Senior Project Management Certificate

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Senior Project Management Certificate

  • Objectives This part-time program will provide successful candidates with the knowledge and skills required to manage large-scale projects, programs or portfolios. Topics will include leadership theory and practice, enterprise project management concepts, project sponsor and stakeholder issues, business analysis and requirements methodologies, project case studies, and approaches to managing projects in team, virtual and global environments.
  • Academic title Senior Project Management Certificate
  • Course description BUS1230      Project Business Analysis
    Description: This course will provide the student with an understanding of the business analysis process and its importance to optimizing resources, delivering products or services, and achieving strategic business results. The course will explore the progression from strategic planning through to project objectives and requirements. Specific business analysis and requirements gathering methods and their importance within the project scope management will be reviewed during the course.
    Hours: 36
    Credits: 3

    MGMT1550     Project Leadership - Theory and Practice

    Description: Providing a broad survey of leadership theories, this course focuses on the application of leadership principles to the management of projects. Students will be able to compare the various leadership theories, understand the difference between leadership and management, and discuss issues of law and ethics within projects.
    Hours: 36
    Credits: 3

    MGMT1560     Enterprise Project Management

    Description: Providing an understanding of a number of enterprise project management concepts, including program management, this course explores issues related to the management of other project managers and the use of technology to support enterprise project management. Also covered will be an overview of Organizational Project Management Maturity Model " OPM3.
    Hours: 36
    Credits: 3

    MGMT1570     Managing Projects in Contemporary Organizations

    Description: Many organizations are confronting issues such as virtual project teams, outsourcing, cultural differences, organizational change and the need for accelerated project delivery. This course will explore the challenges created by these issues including the impact of new technologies as well as techniques for managing projects within a global environment.
    Hours: 36
    Credits: 3

    MGMT1580     Managing the Project-Business Relationship

    Description: A key stakeholder in most projects is the sponsoring business unit. In particular, the Project Sponsor is a key project role that is often misunderstood both by the Project Sponsor him/herself and the project team. The content of this course will include a review of the sponsors' responsibilities, information needs and approaches to managing this important relationship. Also included will be a thorough review of the sponsor's need for project financial information and the approaches for maintaining and communicating this information.
    Hours: 36
    Credits: 3

    MGMT1590     Case Studies in Project Management

    Description: This course will examine a number of cases that will highlight important project management issues in a variety of business settings. Through the case analysis process, the students will identify key issues, recommended resolutions and lessons learned. Extensive discussions will assist each student gain a heightened appreciation for the underlying project management concepts.
    Hours: 36
    Credits: 3
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