Professional Program in Project Management

More work is being organized into projects and the best project managers are evolving to meet this challenge. No longer creatures of scope, schedule and budget alone, they are now—enabled by new technology—focusing on influencing outcomes, building relationships and achieving the strategic goals of their organizations. They possess a business acumen and an emotional intelligence, and possess an agile mindset in order to seamlessly leverage technology to forecast and manage risk on a global scale.

Looking to add project management skills to your résumé for a career change or a promotion, or interested in entering this in-demand field? Our Professional Program in Project Management provides you with the comprehensive training in this discipline and the industry-standard tools to plan, organize and manage resources during a project’s lifecycle.

Learn the foundations of project management in a dynamic and collaborative learning environment. Delve into the theory and practice with our instructors—industry leaders who bring extensive, real-world experience to your class. Work in teams to develop hands-on problem-solving tools and techniques from myriad industries, including information technology, construction and health care.

Develop people-centric skills such as interpersonal communications, critical thinking, organization, analysis, problem solving and time management—crucial to a project’s success.

By completing this program, you will:

• Develop a complete set of skills to be an effective project manager.
• Apply project management principles that guide the actions of project stakeholders.
• Perform pragmatic, end-to-end training on all project management process groups, knowledge areas, tools and techniques, and best practices.
• Master skills related to key project management knowledge areas and principles, including:
  • Project integration management
  • Scope, schedule and cost management
  • Risk, quality, stakeholder, procurement and communication management
  • Adaptability and resilience
• Manage projects through their entire life-cycle—from project initiation and planning to deployment and closure
• Develop skills in Agile and other methodologies
• Hone skills in people and team management
• Build a strong foundation for the Project Management Institute’s (PMI®) Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam.