Project Management Certificate

Certificate Modules

The seven-module program follows the guidelines from the Project Management Institute (PMI), which also awards designations for Project Management Professionals (PMP®).

• Module 1 – Framework and Integration (3 class sessions)
  Get the skills necessary to integrate and apply the concepts presented in this series, using a customized case study.
• Module 2 – Scope Management (2 class sessions)
  This module reviews the basic project scope management processes:
  • Scope planning
  • Scope definition
  • Project change control
  • Work breakdown structure
  • Project plan development
  • Ethics and professionalism
• Module 3 – Cost and Time Management (4 class sessions)
  Find out how to develop and calculate schedules using PERT/CPM techniques. Also covered are techniques for estimating, budgeting, monitoring, and analyzing costs and the basics of earned-value.
• Module 4 – Quality Management (2 class sessions)
  Discover how quality planning, assurance, and control concepts integrate with project management practices to create a system for implementing quality management at the process and project levels.

I took the PMP® certification exam on Saturday. I would not have passed without taking the classes, but passed on the first time, despite taking your classes a year ago. The value of your program is incredible. Keep up the good work.

– Paul Spencer, BSChE, MBA, PMP

• Module 5 – Contracts and Procurement (2 class sessions)
  Gain an overview of all phases of contracting, including requirements development, solicitation, administration, and closeout. Select the right types of contracts for your project.
• Module 6 – Risk Management (3 class sessions)
  Learn to take a proactive approach to threat and opportunity, based on a clear understanding of the powerful nature of both qualitative and quantitative approaches.
• Module 7 – Human Resources/Communications (2 class sessions)
  We will explore the various leadership styles, ways to build high-performance teams, innovative methods to resolve conflict, effective motivation concepts, and communication techniques.
• Program Project
  Throughout the program, you will complete a project that integrates and applies lessons from each unit. By the time you graduate, your resulting work is a portfolio piece that demonstrates your competency as a Project Manager.