Dubai Knowledge Village, Dubai, 18 January 2012 : Stafford Associates, since it was founded in 1993, has been a leader in professional distance education in the Middle East. One of their programs is MBA (Project Management), designed to train professionals in essential project management skills. It is an online distance education program, with the fee of USD 12,940 or GBP 8,388.97. The basic duration of the program is 24 months, which can be extended up to the maximum of four years.

Stafford Associates’ array of business management programs is designed to call on the skills required for a successful career in management. The programs help the pursuant to think creatively and strategically about business issues. They learn how to take decisions with strategic insight, introduce and improve processes and systems and manage workflow.

The program helps the students plan, communicate and conclude using proven methodologies. They learn skills such as delegating work to team members, defining their role, proactive risk management, planning effective responses, keeping financial control, defining and agreeing on deliverables and managing the project at every stage with client approval. They learn how to efficiently close the project and engage in follow-on activities.

The programs provide the students with practical tools to make sure that the project is completed as projected. This is a structured course providing an insight into the methodologies essential for working successfully on the projects. Students gather the ability to manage projects with a high degree of accuracy.

Students explore relevant management theories in conjunction with application in real world environments. The program inculcates in the students the capability to effectively lead a team in a cross-cultural environment. Entry requirement is a first class degree from an approved university equivalent to at least UK second class honours, or a corresponding professional qualification.

About Stafford Associates:

Stafford Associates is a premier distance learning provider headquartered in Dubai. Their online MBA programs include the ones on Project Management, Finance, Human Resource management, Maritime Management, Service excellence, Management Consultancy, Law. For the professionals pondering – why get an MBA – their programs are the perfect answer. They help students in the Middle East earn an internationally recognized qualification.

Contact Information:

Stafford Associates – Dubai
P.O. Box 500358. Block 6, F 01
Dubai, – UAE
Ph: +971 4 3901685
Fax: +971 4 3664574
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Website: http://www.stafford.ae/
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