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Online Certificate in Project Management

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Undergraduate Certificate in Project Management

Credits: 15 Credits (630 Clock Hours)
Self-Paced: 8-month completion deadline
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The Washington Technical Institute Project Management Certificate program teaches learners how to manage teams and ensure team productivity effectively.

The online project management certificate program at Washington Tech can help prepare learners for supervisory and mid-level management positions involving project management and team management. If you are already a project manager, coordinator, or assigned to project teams within the private or public sector, the undergraduate certificate in project management can help you further develop your skills with theoretical and practical knowledge to advance to a higher level. The Project Management program is 630  clock hours and offers 15-college credits from a regionally accredited institution.

The Washington Tech Online Undergraduate Certificate in Project Management will give learners an advantage in the marketplace without the need to take residential classes on a college campus. You can complete the project management certificate entirely online, which means you can get a quality, accredited education without interruption to your family, work, and community responsibilities.

In the online project management courses, you will learn to bring projects full cycle from early planning, development to completion.

This program can help prepare you for the following certification exam(s):

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)

Through your coursework, you will learn how to:

  • Manage a project through all phases of the project's life cycle
  • Develop and implement plans to manage information systems projects, using Microsoft Project to develop schedules and related components
  • Apply best practices to manage complex projects with responsiveness and adaptability
  • Use a proven problem-solving framework to generate potential solutions for effective decision making
  • Manage Federal contracting process by adequately planning, documenting needs in writing, developing evaluation criteria, and reviewing and assessing contractor performance

Students will complete the following 3-credit courses to earn an Undergraduate Certificate in Project Management.

PMN-101  Principles of Management
PMN-102  Organizational Behavior
PMN-103  Foundations of Project Management 1
PMN-104 Foundations of Project Management 2
PMN-105  IT Project Management

This certificate may appeal to those who want to:

  • Be promoted from an individual contributor to a management or leadership role
  • Expand business education for a career in business
  • Earn college credits from a regionally accredited institution that may apply toward an associate or bachelor’s degree
  • Entrepreneurs that want to open and operate a business
  • Are considering a career change and desire to work as a project manager

The project management industry is predicted to be increasing in demand, with an overall positive career outlook for project management professionals. The Project Management Institute reports extraordinarily positive job outlook for skilled project professionals. This points to a rising need for project management professionals globally, as well as a larger portion of existing professional talent pool reaching retirement age. PMI estimates employers will need 87.7 million individuals working in project management-oriented roles by the year 2027.

Industries with the highest levels of expected project management job growth include:

  • Healthcare (expected 17% growth in project management jobs through 2027)
  • Manufacturing and construction
  • Information services and publishing
  • Finance and insurance
  • Management and professional services
  • Utilities and oil and gas

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics does not collect data on project management positions (as they often fall under other types of industry-specific managers), but USBLS does report faster than average growth for several related positions. Employment of computer and information systems managers, for example, is projected to grow 12% from 2016 through 2026 (an increase of approximately 44,200 jobs) BLS projects that employment of construction managers will grow by 11% from 2016 through 2026, resulting in approximately an additional 44,800 positions, leading to a positive job outlook in these project management-oriented roles.

Ready to get started today? Call Washington Technical Institute toll-free: 1-800-371-5581.  *Courses begin daily, so there is no waiting to get started toward a new career.

Washington Technical Institute is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools MSA-CESS and recognized by the US Department of Education and CHEA.

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Interactive Online Learning that Fits Your Schedule

At Washington Tech we understand that you have a busy schedule, and that you are looking for a school that will fit into your lifestyle.

We start new sessions every four weeks, and since there is no physical classroom to attend, you can do your coursework whenever and wherever you like, 24/7, via the Internet.

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This program starts every day which means you do not have to wait to get started on your education! 

Technology Requirements

Students will need to have access to the internet as well as a computer that can work with the software used in this program. Using a Chromebook, tablet, or phone will not be possible for this program given the nature of the material. Most software used will be open-source, free downloads. However, students may need to purchase short-term subscriptions to software. The benefit of students purchasing this software themselves is that all the work they do will stay with them and they will have access to it after they complete their program with WTI. 

