Project Management Certificate
Course Overview
The Project Management Certificate provides a comprehensive overview toward successful project implementations. The ten week course is highly interactive and energetic and will include a combination of lecture, Q & A, group exercises, and tests to evaluate knowledge transfer. Key tenets of good project management practice is excellent communication, empowering leadership, strong people skills, a firm and consistent management style, combined with experience and wisdom.
Course Topics
- PM Overview (PM Framework, Leadership, Certification Process, and Meeting Management)
- Scoping and Planning
- Estimating, Schedule, and Schedule Tools
- Cost, Quality
- Time, HR, Communications
- Risk, Ethics
- Day 1 – Case Study
- Day 2 - Case Study, Monitoring and Controlling, Conflict Management
- PM Methodologies, Procurement and Stakeholder Management
- Class Group Presentations
Course Objectives
- Identify project management terminology, processes, tools and techniques.
- Explore and become familiar with the different project management methodologies.
- Apply the phased-based templates for the phases of a project.
- Identify how to document, communicate, and handle team challenges during a project.
- Create a project health report for budget, schedule, scope, and quality.
- Apply project management concepts in the workplace through real-life case studies.
Tuition
$1725. Upon successful completion of the Project Management program, you are eligible to earn a Certificate of Completion and 4.0 continuing education units (CEU's).
Fall 2013
Class meets: Wednesdays, 09/18/2013 - 11/20/13 from 5:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: UW Tacoma, Room TBA
Instructor: Cass Tang
Course Number: 13FTPM100
Course Fee: $1725
Contact Hours/CEU's: 40 hours, 4.0 CEU's
Winter 2014 (Tentative)
Class meets: Wednesdays, 01/08/2014 - 03/12/2014 from 5:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: UW Tacoma, Room TBA
Instructor: Cass Tang
Course Number: 14WTPM101
Course Fee: $1725
Contact Hours/CEU's: 40 hours, 4.0 CEU's
Books and Materials
Books are available online through various retail vendors.
PMBOK
Project Management Institute (PMI); 5th Edition (January 1, 2013)
ISBN-10: 1935589679
ISBN-13: 978-1935589679
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Project Management
Que Publishing; 3 edition (October 26, 2012)
ISBN-10: 0789750104
ISBN-13: 978-0789750105
Resources
Please contact your instructor for username and password information.
- PM Overview (PM Framework, Leadership, Certification Process, and Meeting Management)
Overview - Scoping and Planning
Scoping and Time Management - Estimating, Schedule, and Schedule Tools
Estimating, Scheduling and Tools - Cost, Quality
Cost and Quality - Time, HR, Communications
Time, HR and Communications - Risk, Ethics
Risk and Ethics
Risk and Ethics GUEST - Day 1 – Case Study
Case Study Day 1 - Day 2 - Case Study, Monitoring and Controlling, Conflict Management
Case Study Day 2
Case Study Pinecrest Transit -
PM Methodologies, Procurement and Stakeholder Management
Methodologies-Agile
Terms and Definitions
Construction Project Mgmt -
Class Group Presentation
Project Management Q & A
Who should take this course?
Anyone who is responsible for the planning, scheduling, controlling, staffing and motivating a team of people who are engaged in accomplishing a set of predefined goals (e.g.. build a home, write a software program, start a business) would benefit from this course. The reason is that it incorporates the necessary planning methods, the basics of accounting and the means by which progress can be measured. Recovery schemes for projects that are behind schedule, over budget or undergoing other jeopardizing factors are also provided to ensure success.
What benefits will I get from this course?
Upon successful completion of this program, each student will be able to plan, schedule, and control a project including the acquisition of staff and their motivation. The skills acquired are not restricted to just the project management role but in other aspects of professional and personal life. These skills include creating and maintaining a budget, recognizing and mitigating risk, monitoring and assessing progress in achieving a goal, developing and communicating a strategy and making professional, public presentations.
Will this class prepare me to take the PMP test?
The content and topics covered in this program are taken from the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). The PMBOK houses the content from which the Project Management Institute (PMI) draws the questions for the test. However, this is not a PMP test preparation course. This course is designed to teach the practical application of project management. This course does meet the 35 hours of project management education required to take the PMP.
Why should I take this class instead of one of the others?
Programs specific to test preparation will teach you the material specific to the test, however, they may not teach you the benefits of engaging in certain management practices described in the PMBOK. This class addresses what to do, why and when you should do it, and what the pros/cons, risks/benefits of using a particular method are. You will have access to the tools that help you become an effective Project Manager. Multiple methods are discussed, as well as how and when to select the appropriate ones.
Is this course current with the PMBOK?
Actually, as the PMBOK is only updated roughly every two to four years, some of what is covered in the class supersedes PMBOK content.
Are there other ways to prepare for the PMP test?
Yes; several other options including books, CD’s, online classes, and test prep workshops varying in cost from a few hundred to several thousand dollars.
What else do I need to know about this class?
During this class, you will learn criteria on when to use what and, in the handout notes, reference material on details as well as citations to books and papers that detail the methods even further. You will work with a team to develop a project using the project management skills you are learning. Then your team will present your project at the last session.
Registration
Payment Policy: Tuition for classes and $10 registration fee are due by 5 pm. three days before each term begins.
Refund Policy: Students must make a request to withdraw in writing. Written requests can be sent to keypdc@uw.edu or mailed to the address below. Students withdrawing by 5 pm. 24 hours BEFORE the program begins, are eligible for a full refund of all tuition except the $50 application fee and $10 processing fee. There is no refund for withdrawals after the first day of class.
Withdrawal Policy: If you are not planning to continue in the certificate program or course, please send a written request to withdraw to keypdc@uw.edu or to:
University of Washington Tacoma
KeyBank Professional Development Center
1900 Commerce St.
Tacoma, WA 98402-3100
Cancelations and Changes: UW Tacoma reserves the right to cancel programs or classes with low enrollment. Please note: Course, application, and registration fees are subject to change.
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