Program Courses
To earn a project management certificate, students must successfully complete the following courses depending on which track of study they choose:
- Applied Project Management Certificate: complete the Core Course (PROJ_PMI 402-0 or PROJ_PMI 402-DL) only
- Essentials of Project Management Certificate: complete the Core Course (PROJ_PMI 401-0 or PROJ_PMI 401-DL) and two Electives
- Certificate in Agile Practices: complete the Core Course (PROJ_PMI 403-0) and two Electives
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Annual Schedule
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Attribution
PMI, PMBOK, CAPM, PMI-ACP, and PMP are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Course Registration
PDP courses are offered online, remotely, and on-campus.
Please refer to the Schedule Notes for course delivery information.
IMPORTANT:
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Please contact
pdp@northwestern.edu
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PROJ_PMI 315-DL : Risk Management
Description
You are the project manager for a multi-million dollar project, and there can be no mistakes. Your Executive Team is depending on you to manage successfully! What do you need to do know to assess risk so you can deliver against stakeholder expectations?
Through this course, students will gain an in-depth understanding of types of risks that threaten projects and the use of various techniques for assessing and managing risk and approaches to reduce project risk. Particular emphasis is placed on areas of risk identification, analysis, response planning and monitoring and control. Use of case studies will help illustrate how risk management is used successfully and will allow the students to develop practical skills for use in the workplace.
Course Objectives
- Create a Project Risk Management Plan.
- Choose techniques for Project Risk Identification and Risk Analysis.
- Evaluate approaches to reduce risk exposure on projects.
- Plan and make use of Project Risk Monitoring and Control.
- Assess a Project Risk Response Plan.
- Adapt various risk management techniques to real-world projects.
Total Professional Development Units (PDUs): 15 (Technical: 11; Leadership: 4)
Registered students can access their online course site here. An activated NetID and password is required for login. *Please note: It may take up to 24-hours for registered students to be added to the online course platform.
Additional Information:
This is an online course offered during the Fall and Spring quarters
Tuition : $830Spring 2024 | ||||
Start/End Dates | Day(s) | Time | Building | Section |
04/21/24 - 05/18/24 | Asynch | Asynch | 50 | |
Instructor | Course Location | Status | CAESAR Course ID | |
Melo (DeMelo), Alex (Alexandre) | Online | Open | 37755 | |
Schedule Notes : This course will be conducted asynchronously, online. |