Certificate in Project Management (Online at your own pace)

In today’s business environment, there is a need for good project management. Project management provides visibility of project health to the business and the customer. Through continuous monitoring, early detection of variations to plan, schedule, and budget can be communicated to stakeholders for quick resolution, including project cancelation. Project management is one of the fastest paths to promotion by increasing your network through greater exposure. First, gain the skills, tools and templates to confidently develop and maintain a project. An overview of salaries, certification costs, education and experience requirements are provided. Then acquire a well-rounded knowledge of the five Project Management Processes relating to the Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide. This basic information will assist you in learning the beginnings of Project Management, whether you are interested in project management, in a project management field, or in any line of work. Finally, learn the ten Project management Knowledge Areas and their support role and relationships to the five Project Management Processes. 

Classes must be taken in the following order:

  1. Introduction to Project Management
  2. Project Management Processes
  3. Project Management Knowledge Areas

Courses are online and asynchronous, meaning students may login to the classroom anytime during the course session, day or night, 24/7. For more information, go to our Online Professional Development Certificates & Courses FAQ


Class Details:
Introduction to Project Management
Unit 1: Project management overview
    Project Manager’s Responsibilities & Commitment
    Certification Requirements & Costs
    Compensation
    Project Framework Preview
Unit 2: Tools & templates
    Project Process Checklist
    Project Charter Template
    Project Plan Template
    Communications Templates
Unit 3: Creating a project
    Creating a project plan and schedule in MS Project
    Creating charter and team/stakeholder matrices
    Creating Change Log
    Creating a Risk Plan
Unit 4: Managing the project - prepare a project status deck
    Creating status deck (format, content, operating rhythm, etc.)
    Collecting Detail Status
    Presenting Summary Status
    Simulating project close-out & celebrate
Project Management Processes
Unit 1: Project management process welcome & initiating process group
    What is Project Management
    What is a Process
    Initiating Process Group
Unit 2: Planning process group
    Developing the Project Management Plan
    Planning strategy
    Planning for desired project objectives
Unit 3: Executing process group and monitoring & controlling process group
    What differs between Executing and Monitoring & Controlling process groups
    Analysis and risks
    When to make changes and how
Unit 4: Closing process group & farewell
    How to be aware of what should be thought of when closing a project
    Review of lessons learned and why it is important
    Review acknowledgement of all five process groups
Project Management Knowledge Areas
Unit 1: Project integration & scope management
    Integration Management
    Direct & Manage Project Work
    Perform Integrated Change Control
    Scope Management
    Control Scope
Unit 2: Project time & cost management
    Time Management
    Sequence Activities
    Control Schedule
    Cost Management
    Plan Cost Management
Unit 3: Project quality, human resources & communications management
    Quality Management
    Human Resources Management
    Communications Management
Unit 4: Project risk, procurement & stakeholder management
    Risk Management
    Plan Risk Responses
    Procurement Management
    Stakeholder Management
Jermaine Dykes
Jermaine Dykes

Instructor

Jermaine Dykes is a Director of Project Management with over 15years of Project Management experience. He has expertise in Project /Program Management and have shepherd projects that has encompassed $5M-$10M budgets in sectors including Government, Gaming, Education, and Finance. Jermaine excels in focusing his teams on delivering value, especially in a fast-paced environment.


He is also a professor teaching in Project Management, Marketing, Information Technology and Business Management programs. Mr. Dykes is a guest speaker for numerous Leadership and Project Management conferences.
His board chairmanships include current Vice President of Membership Project Management Institute Las Vegas Nevada, Chairman of the Citizen Advisory Economic Redevelopment for Downtown area Las Vegas, Nevada. He is past president of International Institute of Business Analysis Las Vegas Chapter. Jermaine received his B.A. degree in Information Technology, and an MBA with Information Technology specialization.
John D Fitzgerald Jr.
John D Fitzgerald Jr.

Instructor

John is an IT Project Management Professional with 16 years experience delivering IT solutions and products in the Oil & Gas industry. He brings a wide range of knowledge and experience in leadership, change management, and building relationships with clients. John has strong capabilities in agile and waterfall environments for project delivery. John is also an US Air Force Veteran and Adjunct Professor at local community college where he teaches project management and global supply chain logistics courses.


John enjoys traveling with his family, golfing, scuba diving, agriculture, and helping his four sons with their vending machine business. 
Gail Singleton
Gail Singleton

Instructor

Gail Singleton holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Prairie View A&M University, a Master of Business Administration, MBA, with a concentration in International Business from the University of St Thomas. She is currently a Project Engineering Manager in the Chemical Industry. Her experience expands between Project Engineering to Project Management in the Aerospace, Oil & Gas and Chemical industries with fortune 500 companies. She thoroughly enjoys training new employees and have decided to take that experience into providing students awareness in how the basic foundation of Project Management will assist their careers in any field.

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  • John D Fitzgerald Jr.
  • Gail Singleton
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