Catalog of Courses for Project Management (Graduate)
Aims to provide project managers with the tools and processes they need to meet the quality standards imposed by their projects and customers. Student will be able to identify and address quality concerns throughout all phases of a project's life cycle after finishing this course. Training will be delivered through lectures, case analyses, and team projects.
Addresses how we stay in sync with stakeholders' needs and respond appropriately to changing conditions to support delivering value and customer satisfaction for our projects. Designed to provide students with tools and techniques for balancing stakeholder engagement and change management.
Introduces students to the various aspects of the project life cycle and project management. Explores best practices and the application of these best practices for project success.
Introduces students to a variety of project scheduling and cost control techniques that are vital for a project to meet its schedule and cost goals and objectives. Concentrates on the variety of scheduling techniques (Gantt Chart, Critical Path Method, and Program Evaluation Review Technique) that can be used to guide and monitor project performance. Activities that are critical in preparing a realistic schedule are explored, discussed, and practiced. Students are then introduced to a variety of budgeting, cost estimating, and cost control techniques.
Introduces students to various concepts and techniques that can be used to effectively manage project risks including cost, schedule, technical, quality, managerial and organizational.
Explores the difference between leadership and management, how to apply a variety of leadership techniques in a project environment, key traits of an effective leader, and how effective leadership can result in high performing teams.
Analyzes the difference between leadership and management in the project management environment. Evaluates the role of the project manager as team leader, and reviews the application of various leadership and management techniques to project management.
Explores the important role that contracting and purchasing play in the project environment, especially in light of meeting or exceeding goals.
Assists participants in recognizing and acting upon the essential elements in the IT system project management cycle. Examines market research and analysis, scheduling and time-lining, budget development and management, performance assessment, benchmarking, and project evaluation. Emphasizes leadership and team development skills.
Explores contemporary issues in project management.
Introduce Agile Project Management as an iterative and incremental method of managing the project design and build activities for engineering, information technology, and new product or service development projects in a highly flexible and interactive manner. Provides thorough exposure to agile and lean methods, and explores differences between these methods and traditional techniques.
Provides an in-depth review of the Project Management Institute's required Body of Knowledge to successfully prepare for the Project Management Professional exam (PMP). The major function of the PMP credentialing program is to ensure competence and professionalism in the field of project management.