📊 Projects & Data Foundations
Master the Data Skills that
Drive Today's Project Success
Get the data literacy skills that unlock the power of data and AI to uplift your project delivery efforts.
No jargon. No technical speak. No complicated acronyms.
The Projects & Data Foundations Bootcamp is a 4-week cohort-based online course that equips you with the fundamental data skills that generate actionable insights, realize measurable impact on project outcomes, and maximize the effectiveness of AI in project management.
Embark on a journey from data novice
to a future-proof, data-savvy project leader.
Is the Data Foundations Bootcamp for you?
Have you wanted to adopt data-driven practices in projects but aren't sure where to start?
Have you always envisioned harnessing the power of data and AI to improve project performance, but are overwhelmed with the number of strategies out there? Are you simply too busy to deep-dive into those topics?
Have you started integrating data and analytics into your projects, but got lost in the technicalities?
Are you diligently collecting and managing project data but are unclear about how to use it effectively to solve specific problems? You have the data but struggle with transforming it into tangible insights and action?
Are you actively driving the application of AI in projects but not seeing the impactful results you envisioned?
Are GenAI tools working for you to drive efficiency in your projects, yet your main concerns about inaccurate project planning, task estimations, and managing project risks remain key problems in your projects?
Acquiring data skills and establishing a data mindset goes beyond traditional project management training, requiring a deeper understanding of data principles and analysis, and the ability to integrate these insights into the project planning and execution process.
However, most training courses are either too technical for the average project manager, or are too high level, lacking practical application.
Project managers often struggle to interpret complex data sets and convert them into practical, actionable insights that can inform decision-making processes.
Project managers and teams usually are busy managing the day-to-day activities and delivering projects, especially in times when everything is expected to be faster, better, and cheaper.
Out-of-the-box tools with almost immediately generated benefits (as most GenAI tools do) and relatively little need to engage with data are therefore taking preference to improve speed and efficiency.
But this means that advanced data and AI capabilities that rely on people’s basic data skills to address the core issues in project management (e.g. inaccurate project planning and task estimations, difficulty in predicting project risks) remain largely untapped.
The thinking of the typical project manager often centers around task and timeline orientation, stakeholder management, and managing risks.
A shift to a data-driven mindset involves a change towards evidence-based thinking, to integrate data into the decision-making process, utilize quantitative methods for planning and tracking, while maintaining an openness to what the data reveals.
This doesn’t require an in-depth technical skill set but rather an adjustment in mindset and approach to appreciate and leverage data effectively.
There’s a gap in knowledge regarding the full capabilities of AI, including predictive analytics, and how they can be applied to solve the biggest project management challenges, primarily related to project planning, estimation, and risk management.
As a result, many overestimate the capabilities of popular Generative AI tools while underestimating the need to raise their data and AI literacy skills to have a thorough understanding of data and AI capabilities and explore and apply those accordingly.
Why many project managers struggle to apply data-driven practices?
If you’re reading this, chances are you are seeking ways to make the most out of data, analytics, and AI to achieve maximum effectiveness and performance in your projects.
And chances are one (or more) of the listed problems are keeping you up at night (and keeping you from effectively using and applying data and AI in your projects).
You know you need to raise your data skills – which is why you’re on this page in the first place.
Whether it’s to improve your critical thinking skills, facilitate data-driven decision-making, or enhance AI’s effectiveness and accuracy, you know that your data skills play a deciding role in your projects going forward.
This course helps you to maximize
the impact of data and AI in your projects.
To get the most out of data, analytics, and AI, it takes more than just operating tools and being a mere data consumer.
This course is designed not just to teach you fundamental data skills but to transform your perspective.
Here is how it works
Traditional project management often seeks efficiency through clear, direct paths and automated solutions, but truly leveraging data requires a deeper shift in thinking and way of working.
By prioritizing change in how data is perceived and used—focusing on curiosity, critical thinking, and adaptability—managers can ensure that their approach to data is comprehensive and integrated into all aspects of project management.
Unlike other courses that focus on immediate gains from specific data tools or intelligent software, the Foundations Bootcamp starts with a change in mindset and thinking to address the foundational knowledge needed to fully unlock the capabilities of data, analytics, and AI, aiming to make truly informed and insightful project decisions.
This foundation allows for a changed approach to sensemaking and interpretation, generating and effectively communicating new insights, influencing strategic decision-making in projects, while avoiding the pitfalls of using advanced tools without a solid understanding of what the data means or how it should guide decisions.
By applying frameworks to systematically integrate data practices into daily operations and planning processes, project managers can make advanced analytics and AI highly effective for their projects, facilitating maximum impact from data-driven practices.
