Certificate in Project Management Excellence
This unique five-day program is composed of a blended learning environment. Classroom contact is preceded by online assignments, reviews, and additional information as well as continued contact with the faculty.
Gain the frontline, real-world skills and techniques you need to enhance your career and your company’s projects. Learn the life cycle processes and knowledge areas of project management as defined by the Project Management Institute. Build perspective in analyzing project potential and guiding project deliverables for on time, on budget results.
Topics Covered
- Project Management Basics
- Project Management Success Factors
- Project Initiation
- Project Plan Evolution – Early Planning
- Detailed Planning
- Establishing Project Controls
- Project Work Flow
- Project Execution
- Project Closure
Program format and content are based upon
- Your unique project needs
- Real-world experiences of frontline project managers and team members
- The Project Management Institute (PMI), Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Association for Project Management (APM)
Who Should Attend this Program?
This program is designed for individuals who are new to project management, working project managers, managers, and project team members who wish to advance through exposure to formal project management methodologies.
Participants will:
- Receive a Certificate of Completion in Project Management Excellence from The University of Akron.
- Develop and utilize a formal project methodology.
- Enhance credibility for yourself, your team, and your company.
- Apply proven PMBOK structure to existing and future projects.
- Understand and mold the roles of project stakeholders.
- Enhance project results through better process focus.
- Expand project cost control while optimizing ROI.
- Get better results with fewer bumps in your project road.
Course Details
Instructor: Alan Plastow, MAT, PMP
Dates: May 24, 25 & 26 and June 1 & 2
Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: $999
Course: #15423
Midpoint Campus Center
50 Pearl Rd., Suite 300
Brunswick, Ohio 44212
Dates and times subject to change – visit www.uakron.edu/ce for the latest course information.
For more information or to register, call 330-972-7577 or visit www.uakron.edu/ce.
The University of Akron has been reviewed and approved as a provider of project management training by the Project Management Institute.