As the global marketplace continues to grow and evolve, project managers will play a critical role in helping companies successfully adapt to changing needs while delivering products and services as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.

Interested in building and/or enhancing your project management career? Sharpening your knowledge and competence to distinguish yourself professionally is key. We’ve designed our Project Management Certificate curriculum to introduce and develop key concepts, tools, and techniques to help increase participants’ expertise in this profession.

CAREER OUTLOOK

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PROGRAM MODULES

• Introduction to Project Management
• Effective Scope Management
• Effective Communications
• Risk Management Concepts
• Scheduling Concepts
• Foundations in Cost Management

AUDIENCE

The following types of students will benefit from this program:

• Workers who have little or no experience managing projects but want to learn more
• Workers who have some experience managing projects, but no formal training in the field
• Workers who want to earn industry certifications or gain skills to become more valued by employers
• Workers with 3-5 years of experience managing projects that need 35 education hours to sit for the PMP exam

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

After successfully completing this program, students will be able to:

• Describe the key concepts, tools, and techniques of project management
• Interpret and apply a sample project management methodology to their projects and organization
• Describe the project manager’s role in each of the competency areas
• Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Develop and explain the importance of the Statement of Work (SOW)
• Create a schedule and identify and manage the Critical Path
• Establish a budget and total cost baseline for measuring project performance
• Apply common tools and techniques to manage project communications, including negotiation, conflict management and resolution
• Utilize techniques to identify and respond to project risks

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

To receive the certificate, students must:

• Attend at least 80% of the class sessions
• Earn a passing score of 75% or higher in each post-module quiz

CERTIFICATE OVERVIEW

Duration

8 weeks

Cost

$2495

Time commitment

40 hours