Essentially, by changing traditional thinking patterns and behaviors, project managers set themselves up not just for incremental improvements, but for transformative results that inform and enhance decision-making, risk management, and innovation in their projects, making them truly data-driven rather than merely data-equipped.
Upon joining, you’ll unlock a 4-week curriculum packed with frameworks that will lift your project management practice:
If you are a forward-looking project leader, keen to quickly get up to speed with today’s in-demand data skills – without getting lost in technical jargon – and become proficient in today’s data and AI era, you’re in the right place.
This journey promises a transformational path from the basics of data to adopting a true data mindset for impactful project delivery.
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👨🏫 MEET the instructor
Hi, I'm Marcus Glowasz 👋
I have led large-scale data-driven projects for over 12 years, primarily in the financial services sector – in the regulatory compliance area, to be exact.
Twelve years ago, I wasn’t even closely familiar with the term data-driven, but I was fortunate that I had the opportunity to work in innovative, highly data-centric business environments. These environments rely heavily on insights from various data sources to guide critical decision-making processes.
By embedding data management practices, diligent data quality measures, and the development of data-driven reports and dashboards 📊 into my project management work, driving data-related strategies and topics, including data analytics and AI, became a substantial part of my project work.
As a passionate project management professional, I have not only seen the potential and impact of data on today’s business capabilities but also experienced how developing fundamental data skills and adopting a data mindset can significantly influence how we manage and deliver projects.
This shift has been a game changer for me and how I run projects — … and I know it can be for you, too. 🚀
Since 2018 I am actively engaged in driving data analytics and AI for the project management discipline. I co-founded a startup to develop and implement AI solutions to enhance project planning and control activities specifically for technology projects.
In 2020, I started my own practice to share what I know about adopting data, analytics, and AI in project management, helping project professionals to succeed with the transition.
What's inside the
Foundations Bootcamp
An intense 4-week cohort-based program with a carefully crafted curriculum, taking you on a journey from thinking, exploring, and sensemaking to impact, implementation, and transformation, helping you lift your data literacy to get the maximum out of data and AI for your projects.
Every module contains concrete action steps and exercises to build your data skills that you can directly apply in your projects.
- 4 weeks
- 8 modules
- 8 live sessions
- 3 assignments
Week 01
Build a Data Mindset
- Self-paced lessons
- 2 live sessions
Adopting a Data Mindset in Project Management
🔑 What you'll unlock
- Techniques to shape data-informed thinking that drives evidence-based decision-making
- Strategies to develop positive skepticism, ensuring a balance between facts, logic, and intuition for reasoned judgments
- Frameworks to lift your critical thinking and questioning skills that drive deeper analysis and uncover relevant insights from data
- Creative thinking techniques for enhanced data interpretation and problem-solving approaches
- Strategies to overcome mental barriers towards data integration in project routines
Data Integrity and Data Management Essentials for Project Managers
🔑 What you'll unlock
- Key principles that ensure data is accurate, complete, and reliable for critical decision-making
- Best practices in data management to enhance project outcomes
- Strategies for effective data collection and validation
- How to set and achieve SMART goals for collecting data that directly support project objectives
- Simple, effective frameworks for maintaining data quality that can be immediately applied within projects
Week 02
Make Sense of Data
- Self-paced lessons
- 2 live sessions
Interpreting and Using Data to Generate Project Insights
🔑 What you'll unlock
- Advanced techniques for data interpretation to uncover actionable insights
- How to use predictive insights for effective project forecasting
- Methods to apply data analysis in problem-solving within projects
- Interactive sensemaking techniques for data interpretation
- Tools and Frameworks to select impactful data sources effectively
Communicating Data Insights in Project Presentations and Reporting
🔑 What you'll unlock
- Techniques for crafting compelling data visualizations
- Skills in data storytelling for impactful communication
- Customizing presentations to suit diverse stakeholder needs
- Overcoming common barriers in data communication
- Establishing effective feedback mechanisms to improve data presentations
Week 03
Make Strategic Impact
- Self-paced lessons
- 2 live sessions
Integrating Data into Strategic Decision-Making
🔑 What you'll unlock
- Frameworks for integrating data insights into strategic planning
- Applying data thinking principles to drive problem-solving effectiveness with data, analytics, and AI
- How to align project strategies with organizational objectives using data
- Methods to translate data insights into actionable and strategic project tasks
- Methods to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of strategic decisions
Measuring and Evaluating Success and Impact of Data Insights
🔑 What you'll unlock
- How to set up and track KPIs on data insights and their impact
- Evaluating the effectiveness of insights derived from data, analytics, and AI
- Qualitative strategies to assess how data-driven insights enhance project management practices
- Continuous improvement practices using data feedback
- Effective communication strategies to present the impact of data-driven insights to stakeholders
Week 04
Plan & Transform
- Self-paced lessons
- 2 live sessions
Advancing Data Practices and Building a Data Culture
🔑 What you'll unlock
- Tools and techniques for effective data sharing
- Building and sustaining a data-driven culture
- Utilizing GenAI tools for collaboration
- Developing AI literacy
- Enhancing data literacy for AI effectiveness
Maximizing the Impact of AI and Predictive Analytics in Project Management
🔑 What you'll unlock
- Understanding AI applications in project management
- Predictive analytics tools and practices
- Preparing data for GenAI and large language models
- Overcoming barriers to AI integration
- Advanced data interpretation techniques
Live sessions will be held on Zoom on Wednesdays and Saturdays at
🕐 Tuesdays, 5:30pm to 7:00pm CEST (Central Europe) (click here for your timezone)
🕐 Fridays, 5:30pm to 7:00pm CEST (Central Europe) (click here for your timezone)
Live sessions will be recorded and made available to all course attendees.
