1Staff Training - Project Management Certification

Project Management CERTIFICATE
Whether your field is architecture or information technology, successful planning involves a carefully crafted set of steps to planned and measurable goals. In today’s fast-paced business environment, this is no simple task. As deadlines get tighter and budgets get smaller, organizations turn to their managers to do more with less. Therefore, successful managers need to replenish their supply of practical skills, insightful strategies, and cutting edge concepts to remain a valuable asset to their company. Built on the PMBOK® (Project Management Body of Knowledge) standards, our curriculum empowers you with the skills necessary to tackle the challenges facing your projects. Whether or not you are currently a project manager, a manager of project managers, or have a desire to become one, the essential tools are available through this curriculum.

Project Management CERTIFICATE

Whether your field is architecture or information technology, successful planning involves a carefully crafted set of steps to planned and measurable goals. In today’s fast-paced business environment, this is no simple task. As deadlines get tighter and budgets get smaller, organizations turn to their managers to do more with less. Therefore, successful managers need to replenish their supply of practical skills, insightful strategies, and cutting edge concepts to remain a valuable asset to their company. Built on the PMBOK® (Project Management Body of Knowledge) standards, our curriculum empowers you with the skills necessary to tackle the challenges facing your projects.

Whether or not you are currently a project manager, a manager of project managers, or have a desire to become one, the essential tools are available through this curriculum.

Project Management Certificate Course Track - PMP Certification Goal
(All courses can be taken individually ala carte or part of a comprehensive PM Certificate Program)

Required Courses (select one)

Course Title	Day	Comments
Project Management Concepts and Practice	3	This course provides an overview of project management concepts and principles using lecture, small group case studies, and discussions. This course allows each team to build an individual project idea from design to completion emulating the project management lifecycle.
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Managing Information Technology (IT) Projects	3	This seminar will provide the attendees with proven “real-life” methods and techniques to be utilized in managing projects in a “multi-project” IT environment.

Core Courses (select a minimum of four)

Course Title	Day	Comments
Project Scope Management	2	The Scope Management course addresses the identification, elaboration, planning, and management of project scope. Using a combination of theory based lecture and hands on exercises, students are provided with an effective skill set for identifying and controlling project scope and deliverables.
Project Time Management	2	This course will guide the student through a practical, hands-on experience in planning a project. The Time Management course addresses the identification, elaboration, planning, and management of the project schedule.
Project Cost Management	2	This course gives project managers the tools they need to develop reliable cost estimates by assessing necessary project resources, applying one or more cost estimating methods, and adjusting the estimates based on resource availability and project risk.
The above courses Scope, Time and Cost are required for the Core Triple Constraint model
Project Communications Management	2	This course helps project managers assess their project assess their project communication needs, plan for meeting those needs, and effectively communicate project status and forecasts throughout the project life-cycle.
Project Risk Management	2	This course introduces learners to a widely accepted computer-based risk assessment and risk management tools.
Project Quality Management	2	This course focuses on the quality of the management process within which projects are undertaken, as well as how the project management process impacts the quality of the products or deliverables which are produced. It also provides exposure to the tools, techniques, and metrics which can be used to ensure that sufficient quality of process and product is achieved. It includes exercises which allow attendees to assess their organizations’ quality environments and the effectiveness of their organizations’ project management processes.
Project Procurement and Human Resource Management	2	This course provides students with a detailed view of project procurement and contract management processes. Students are introduced to the procurement, solicitation and contract processes of project management. A systematic approach will aid students in developing an in-dept understanding of procurement and contracting issues from the standpoint of both the buyer and seller of products and services needed to complete project work.

Suggested Electives (select a minimum of two)

Course Title	Day	Comments
Managing Successful Negotiations	2	This program is designed to help the student acquire the necessary concepts, skills and techniques to prepare for and conduct successful negotiations.
Managing a Project With Your Team	2	This course will give students the knowledge, skills and motivation necessary to build and lead strong teams for meeting corporate goals.
Preparing for the PMP Exam	2	This course is intended to prepare Project Management Professionals for the Project Management Professional (PMP®)Exam offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) In this course the student will be able to identify their personal strengths and weaknesses involving mastery of the 5 Process Groups and 9 Knowledge Areas.

Project Management Certificate Course Track - PMP Certification Goal (All courses can be taken individually ala carte or part of a comprehensive PM Certificate Program)

Project Management Certificate Course Track - PMP Certification Goal
(All courses can be taken individually ala carte or part of a comprehensive PM Certificate Program)