How do organizations transform strategy into results? In this course, you will learn to run effective programs at any scale, from defining a program to seeing it to completion. We will cover different components of program management, all within the context of the localization industry: How to become a successful program manager, how to set up and execute strategy and processes, how to build and manage teams, how to manage stakeholders, risk and change, how to build relationships, communicate, influence and evangelize.

A separate section of 8695 B Localization Practicum has been opened for for-credit students of the Program Management class, in which the students will work on a research project and learn how to create a business scenario, perform a market analysis, set up a simple go-to-market localization strategy, and build a compete strategy to execute a particular type of a localization program. These 2 classes are built in conjunction with each other so don’t forget to sign up for Practicum Section B!