Coming soon · For project managers
The Business Behind Your Project
Understand how your business works, see how your project drives it, and explain its value in the language executives understand right away.
The gap
Most project managers were never taught how their project connects to the business. Your manager may not walk you through it either. So when a leader asks why your project matters, you reach for status, not value. And the answer isn't an MBA.
Where you'll be at the end
You can explain your own project's business value clearly, in 30 seconds, in your executives' language. You're seen as someone with business acumen, and trusted to be part of the decisions that shape the business.
What you'll learn
- 1
How your business actually works. How it makes and spends money, and the numbers leaders watch: revenue, cost, margin, risk and customer experience.
- 2
Why your project exists. Trace it from business case to business result to your sponsor’s goals, and what happens when it slips or succeeds.
- 3
Say it in their language. Turn project status into business impact, and practice your 30-second version.
What you'll leave with
- Business Priorities Cheat Sheet for your company
- Project-to-Business Map for your real project
- Business Story one-pager and a practiced 30-second version
This course is
Understanding how your business works and how your project drives it, and explaining that clearly.
This course isn't
Presentation design or handling executive Q&A. That's the next step, and your Business Story becomes its starting point.
Format
Small live cohort, three weekly 90-minute sessions on weekday evenings (Eastern), plus short pre-work you do on your own project. About 2 hours a week. Any industry.
Founding price
$199
For waitlist members, when the first cohort opens.
Join the waitlist
Waitlist members get first access and the $199 founding price.
Questions
- Do I need a finance background?
- No. It’s built for project managers, in plain language.
- Can I use a confidential project?
- Yes. Leave out client names and use ranges instead of exact figures.
- Can my employer pay?
- Many people expense it as professional development. You’ll get a receipt.