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Leading several sites or running projects

Two ways of exercising a leadership mandate away from your teams. One spreads attention across several sites and local relays; the other concentrates it on one project to deliver. Here are both routes, with their volumes, credits and fees.

Two geographies of management

Multi-site management deals with distance: remote steering rituals, delegation to local relays, shared standards, comparable indicators across sites, purposeful travel. Project management deals with deadlines: framing, planning, budget, risks, stakeholders, closure. The first holds an organisation over time across several places; the second holds a dated objective with a team gathered for it.

What each mandate has you run

Certificate in Leading Distributed Teams

  • Set a checkable expectation without being there to observe it
  • Hold a short, regular check-in that replaces presence without imitating it
  • Address a performance gap remotely, before it becomes a conflict
  • Move information between sites without adding a meeting

Management and Project Management programme — Bac+5 level

  • Frame a project, its scope, budget and risks
  • Steer delivery and hold to time and cost commitments
  • Lead a team and grow its capabilities
  • Drive organisational change and overcome resistance

Two mandates, one grid

CriterionCertificate in Leading Distributed TeamsManagement and Project Management programme — Bac+5 level
What is awardedProfessional certificateMaster's degree
RegisterProfessional certificationMaster's degree
Duration4 months2 years
Weekly workload12 h per week20 h per week
Supervised hours120 h1200 h
Credits12 credits120 credits
Fees2 800 000 GNF in total6 500 000 GNF per year

The number of blocks, in one bar

Certificate in Leading Distributed Teams
4 (33 %)
Management and Project Management programme — Bac+5 level
8 (67 %)
Total: 12 teaching blocks

What to base your decision on

What you supervise

Teams spread across several sites: the multi-site certificate is built for it. A team gathered around a deliverable: the project programme.

The length of your mandate

A permanent mandate is steered by rituals; a dated mandate by a plan. Both can be learnt, and the table gives their volumes.

The credential you target

The certificate attests a function held; the programme awards a level credential. The awarded line gives both answers.

Frequent questions

Does the multi-site certificate suit a branch manager?

Yes, and more broadly to any role answering for several sites: deliverables are based on your own perimeter.

Is project management covered in the certificate?

It appears there as a method for rolling out a standard across sites. The programme treats it as the main discipline.

Can the two be taken in sequence?

Yes: the certificate acts on your current mandate, the programme prepares the next step. Validated blocks are reviewed at admission.

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