Master's Certificate in Project Management Program

Program Overview:
Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business and PMCentersUSA have joined together to deliver a comprehensive series of project management courses leading to a Master’s Certificate in Project Management. This university-level Master’s Certificate Program meets the needs of practicing and potential project managers. The program is aligned with the Project Management Institute’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and provides a broad and practical curriculum that builds confidence and skills necessary to tackle the challenges of directing projects in a broad range of work environments1. This focused program is taught by skilled project management practitioners, many of whom are leaders in their respective fields, and consists of six 2-day courses that result in earning a Master’s Certificate in Project Management and a seventh optional course to prepare students to take the Project Management Institute (PMI®) Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification examination.

Unique Features:
As a Global Chartered Registered Education Provider for the PMI, PMCentersUSA is able to award Professional Development Units (PDU’s) for all courses. PMI uses PDU’s to measure education hours. Through our affiliation with the Drexel University all of our courses also carry Continuing Education Units or CEU’s. CEU’s are an official way of recording the completion of post secondary education and professional development. For every course completed, students receive a certificate indicating the number of CEU’s and PDU’s earned. The certificates are evidence of successful completion of the courses, and should be retained by the students as proof of such.

Target Audience:
Our Master’s Certificate Program is designed for professionals from a variety of disciplines and industries from such fields as manufacturing, banking, accounting, and finance, engineering, and information technology. In fact, the program is for anyone who has been faced with the challenges of monitoring budgets, meeting deadlines, developing realistic estimates, negotiating schedules, and planning and managing projects.

Location:
Classes are held on Drexel University’s Philadelphia (32nd & Market Streets) or Malvern (2 West Liberty Boulevard, Malvern, PA) campuses. For more information or to register, contact PMCentersUSA at 888-PMCenters (1-888-762-3683) or visit www.pmcentersusa.com.

Program Focus:
PMCentersUSA is dedicated exclusively to providing excellence in corporate project management education. The Center leverages world-class instructors, state-of-the-art materials, interactive case studies, real-world examples and knowledge transfer techniques that provide students with the ability to make an immediate impact on their projects. PMCentersUSA has teamed with Drexel University and other universities across the country to deliver cross-industry and cross-functional PMI® aligned project management training. Students who complete our series of classes earn a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from the designated school and are also prepared to take the PMI® PMP® Examination.

Project Management Essentials
September 11-12, 2008
Drexel University’s Philadelphia or Malvern campuses

• Understand the philosophy of modern project management
• Develop effective and realistic project schedules considering resources and risks
• Integrate the basic functions of project management throughout the life cycle of a project
• Execute project planning, implementation and control techniques for project success
• Understand the basics of, and be able to use, a modern project scheduling software system.

Project Leadership
September 25-26, 2008
Drexel University’s Philadelphia or Malvern campuses

• Build high-performance project teams through effective leadership and communication
• Use power, politics and personality to encourage productivity and cooperation
• Resolve conflicts through the use of five proven methods
• Implement effective and creative problem-solving and negotiation processes to attain agreements

Project Scope and Quality Management
October 9-10, 2008
Drexel University’s Philadelphia or Malvern campuses

• Develop a concise and complete project charter and plan
• Control the project scope and avoid “scope creep”
• Select from the common models of quality management
• Understand the basic quality tools and principles of quality control and quality leadership
• Understand the basics of professional responsibility and ethics in project management

Project Schedule and Cost Management
October 23-24, 2008
Drexel University’s Philadelphia or Malvern campuses

• Calculate project schedules based on work breakdown structure and PERT/CPM analysis
• Identify, assign and tabulate resource requirements
• Develop and use time-phased project budgets
• Predict future project performance based on historical data

Project Risk and Contract Management
November 6-7, 2008
Drexel University’s Philadelphia or Malvern campuses

• Identify acceptable levels of risk factors
• Assess the potential impact of risk factors
• Manage project risk using proven processes
• Identify contract components
• Understand the process of project contracting
• Administer contracts appropriately and effectively

Project Human Resource and Communications Management
November 20-21, 2008
Drexel University’s Philadelphia or Malvern campuses

• Establish roles and responsibilities for team members
• Select and develop project teams
• Understand the core competencies of project managers
• Determine communications requirements and needs
• Develop communication plans
• Increase communication skills

Project Management Professional (PMP®) Examination Preparation
December 18-19, 2008
Drexel University’s Philadelphia or Malvern campuses

• Identify personal strengths and weaknesses in each of the knowledge areas
• Explain the correct answers to each of the Sample Exam questions
• Develop a personalized strategy for passing the PMP® Exam
  

Master’s Certificate Track
Duration: 6 two-day classes
Credits: 84 PDUs and 8.4 CEUs
Cost: $4776 – includes 20% savings

PMP Track
Duration: 7 two-day classes
Credits: 98 PDUs and 9.8 CEUs
Cost: $5572 – includes 20% savings

The Master’s Certificate in Project Management offers the greatest benefit when delivered as a sequence of classes. However, courses may be taken individually.

For more information or to register, contact PM Centers USA at 1-888-762-3683.


For more information, contact PM Centers USA at 1-888-762-3683 or visit www.pmcentersusa.com
Footnote: 1. PMBOK®, PMI®, and PMP® are all registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute, Four Campus Boulevard, Newton Square, PA 19073