MODULE 9: COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND DECISION FRAMING
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Conduct financial
evaluations of projects using ROI
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Analyze how to weigh
intangible benefits against quantifiable outcomes
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Use decision matrices
and weighted scoring to support complex trade-offs
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Evaluate the long-term
value and sustainability of a project proposal
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Understand how to defend
budget requests with financial logic and business
alignment
MODULE 10: BUDGETING AND PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT
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Build top-down and
bottom-up project budgets
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Estimate labor,
materials, contingency, overhead and administrative
costs
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Track actual costs
against forecasts using project tracking tools
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Learn how to manage
vendor relationships and performance
MODULE 11: MASTERING Project Management Nanodegree (
PMN) TOOLS
This module will equip you with practical skills to
use modern collaboration and task management tools
effectively in managing real-world projects. This
module focuses on two essential tools used across
global teams: Slack for communication and Asana for
planning and execution.
Sub Module 1: Slack – Communication & Collaboration
for Project Teams
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Overview of Slack -
Understand Slack as a digital workplace for project
teams, supporting real-time collaboration, updates,
and cross-functional visibility
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Setting Up Your Slack
Workspace - Learn how to create and organize a
workspace for a new project, including custom
channels, user roles, and permissions
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Channels, Threads and
Direct Messaging - Explore how to structure
communication using channels for tasks, clients,
announcements, retrospectives and technical
discussions
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Using Threads for
Structured Conversations - Practice commenting
within threads to keep discussions organized and
searchable
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Integrating Tools and
Bots - Learn how to connect Slack with Asana, Google
Drive, Zoom and GitHub for seamless workflow
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Setting Up Daily
Stand-ups and Team Reminders - Automate daily
updates and task prompts using Slackbots and custom
reminders
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Handling Conflict and
Escalations Digitally - Use Slack etiquette for
resolving conflicts, tagging the right stakeholders
and escalating issues respectfully
Sub Module 2: Asana: Planning, Tracking and Task
Execution
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Introduction to Asana
for Project Management Nanodegree (PMN) - Understand
how Asana enables you to structure and visualize
project plans using lists, boards, timelines and
calendars
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Creating Projects and
Milestones - Set up a new project with key
milestones, timelines, deliverables and assigned
owners
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Building Tasks and
Subtasks - Learn to break down complex deliverables
into manageable, traceable actions
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Assigning Owners,
Setting Deadlines and Managing Priorities - Use
Asana to allocate responsibilities, define task
importance and prevent scope creep
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Timeline and Gantt
View for Strategic Planning - Visualize dependencies
and overlaps in a timeline view to optimize planning
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Project Dashboards and
Reporting - Create visual progress dashboards,
status updates and generate project reports for
stakeholders
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Collaborating with
Remote Teams - Track activity logs, update team
members and provide real-time task feedback via
Asana comments and tags
MODULE 12: LEADING A REAL-WORLD DATA TEAM
Objective: Take full ownership of a
cross-functional analytics initiative by managing the
end-to-end lifecycle of a real business intelligence
delivery task.
With Methodologies taught in Modules 1 - 11, You will:
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Collaborate with a data
analyst to scope deliverables such as KPIs, metrics,
and dashboards
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Conduct planning and
scheduling for data sourcing, cleaning, EDA and
visualization
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Manage stakeholder
reporting requirements and review cycles
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Lead task allocation
using Asana and ensure sprint objectives are met
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Facilitate final data
story presentations and retrospectives
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Deliverables include
risk log, sprint plan, weekly update memos, and a
retrospective report
MODULE 13: LEADING A REAL-WORLD ENGINEERING AND
PRODUCT SPRINT TEAMS
Objective: Manage and lead a complex
product sprint involving multiple technical
professionals working toward a feature release.
With Methodologies taught in Modules 1 - 11, You will:
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Oversee the
collaboration between frontend engineers, backend
developers, product designers, data analysts and
cybersecurity professionals
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Create a synchronized
WBS and Gantt chart that incorporates code reviews,
design iterations, testing and security validation
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Host kickoff and
check-in meetings, resolve blockers, and mitigate
delays across disciplines
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Coordinate a release
checklist, gather user feedback and present the MVP
demo
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Final output includes
Asana project board, stakeholder engagement matrix,
risk register and retrospective slide deck
MODULE 14: LEADING A REAL-WORLD ENGINEERING LAUNCH
PROJECT
Objective: Drive the end-to-end
management of a frontend engineering rollout focused
on UI improvements, accessibility and feature
enhancements.
With Methodologies taught in Modules 1 - 11, You will:
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Plan feature development
activities including design-to-code handoffs, QA loops
and mobile responsiveness
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Coordinate with design,
QA and performance optimization teams
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Address bug management,
Figma feedback loops, user feedback reports
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Organize release demos
and integrate user feedback into ongoing sprints
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Submit milestone
timelines, decision logs, feedback analysis, and a
release post-mortem
Adenike Idowu
Empowering and Educative!
I am grateful for the invaluable resources that Vephla University provided throughout my studies. The platform’s comprehensive curriculum was a perfect fit for my diploma program, offering both essential knowledge and specialized skills needed in my field. The self-paced learning format was incredibly beneficial, especially during my hectic finals season— I could manage my time while diving deep into complex topics.