Project Management Certificate Program

Curriculum Overview

Day 1

• Lesson 1: Examining Professional Project Management
  • Identify Project Management Processes
  • Identify Professional and Social Responsibilities
  • Identify the Role of a Project Manager
• Lesson 2: Initiating a Project
  • Examine the Project Selection
  • Prepare a Project Statement of Work
  • Create a Project Charter
  • Identify Project Stakeholders
• Lesson 3: Planning Project Work
  • Identify the Elements of a Project Management Plan
  • Document Stakeholder Requirements
  • Create a Scope Statement
  • Develop a Work Breakdown Structure

Day 2

• Lesson 4: Developing Project Schedules
  • Create an Activity List
  • Create a Project Schedule Network Diagram
  • Estimate Activity Resources
  • Estimate Duration for Project Activities
  • Develop a Project Schedule
  • Identify the Critical Path
  • Optimize the Project Schedule
  • Establish a Schedule Baseline
• Lesson 5: Developing Cost Estimates and Budgets
  • Estimate Project Costs
  • Estimate the Cost Benefits
  • Reconcile Funding and Costs
• Lesson 6: Planning Project Quality, Staffing and Communications
  • Create a Quality Management Plan
  • Document the Project Roles, Responsibilities, and Reporting Relationships
  • Create a Communications Management Plan
• Lesson 7: Analyzing Risks and Planning Risk Responses
  • Examine a Risk Management Plan
  • Identify Project Risks and Triggers
  • Perform Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis
  • Develop a Risk Response Plan
• Lesson 8: Planning Project Procurements
  • Prepare a Procurement Statement of Work
  • Prepare a Procurement Document

Day 3

• Lesson 9: Executing Project Work
  • Identify the Direct and Manage Project Execution Processes
  • Execute a Quality Assurance Plan
  • Acquire the Project Team
  • Develop the Project Team
  • Distribute the Project Information
  • Manage Stakeholder Relationship and Expectations
• Lesson 10: Managing Project Procurement
  • Examine the Conduct Procurements Process
  • Determine Project Sellers
  • Obtain Responses from Sellers
• Lesson 11: Monitoring and Controlling Project Work
  • Identify the Monitor and Control Project Work Process
  • Develop an Integrated Change Control System
  • Utilize the Integrated Change Control System
  • Review Deliverables and Work Results
  • Control the Project
• Lesson 12: Monitoring and Controlling Project Schedule and Costs
  • Control the Project Schedule
  • Control Project Costs

Day 4

• Lesson 13: Monitoring and Controlling Project Performance and Quality
  • Perform Quality Control
  • Report on Project Performance
• Lesson 14: Monitoring and Controlling Project Risks and Procurements
  • Monitor and Control Project Risks
  • Control the Project
• Lesson 15: Closing the Project
  • Close Project Procurements
  • Close the Project or Phase Administratively
• Lesson 16: PMP examination application review

Tuition cost for the Project Management Certificate is $2,200, which includes all courseware and graduation certificate from the University of South Carolina.