Is the graduate Project Management certificate program for me?

If you have an undergraduate or graduate degree and want to learn more about project management, this certificate program is a great fit. You'll be able to enhance existing skills and professional credentials that could lead to advancement opportunities. This certificate also can be a great stepping stone to a graduate program if you haven't yet earned a graduate degree.

At City University of Seattle, our Project Management graduate certificate program classes are taught both in class and online to give you flexibility and convenience. If you decide to earn your graduate certificate online, you'll still have access to all the great resources CityU has to offer - without the commute.

What will I learn in the graduate Project Management certificate program?

The Project Management certificate program will teach you to organize and lead projects in just about any area of business. You'll work alone and within real and virtual teams throughout the program. All of your courses apply toward Project Management Professional certification (PMP®) from the Project Management Institute (PMI©). Courses are based on the PMI's Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) and qualify for PMI's Professional Development educational/training Units (PDU®) - all crucial to certification.

What can I do with my graduate certificate in Project Management?

Project managers are everywhere. The skills you learn here can help you find work in government, the military, manufacturing, transportation, health care, information technology and education, to name a few.

Why CityU?

• Because you want an education that's relevant to what's happening in the real world, right now.
• Our faculty teach what they do for a living, not just what's in the book. Many are PMP-certified by the Project Management Institute and work as project managers in their local PMI chapters.
• We keep class sizes small so you can get the personal attention you deserve.
• You can get an education without sacrificing your lifestyle. Attend class and complete your coursework on a schedule that works best for you.

How to get started:

1. Chat with an admissions advisor or call 888.42.CityU
2. Apply now
3. Submit application with application fee

Total Required Credits:		18
Introduction Courses:		3
PM 501	Introduction to Project Management	3
This course will introduce the practices that are fundamental to successful project management in a broad range of industry environments. The student will be introduced to the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in this fast growing professional field including project planning, scheduling, managing cost, quality, and risk, while monitoring the influences that can affect project scope and eventual project success. The challenges of working with diverse teams of internal and external resources will be explored through activities and interaction with distributed teams. The goal of this course is to give the student a sense of confidence in bringing projects to a successful close in any professional setting.
Core Courses:		15
PM 504	Project Planning and Control	3
Effective planning is central to project management success. This course will examine project scope and schedule development processes based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Advanced schedule development processes will be addressed, enabling the student to create a Work Breakdown Structure and to define and sequence activities into a project schedule. Scheduling techniques such as the use of activity calendars and the application of baselines for analyzing schedule performance against plan will be covered. The student will also explore the basic concepts of portfolio management, the use of project control techniques in managing multiple projects, and learn how to make effective project presentations. The assignments and core concepts in PM 504 are continued in PM 507. Prerequisite: PM 501.
PM 507	Project Financial Management	3
Cost, scope, and schedule are considered the triad of project management. This course is a continuation of PM 504 and will focus on the cost leg of that triangle and earned value management. Project activity-based financial principles will be presented to support the assignment of resource and cost loaded schedules for performing budget planning and estimating. You will learn cost estimating methods, budgeting, performance measurement and controls, as well as various project financial management terms, techniques, and tools and how to apply them in managing the various phases of a typical project. Topics will include an introduction to ANSI 748 Earned Value Standards. You will resource and cost load the schedule you developed in PM 504 and experiment with methods to deal with changes that affect the successful outcome of your project. Prerequisites: PM 501 and PM 504.
PM 508	Managing Risks: Project and Business	3
Risks associated with cost, schedule, quality, and performance are prevalent in project work and therefore need to be managed. This course exposes students to a plethora of project risks and the means for effective mitigation. Specifically, students will investigate principle theories and practices of risk management to learn the latest techniques for identifying, assessing, and evaluating trade-offs to manage the various types of risk associated with a project. These theories and practices will help students plan and predict potential project issues and have ready-to-implement mitigation plans if and when risk events materialize. From such work, students will learn about the impact of project risk as it relates to the probability of failure to achieve the business goals associated with the project and further determine the potential damage it has to the overall organization. Opportunity risk is also evaluated as it relates to project selection within the portfolio management process and toward achievement of strategic advantage for a business.
PM 511	Measuring Project Performance for Success	3
Ensuring project health is a vital concern for all project managers. This certification course focuses on the underlying business goals that drive the need for projects. The course is designed to help project managers develop and implement a set of performance measures that evaluate and facilitate achievement of goals for the project and the business. Students will learn to integrate the historic triple constraint project performance measures (time, budget, and quality) with a larger set of business measures specific to operational and customer needs that together can define a successful project. Through this process of measuring performance, students learn how to determine and integrate appropriate performance targets, measures and metrics, then detail the means to collect baseline and actual performance data necessary to measure, analyze, trend and report findings and recommendations to project stakeholders. Prerequisite: PM 501.
PM 514	Project Integration	3
The work of a project manager is continually challenging and situational based upon the broader business context in which a project operates. This integration course is conducted using multiple simulations that allow students to apply critical elements of project management in a variety of real-world scenarios and situational contexts. Applying knowledge from prior coursework in simulations will build practical understanding and integration of core project management tools and activities. In concert with the simulations, students are professionally facilitated through a process of reflective learning about the simulations, the project management discipline, and their planned career. The integrative learning summarizes the prior course work while preparing students for the remaining courses in the master's program. Upon completion of this course, the student will be eligible for the Graduate Certificate in Project Management and ready to proceed toward higher levels of learning in the MSPM degree program. Prerequisites: PM 501, PM 504.