Assembling and Empowering Project Teams (2025)

The most important job of any project leader is facilitating the success of their teams. In this course, you’ll learn to form, develop, guide, and empower high-functioning teams capable of addressing the most pressing needs of today’s organizations.

Project leaders achieve success by facilitating the work of their teams effectively. In this course, Assembling and Empowering Project Teams, you’ll learn how project leaders can orchestrate the efforts of many others in order to achieve a shared vision, whether colocated or working together remotely. First, you’ll discover how teams are formed and how leaders can assess various characteristics of team members to assemble effective groups. Then, you’ll explore how leaders can assess the skills and knowledge of team members and develop plans for their continued development. Finally, you’ll learn how to create constructive environments where teams can work together to surmount obstacles, create new value, and leverage new tools like AI to increase their effectiveness. By the end of this course, you’ll understand how to effectively assemble and empower teams as a project leader.