📚 Free Bonus
FREE digital copy of
Leading Projects with Data
Immediately after signing up, you’ll get Marcus’ latest book Leading Projects with Data in your email.
Leading Projects with Data is full of actionable insights to drive the behaviors and culture shifts necessary to ensure a successful transition to data-informed project delivery practices.
This book is primarily for project management professionals who want to explore innovative ways to grow their project delivery practice, and address the cultural and behavioral aspects to successfully drive and implement their digital transformation initiatives.
🎓 Course Certificate
Your Course Certificate and Digital Badge 🏆
Show your achievement and stand out with a testimony of your data literacy skills and proof of your knowledge and capabilities to leverage data for the benefit of improved project performance and success.
Upon completion of all course modules, you’ll get a verifiable certificate of completion and a digital badge that can be shared on social media.
Master today's in-demand data skills and future-proof your way of delivering projects
Projects & Data
Foundations Bootcamp
US$699
US$499
$200 off for a limited time
🎓 Next Online Cohort
- 🎥 8 live interactive workshop sessions - weekly live interactions, discussions, and group exercises.
- 📺 Video lessons for self-paced learning digging deeper into the frameworks introduced in the live sessions.
- 📝 Practical templates and checklists to support you in applying data-driven practices in your projects.
- 📝 Data literacy assessment & recommendations for actionable follow-up plans, ensuring that your learning and advancement of data skills continue after the bootcamp.
- 🎁 [BONUS] A digital copy of the book Leading Projects with Data, with insights to drive the behaviors and culture shifts necessary to ensure a successful transition to data-informed project delivery practices.
- ❗[GUARANTEE] 100%, no-questions-asked refund & rollover policy if you complete the course materials and find the course isn't for you within 14 days of starting it.
- 👐 Access to a private online community with like-minded project management professionals, to exchange ideas, experience, best practices, and to help you tailor your data practices.
- 🏆 A shareable certificate & digital badge (upon completion of all course modules) to demonstrate your competence and earned skills.
- 🔑 Unlimited access to all course materials for the lifetime of the course.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does this cost?
Other courses charge upwards of $1,500 to dive into data and analytics but often without targeting a specific business area or discipline such as project management.
Our goal is to keep it accessible while still charging enough to keep you accountable.
The current price of the course is $499.
Is this an online course?
Yes, the bootcamp is held fully online.
You'll get access to a learning and community platform where the course is hosted.
All live sessions will be held on Zoom.
Is this a technical course that requires technical knowledge?
No, this is not a technical course. While data literacy includes also more technical elements, this course focuses on the non-technical skills that are suited for the target audience of project management professionals.
Hence, there is no need for technical background knowledge.
Will I be able to apply the learned skills directly in projects at my workplace?
Yes, this course will equip you with data skills that you can apply right away in your own projects, such as project reporting and decision-making techniques. However, please keep in mind that developing a data mindset doesn't happen overnight; it requires continuous learning and practice.
This course will provide the foundations and skills that you can start using and applying to continually enhance your data literacy maturity, thus improving your project management performance.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes, you will get a certificate of completion and a digital badge, provided that you completed all course modules and assignments.
Both the certificate and digital badge can be added to LinkedIn, and shared as posts on LinkedIn and Twitter/X.
Is the course worth the money?
Many other courses on the market are priced lower (or free) and don’t offer interactive guidance from an instructor and within a group of like-minded professionals.
Other courses are $1500 or beyond and not as accessible.
