Project Management Graduate Certificate | Program Details

Prepares engineers and computer scientists for managing complex technical projects, including manufacturing, construction, and software/hardware. Covers core principles, such as lifecycle, triple constraint (time, cost, performance), stakeholder engagement, project/ matrix organization, and team development. Introduces methods for planning, estimating, scheduling and project tracking, including approaches involving artificial intelligence. Examines how software delivery practices (e.g., Agile and Scrum) impact project management. Provides the basis for skill development via additional coursework and industry/PMI certification. Hybrid, Thursday, 5:30-9:10.

An in-depth study and review of the major problems and analytical techniques used in the planning and implementing of major industrial projects. Specific focus on three primary areas: (1) time management: network scheduling techniques, including CPM/PERT, Critical Chain, etc., (2) cost: earned value analysis, and (2) risk: management techniques such as Monte Carlo analysis. An  emphasis is placed on the integration of the techniques in the areas. The contingency approach to designing a project management toolbox based on the three areas of time, cost, and risk is included. 

Prerequisite: ETM 545 or project management experience.

Provide leadership knowledge and the ability to deal with issues of human resource management in technology-based organizations to students with a technical background. 

Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. 

Covers the strategic components which drive the integration of initiatives, goals and projects within an organization. It involves the three primary domains of Portfolio, Program and Project Management. These domains support the management of business units, functions or company divisions and need to be in alignment for the business organization to be effective in pursuit of its vision. Includes coverage of macro level project management topics such as project management maturity models and the micro level such as agile project management.

Tailored for the educational needs and perspectives of functional and project managers in engineering, computer science, and research. Covers key concepts of financial and cost management, such as time value of money, break-even and sensitivity analysis, financial ratios, performance reporting and budgeting, and cost control of research and technology projects. Students apply these concepts to conduct economic evaluation of projects and organizational initiatives under varying degrees of uncertainty and explore the financial implications for overall business strategies. 

Prerequisite: graduate standing.