Certificate in Project Management

This course is designed around the various organizational and managerial responsibilities and skills required for effective project management. The Learner is introduced to the concepts composing organizational structures and the paramount importance of obtaining skilled staff and team members from the parent organization. The Learner also explores the topics of managing conflict and interfacing with organizational executives and stakeholders to obtain their project objectives. Other areas discussed include managing the network, organizational scheduling, determining project variables, and identifying and implementing special organizational skills to accomplish project tasks and objectives.

• Interpret the impact of various organizational structures on project management.
• Hypothesize the differences and impact of “project-driven” versus “non-project driven” organizational structures.
• Evaluate and assess issues concerning project management through formal case study analysis.
• Demonstrate your level of comprehension and mastery of the course learning objectives through case study analysis.
• Scrutinize the basic characteristics and tenets for determining who should be considered for project management.
• Explain the different roles and functioning processes that distinguish between organizational management and project management.
• Illustrate how human behavior and patterns relate to the Maslowian and McGregor theories.
• Recommend how to deal with the various characteristics that differentiate functional management from project management.
• Determine how to interpret the impact or intent of various communications pathways relative to project and functional team member interactions.
• Classify various types of conflict situations and alternative resolutions.
• Determine when confrontational approaches should be considered and when they should not be employed.
• Review intangible compensation structures for rewarding project team members.
• Determine the state of confidential information and how it should be appropriately handled, plus, managing projects in unionized environments.
• Determine methodologies to improve interact and interpersonal skills in working with both other project managers and functional managers.
• Demonstrate how to effectively engage upper-level management and develop a “win-win” relationship.
• Plan what “variables” the student needs to capitalize on, as in their project management strengths.
• Formulate the various reasons upper management and executives will either accept or reject the decision to establish project management within the organization.
• Determine what communications skills and styles work most effectively with various levels of management and customer interaction.
• Develop critical path charts and how to identify critical paths given specific project information.
• Determine the pros and cons of PERT versus WBS charts, plus, the proper integration and implementation of both tools.
• Provides the student an opportunity to research a project management area they need improvement on or expand their management skill-set.
• Introduce self and explain course expectations.
• Integrate the course concepts through interaction with other Learners and your Mentor.
• Access information efficiently and effectively.
• Evaluate information critically and competently.
• Practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.