My goal is to make this course a steal: a learning experience that changes your thinking and mindset invaluable to your career as a data-driven project management professional.
If I don’t like it, can I request a refund?
Absolutely, your investment in this course is 100% risk free - as long as you're going to do the work.
Which means that you would need to complete the modules of the first 2 weeks of the course to be eligible for a refund. If you've done that but for whatever reason find the course isn't for you within 14 days of starting it, we will refund 100% of your investment.
Do I need any tools or special software to do the exercises in the course?
Nothing special. All what we'll use is Google Sheets for some practical exercises.
What's the time commitment?
To make sure that you'll achieve the intended results, you should reserve approx. 5-6 hours per week for this course.
The course is designed for you to spend approx. 30 min daily to go through self-paced lessons. There will be 2 live sessions per week to deep-dive and practice the frameworks and techniques.
But if you find after enrolling that your schedule is busier than you thought and you cannot reserve enough time for the course, we can roll you forward into a future cohort at zero additional cost.
At what time will be the live sessions of the course?
Live sessions will be held on Zoom on Tuesdays and Fridays for the time of the course. Sessions are scheduled at:
🕐 5:30pm to 7:00pm CEST (Central Europe)
Please note that all live sessions will be recorded and the recordings will be made available to all course attendees.
Is the course targeting a specific industry?
No, this course does not cover industry-specific project management setups or tools.
Instead, it builds a fundamental understanding of project data concepts and analytical techniques that you can apply in your workplace to leverage data and analytics in the context of your specific industry and environment.
I don't have any background in data. Do I need a refresher before starting this course?
No. This course is designed to accommodate individuals at various stages of their journey.
Whether you're a newcomer, have some prior experience, or are already well-versed in working with data, you'll find value here.
What are the prerequisites to get the most value out of this course?
You will require an understanding of project management concepts and disciplines, in particular, you should be familiar with the areas of schedule, budget, risk management, and related techniques, as those will be referenced in the course.
Ideally, you have at least a few years of experience in a project management role and are seeking to level up your skills and get prepared for a data-driven and AI-supported project management future.
Can I get an invoice?
Yes, absolutely. Just send an email to the admin and we'll be happy to issue the invoice for you.
I am really busy and am not able to attend the live sessions. Do you have a quick self-paced version of the course?
I am afraid no. But look at it this way: There are many data courses and bootcamps out there that run over many months, so a 4-week course is already a valuable fast path to set you up for data-driven project management.
And given the outcomes you can expect, this is time well spent.
Of course, you can go through the video lessons at your own pace and skip the live sessions, but you'd miss the valuable live interactions and practices that get you to a data-driven mindset.
Also, an important part of how the course is designed is to keep you committed and accountable, so that you can get the maximum out of this course and reach your goals.
100% Refund and Rollover Policy
I want your investment in this course to be an absolute no-brainer for you and 100% risk free - as long as you're going to do the work.
“Do the work” technically means completing at least the course modules released within the first 2 weeks of the bootcamp. If you’ve done that but for whatever reason find the course isn’t for you within 14 days of starting it, you will get refunded 100% of your investment.
And if you find after enrolling that your schedule is busier than you thought, you easily can get forwarded into a future cohort at zero additional cost.
However, please note that the money-back guarantee only applies if you’ve completed the modules released within the first 2 weeks of the course. If you do not engage with the course materials, this does not qualify for a refund.
Who this course is for?
You're a good fit for this course if:
- You are brand new to data and analytics, and need a non-technical guide to get started working with data in projects.
- You want to lift your data literacy skills because you realize that without it, advanced analytics and AI would be very limited and of low impact.
- You’re willing to reassess or even pivot from your existing way to manage and deliver projects.
- You are tired of courses that bombard you with technical terms and buzzwords, and leave you puzzled and confused.
- You want to learn how to collect and transform project data into real insights and action.
- You're sick of paying for data courses that don't tell you how to apply those concepts in the project management domain.
- You want a step-by-step guidance and structure from someone who's been a hands-on project manager in the field for over 12 years and doesn't talk just theory.
You probably want to skip this course if:
- You are expecting a masterclass on prompt engineering for GenAI tools such as ChatGPT or CoPilot.
- You are an absolute beginner to project management and want to learn best practices on how to manage projects.
- You're expecting that this course will prepare you for a data scientist role in project management.
- You're looking for tools and ways that guarantee the success of your projects.
- You're hoping that this course will put your project management efforts on autopilot, helping you to automate most of your day-to-day tasks.
- You are looking for a training course with detailed steps on how to use tools like Power BI or Tableau in your projects.
- Your primary motivation is to collect PDUs for the renewal of your project management certifications.
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