We, at Washington Online, understand that times can be tough financially so we offer all of our students the opportunity to utilize an interest free payment plan. To find out more information check out the tuition page

Tuition

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Tuition Includes:

  • 24/7 Access to WTI Interactive Online Classroom
  • Hands-on Instruction by qualified instructors
  • Audio Lectures (downloadable)
  • Lifetime Career Development Guidance
  • No Interest Installment Plans

Total Tuition: $2,900

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Financial Aid is available for those who qualify

  • Pay in full
  • Interest-free installment plans
  • Employer Reimbursement (check with your employer)
  • Private loans & Scholarships

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Curriculum

PMN-101: Principles of Management

PMN-101 Principles of Management helps students to think and act like a manager with innovative exercises and resources. On the job videos engage students with real issues at real companies; “You Make the Decision” exercises challenge students to apply concepts in various business scenarios; “Team Tasks”, build soft skills, crucial for success in the business world. Management topics covered include: Corporate Culture, Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Managing Quality.

Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:

  • Describe five management competencies that are becoming crucial in today’s fast-paced and rapidly changing world.
  • Discuss the management science approach and its current use in organizations.
  • Examine the relationship among culture, corporate values, and business performance.
  • Discuss why ethics is important for managers and identify recent events that call for a renewed commitment to ethical management.
  • Explain the concept of organizational mission and how it influences goal setting and planning.
  • Describe some of the diversity challenges that managers face.
  • Identify and describe content theories of motivation based on employee needs.

PMN-102: Organizational Behavior

PMN-102 is constructed on the assumption that every student who takes the course aspires to be a productive and effective leader within an organizational setting. Organizational leadership requires a deep understanding of how individuals behave in organizational setting, and effective leaders create environments that are consistent with the fundamentals of human behavior. This course focuses on: Motivation, Judgment and Decision Making, Individual Differences, and Group Culture. Students in this course will be presented with many real-life organizational situations and are asked to apply their knowledge to solve each scenario.

Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:

  • Define organizational behavior and describe how it impacts both personal and organizational success.
  • Describe the role of organizational behavior in managing for effectiveness.
  • Identify and discuss important personality traits that affect behavior in organizations.
  • Describe the role and importance of values and emotions in organizational behavior.
  • Identify and describe the major process-based perspectives on motivation.
  • Explain the various ways organizations rewards and motivate employees.
  • Describe the nature of decision making and distinguish it from problem solving

PMN-103: Foundations of Project Management 1

PMN-103 introduces time-tested manual project management techniques and progressive automated techniques, all consistent with knowledge areas and processes of the 6th edition of the PMBOK® Guide and integrated with Microsoft® Project 2016. This course helps students practice manual techniques to ensure that they fully grasp the principles behind the methods before learning to use Microsoft® Project 2016 to complete tasks. Students will build strong portfolios to showcase their skills in future interviews as they create specific deliverables for real-world projects.

Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:

  • List and define the ten knowledge areas and five process groups of the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK®).
  • Identify project roles and distinguish key responsibilities for project team members.
  • Describe how to select, prioritize, and resource projects to align with strategic planning.
  • Describe what a project charter is and why it is critical to project success.
  • Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of the functional, project, strong matrix, balanced matrix, and weak matrix methods of organization.
  • Describe stages of team development and navigating the project life cycle.

PMN-104: Foundations of Project Management 2

PMN-104 introduces some different, innovative concepts and approaches of project management. This course details how to organize and manage project teams, from planning and scheduling to cost management. The content in PMN-104 aligns with PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) to ensure best practices and covers project constraints, stakeholder issues, the project charter, and how projects support an organization's strategic plan. Students will practice effective communication while new cases inspire discussion and debate, and new real-world vignettes demonstrate how to apply concepts in the workplace.

Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:

  • Discuss some implications of global project management.
  • Discuss the purpose and the available resources at the Project Management Institute.
  • Identify and describe at least eight elements of a project charter.
  • Determine a fair and reasonable price for a proposal.
  • Prepare a project scope document and discuss the importance of a project quality plan.
  • Create a network diagram that takes resource constraints into account.
  • Identify at least four sources of conflict on projects, and explain how to handle conflict.
  • Discuss and apply techniques to enhance personal verbal and written communication

PMN-105: IT Project Management

PMN-105 clearly explains the principles distinctive to managing projects involving information technology. Students will discover a wealth of intriguing insights and software tools ideal for IT project management success. Included in this course are updates that reflect the latest PMBOK® Guide, 6E and the Agile Practice Guide and focuses on the concepts, tools, and techniques that are most effective today. Realistic scenarios help students understand and apply all 10 project management knowledge areas to IT projects as well as all five process groups: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:

  • Articulate the growing need for better project management, especially for information technology (IT) projects.
  • Discuss the importance of professional organizations like the Project Management Institute (PMI), and the importance of certification and ethics.
  • Describe recent trends affecting IT project management, including globalization, outsourcing, virtual teams, and agile project management.
  • Using an example of an information technology (IT) project, list and describe the processes of determining a budget and preparing a cost estimate.
  • Identify common sources of risks on information Technology (IT) projects.

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