Program
Build Strategic Skills for Any Industry with a Graduate Certificate in Project Management
If you’ve come this far in your career, you know that “just getting things done” is always more complicated than it seems. Build a strategic leadership skillset for completing projects in less than 12 months with Herzing University. Our online graduate Certificate in Project Management builds on the skills you learned in your MBA or other business-related master’s degree with course content that teaches you to:
- Create project plans that account for staffing, budgeting, timelines and deliverables
- Build, manage and maintain effective project teams
- Assess business needs and evaluate supply chain, resource and financial impacts on project goals
- Launch, implement and drive projects to completion using best-practice tools and techniques
The course content in this program teaches skills and knowledge that can apply to two professional certification programs from the Project Management Institute (PMI): Project Management Professional (PMP) and Professional Business Analyst (PBA).
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Why Herzing
Whether you want to focus on project management as your career or need the skills to enhance your performance in your current role, this graduate certificate program could be right for you.
We’ve designed our online post masters Certificate in Project Management for professionals who already hold an MBA or other business-related master’s degree. And it is designed to fit the lives of working adults.
Benefits include:
- Flexible, convenient online study you can complete in 1-3 semesters
- A small-class environment where you’ll receive personal attention
- Industry-experienced faculty members who offer real-world insights
- Course content that reflects industry-current practices and approaches
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Apply online, request information or call 1-800-596-0724 to learn more about Herzing's Post-Master's Certificate - Business Program
Curriculum
Post Master's Certificate in Project Management Curriculum
Managing projects is a major function for many management and leadership roles. Through our graduate certificate program you'll develop the skills to effectively manage projects for quality, timeliness and budget while preparing for the Project Management Professional and Business Analyst certifications.
Required Courses
All courses, 16.00 semester credit hours, are required.
This course introduces students to the knowledge and skills needed to manage technology organizations in an increasingly competitive global environment through the successful use of innovation and creativity. The course provides a consistent process for the formulation, implementation, and assessment of technology business strategy and presents a framework for the birth, growth, maturation, and decline of business innovation. Students will analyze technology issues in various business sectors throughout the course and develop findings and recommendations.
This course provides students with the tools needed to manage operations and projects within an organization. Topics include demand forecasting and management, capacity planning and scheduling, inventory control, purchasing and materials management, facilities management, project management strategies and tactics, defining user needs and project scope, scheduling and budgeting, and performance objectives. Control methods, such as PERT/CPM, Gantt charts, project management software, and project audits, will also be covered.
In this course students will apply the theory and practice of successful project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation. This includes the creation of project schedules, work breakdown structures, resource allocation and other frameworks utilized in a variety of real-work scenarios. Students will also evaluate the use of various software applications commonly used to manage projects. This course is designed to assist students in their preparations to sit for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam given by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
This course focuses on both the costs and risks associated with projects and project portfolios. Students will estimate and evaluate project costs in relation to cost and delivery related risks. Risk analysis, monitoring and response planning techniques will also be applied. This course is designed to assist students in their preparations to sit for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam given by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
In this course students will utilize analysis techniques to successfully identify the business needs associated with project initiation. Requirements gathering and management processes will be evaluated and implemented in real-work scenarios. This course is designed to assist students in their preparations to sit for the Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) certification exam given by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
In this course student will evaluate major global challenges that business are faced with. Emphasis will be on economic, political and cultural characteristics of different regions and how they impact the business landscape locally and globally. Impacts in multiple functional roles will be considered, specifically in the areas of marketing, human resources, finance, healthcare, business intelligence, technology and project management.
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This program prepares an existing or emerging organizational or team leader with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for management positions in various business enterprises. These career opportunities focus on areas related to project management. Application of theory to practice is emphasized through a problem-based/solutions-based curriculum, grounded in a framework of ethical leadership and global competition.
Requirements
Admission Requirements
Herzing University's Post-Master's Certificate programs are open candidates who have completed a Master’s degree or higher in a business related discipline from an accredited institution.
