Project Management Certificate Courses | Northwestern SPS - Northwestern School of Professional Studies

Program Courses

To earn a project management certificate, students must successfully complete the following courses depending on which track of study they choose:

1. Applied Project Management Certificate: complete the Core Course (PROJ_PMI 402-0 or PROJ_PMI 402-DL) only
2. Essentials of Project Management Certificate: complete the Core Course (PROJ_PMI 401-0 or PROJ_PMI 401-DL) and two Electives
3. Certificate in Agile Practices: complete the Core Course (PROJ_PMI 403-0) and two Electives

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PROJ_PMI 402-DL : Applied Project Management

Description

This course is designed for project managers / professionals who have four or more years of work and project experience. Through course readings and videos, students review fundamental concepts, learn standard processes and best practices, and explore advanced techniques. Participants apply this knowledge to various case studies through discussions, individual activities, and group exercises.

By the end of the course, participants have reviewed project management processes, and explored the core aspects of integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communication, and risk. This course includes an emphasis on determining how to adapt project management processes to meet the needs of the project team, stakeholders, and customers/clients. Leadership, communication, and team-building skills for projects area also discussed.

After completing this course, students are able to demonstrate the following:

• Align their project management methods with industry-recognized principles and best practices
• Deliver project results aligned with organizational capabilities and strategic objectives
• Develop project plans addressing interdependencies with other projects
• Manage the complexity that distributed teams or external vendors can pose to a project
• Define requirements for procuring additional project resources
• Allocate and assign project work leveraging team member capabilities and capacities
• Respond to situations requiring changes to project plans and activities
• Communicate project plans, status, issues, and other complex topics with leadership
• Lead issue resolution, manage conflicts, and communicate with multiple differing audiences
• Apply project management tools and Generative AI applications to meet project needs

Total Professional Development Units (PDUs): 35 (Technical: 15.75; Leadership: 10.5; Strategic: 8.75)

Recommended Course Materials:

• Schwalbe, Kathy. An Introduction to Project Management, Seventh Edition: Predictive, Agile, and Hybrid Approaches. © 2021, Schwalbe Publishing. ISBN-13: 979-8695713459

Students may purchase these books from any retailer where they are available, in any format.

Optional Course Materials:

• Project Management Institute, Inc. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Seventh Edition and The Standard for Project Management.  Published August 2021. ISBN: 9781628256642

Access to optional course materials is provided to students enrolled in this course through the online course site.

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Additional Information:

This course is offered every academic quarter.