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Have you heard of Wicked Problem Solving (WPS) ? This is a new course offering by PMI and I have to say, it is one of the best courses I’ve taken. 

Upon completion of the course, you will receive a Practitioner Badge and 18 PDU’s. 

What does this course come with  ?

This course will deep dive into the three most important skills of today as per the World Economic Forum:
 

• Complex Problem Solving 
• Collaboration
• Creativity 

WPS is a confluence of Agile, Lean, Design Thinking and other modern ways of working with the goal of helping you improve how you work with your team by focusing on:
 

• Asking the Right Questions
• Making Ideas Visible
• Engaging with Forward Actions
   

While it is a self-paced course, you will also be using Miro, the digital white-boarding Tool. 

The course is outstanding, very well-structured, and while there is no live interaction, the way the course was designed makes it semi-interactive and you also get to learn how to use the colalborative platform Miro. I highly recommend this course. 

Stay tuned for more to come ! 
 

Organizational Transformation Series of Courses and Micro-Credentials was recently launched by the Project Management Institute and Brightline Initiative . The series is divided into three courses:

• Organizational Transformation Foundation (OTF)
• Organizational Transformation Implementation (OTI)
• Organizational Transformation Orchestration (OTO)

Before jumping into the specifics about each course, below are some general information related to the courses / micro-credentials: 

• Self-Paced courses (5 to 10 Hours per course) 
• Courses Fees range between $199 to $299 for members
• Each course has 1-Hour Online, non-proctored course-based exam
• Exams are 30 multiple choice questions
• Upon completion of the course, you earn 10 PDU's 
• Upon successful completion of the exam, you earn a PMI micro-credential and badge (no expiry)
   

Organizational Transformation Foundation (OTF)

Organizational Transformation Foundation (OTF) Micro-Credential is suitable for professionals who wish to expand their knowledge on the basics of organizational transformation from the fundamentals of navigating change in transformation projects to the five building blocks of successful transformations with a focus on the human-centered approach to enabling change.
 

Organizational Transformation Implementation (OTI)

Organizational Transformation Implementation (OTI) Micro-Credential is about the "Doing" part of the Organizational Transformation which concentrates on:

• Managing rapid response teams
• Building core capabilities

It goes through the domains of:

• Understanding Transformation Strategies
• Assessing Transformation Readiness
• Building Capabilities
   

Organizational Transformation Orchestration (OTO)

Organizational Transformation Orchestration (OTI) Micro-Credential is about the "Leading" part of the Organizational Transformation which concentrates on:

• Capturing Value
• Driving Continuous Growth and Prosperity 

It goes through the domains of:

• Leading People-Centered Transformation
• Achieving Organizational Outcomes
• Market Awareness and Strategic Response 
• Assessing Capabilities 

Being one of the first few professionals who completed the whole series, I can attest that the series added lots of value and I highly recommend it for anyone interested in Organizational Transformation. It is very well structured, and supported by case studies and online resources.

Stay tuned for more to come ! 

In my last two blogs related to CD, Citizen Development and CD Foundation Course , I dicussed what Citizen Development is, it's benefits, an overview of key roles in Citizen Development and introduction to the CD Foundation course. This blog will be about the Citizen Development Practitioner course which is the second in four planned courses related to Citizen Development. 

Below is some basic information on the course: 

• 5-Hour Self-Paced course 
• Course Fee is $249. 
• 1-Hour Online, non-proctored course-based exam
• Exam is 40 multiple choice questions 
• Free soft copy of all templates. 
• Upon completion of the course, you earn 5 PDU's 
• Upon successful completion of the exam, you earn a PMI micro-credential and badge (No Expiry)

Feel free to reach out to me for the registration link ! 

This is probably one of the best courses I've taken. It is very well structured and comprehensive supported by case studies which adds a great flavour to the course so I highly advise professionals to take this course as it does add value.

The course will give you the tools and knowledge that you will need to efficiently create effective applications to solve the problems that you and your organization face. It revolves mainly around the "DO" part of the CD Canvas that are related to "Project Delivery" and "Capability Development" which the practitioner is usually heavily involved in. It includes eight modules, as follows: 

1. Introduction 
2. Hyper-Agile SDLC 
3. Ideation 2.0
4. Suitability Assessment 
5. Business Analysis and Design 
6. Project Risks and Enterprise Risk Requirements 
7. Application Design, Development and Deployment 
8. Conclusion and Introduction to Maturity Model

Stay tuned for more courses and professional development opportunites ! 

In my last blog Citizen Development from the Eye of a Non-IT Project Manager , I discussed what Citizen Development is, it's benefits and an overview of key roles in Citizen Development. This blog will be about the Citizen Development Foundation course which is the first in four planned courses related to Citizen Development. 

Below is some basic information on the course: 

• 90-Minute Self-Paced course 
• Course Fee is $79
• Upon completion of the course, you earn a PMI Certification.
• You earn 2 PDU's (1 Technical + 1 Leadership)
• No exam, no expiry date

My passion for CD started after taking this course. I highly recommend everyone to take advantage of this opportunity and take this course.

Feel free to reach out to me for the Reigstration Link. 

The foundation course is mostly about what CD is with an introduction to the CD Canvas. It includes three modules, as follows: 

A) Basics of Citizen Development

B) Citizen Development Canvas

• Project Delivery
• Capability Development
• Operating Model
• Organizational Alignment
• Maturity Model

C) Ideation 2.0 

In the next blog, I will go into the details of the CD Practitioner Course, so stay tuned ! 

During a conversation with a friend last week as we were working on a private project, he threw a joke that I should create a Certifcations Wall of Fame given that I earned lots of valuable certifications over the years. The joke turned into a serious conversation and thinking about it later, I concluded it would actually be a good idea so I decided to turn the joke into reality.

As I look at all those badges all consolidated in one view, I feel so proud of those accomplishments. I can’t even express how much each and every one of those journeys added value and helped me grow both personally and professionally. 

It took lots of dedication, commitment and hard work to build this concrete wall and guess what, I am ready for the next one. When there is a Will, there is a Way !