Rich into some exciting business innovations such as the balanced scorecard, capability modeling, and new growth platforms. Along the way, he has collaborated with some great people from academia, consulting and client companies. He has authored three books: Measure Up!, Corporate Renaissance, and The Capable Company. In the field, he has led numerous business transformation projects and has been running Strategy to Execution workshops for leaders at all levels.

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Dates

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Payment Deadline

Mar 14, 2026
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Course schedule

6 to 8 hours

  • Tuesday, Wedneday and Thursdays (June 10 and 11)

    10:00m - 12:00pm EST

    Live session includes working labs on use of GenAI in aligning projects to close capability gaps.

  • Note:

    Some prework and intersession work is encouraged.

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Creating Organization Flexibility with Real Options

Assessing projects that close capability gaps can benefit from Wall Street thinking. View Projects as “real options” — projects interacting with each other over time to maximize results. This approach helps leadership teams understand not only which projects to invest in but when to make the investment.

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Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

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Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

Frequently Asked Questions

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Join an upcoming cohort

Adapt project agendas to new realities

Cohort 2

$750

Dates

Mar 17—24, 2026

Payment Deadline

Mar 14, 2026
Get reimbursed

$750

USD

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