Course

Foundations of Modern Project Management

Jan 13, 2026 - Jan 29, 2026

$995 Enroll

Full course description

Location Live Online

Schedule Weekly sessions are scheduled for the following Tuesdays & Thursdays, from (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM) EST

Tuesday: 01/13/26 (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM) EST
Thursday: 01/15/26 (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM) EST
Tuesday: 01/20/26 (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM) EST
Thursday: 01/22/26 (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM) EST
Tuesday: 01/27/26 (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM) EST
Thursday: 01/29/26 (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM) EST

Instructor Shane Wentz, Ph.D.
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Dr. Shane Wentz is a recognized transformation leader with a proven track record of driving operational excellence and instilling Gemba (go and see) leadership as a cultural norm. His leadership style fosters trust, unites teams, and inspires stakeholders through a deep understanding of operations and a relentless focus on results. Nationally recognized for his expertise in leadership and operational excellence, Shane has helped organizations save hundreds of millions of dollars while guiding them through transformative change.

A sought-after speaker and thought leader, Shane has been featured on several industry-leading podcasts, including Make It Right, Manufacturing for Leaders, Lean Solutions, and One Hour of Greatness. He has also delivered keynote presentations and led workshops at conferences and seminars worldwide.

Shane's journey began in the U.S. Army, where he served as an intelligence analyst before transitioning to Human Capital Management. He played a critical role in workforce development, planning, training, and operations across the Army’s global footprint, including two deployments to the Middle East. His leadership was recognized at the highest levels—he was named the Army’s top Human Capital Manager by the Secretary of the Army and inducted into the prestigious Audie Murphy Club, an honor reserved for the top 1% of enlisted leaders. During his military career, Shane also became a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, later making history as the first enlisted Soldier to earn Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification.

After leaving the military, Shane held various leadership roles at Siemens, Nike, and Radial (formerly eBay Enterprises), where he led large-scale transformation initiatives that broke through comfort zones, energized change, and created high-performance cultures. In 2019, he and his wife, Susie, founded A Change in Latitude Consulting, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Woman-Owned Small Business. Their boutique consulting firm partners with clients big and small around the world to “smash silos” and drive measurable business impact. The firm specializes in continuous improvement, project management, leadership development, and both short- and long-term consulting partnerships. They have a unique partnership with the University of South Florida, developing and delivering world class online and in-person training courses to both open-enrollment students and companies around the world in continuous improvement, leadership and project management.

Outside of work, Shane has been married to Susie for 25 years, and they are parents to a ten-year-old son, Tommy, and a Golden Doodle named Ries. An avid runner, he has completed eight marathons and enjoys traveling the world and spending time with his family.

 

This class is an introduction to the world of project management and will give students vital information and insights into seven basic areas of project management. Through an interactive discussion of the topics of a planning process group, defining the scope and creating a work breakdown structure, project scheduling management, project cost management, project quality management, and project resource management, you will come away with the foundation by which to build upon in order to be an effective leader in the dynamic world of project management.

The class will consist of live online lectures in addition to applying practical applications learned throughout the course in the form of elements of a project.


Policies & Procedures

Course Fees

Course fees must be paid before beginning a class. Fees are posted for each course. Some programs have special registration procedures and requirements. These are posted on the program/course web page.

We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express, and company-approved purchase orders payable to USF Corporate Training and Professional Education. Personal checks, money orders, and cash are not accepted per university policy.

Attendance

To complete our open enrollment noncredit courses satisfactorily, you must attend 75 percent of multiple class meetings. One-day classes require full-day attendance. Some courses/programs may have additional completion requirements. Check the program description for details and/or check with your instructor. No course re-sits are allowed (participants that have not met the attendance requirement and are seeking a letter of completion for a course may re-register at full cost of attendance for a future offering).

Course Withdrawals / Refunds

USF reserves the right to cancel any noncredit course, in which case registration fees are fully refunded. If it becomes necessary for USF to cancel, postpone or combine courses, or change a course location, you will be notified by email or phone. It is important that we have your current contact information. If a course is cancelled, you will receive a full refund. If a registration is received after the enrollment limit has been reached, a full refund will be issued.

Withdrawals/Refunds from Corporate Training and Professional Education courses must be in writing, prior to the course start time.  Fees are associated with withdrawals/refunds.

Submit requests via email to barnesk@usf.edu. No Withdrawals or Refunds will be issued after course start date.  

Allow 5-7 working days for credit card refunds and 6-8 weeks for check refunds.

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Contact Kathy Barnes for more information at barnesk@usf.edu 

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