Program Courses
To earn a Certificate in Agile Practices from Northwestern University, students must complete the following courses:
- Agile for Practitioners Core Course (PROJ_PMI 403-0)
- Any two Agile or project management electives
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Annual Schedule
CORE COURSE |
FALL | WINTER | SPRING | SUMMER |
| PROJ_PMI 403-0 Agile for Practitioners | X | X | X |
ELECTIVE COURSES |
FALL | WINTER | SPRING | SUMMER |
|
PROJ_PMI 204-0 Developing People and Teams |
X | X | X | |
| PROJ_PMI 211-0 Soft Skills for the Project Manager | X | X | ||
| PROJ_PMI 225-0 Power Excel Skills for Project Managers | X | X | ||
| PROJ_PMI 315-DL Risk Management (online) | X | X | ||
| PROJ_PMI 345-DL Practical Project Planning (online) | X | X | ||
| PROJ_PMI 350-0 Leading and Coaching Agile Teams | X | |||
| PROJ_PMI 360-0 Agile Estimating and Planning | X | |||
| PROJ_PMI 365-0 Supporting an Agile Transformation | X |
Attribution
PMI, PMBOK, CAPM, PMI-ACP, and PMP are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.To limit our community's exposure to COVID-19, the spring quarter will now commence on April 4. Online courses may have adjusted dates, but will otherwise run as usual. On-campus courses will be conducted remotely until April 27; University leaders will decide by April 17 whether to continue remote teaching or to return to in-person instruction on April 27. Updated information for affected courses can be found in the scheduling notes area under the course description.
PROJ_PMI 402-DL : Applied Project Management
Description
Project management terms, concepts, techniques, and tools are explored to ensure the aspects of a project are organized and managed properly. Integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communication, risk, and procurement management are topics reviewed. The beginning and the end of a project and the relationships between the major milestones are discussed. Group work is required. Satisfies the 35 hour project management education requirement for the PMP® exam.
Total Professional Development Units (PDUs): 35 (Technical: 15.75; Leadership: 10.5; Strategic: 8.75)
Course Materials:
- A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Sixth Edition. PMI. Newtown Square: Project Management Institute, Inc., 2017. ISBN-10: 1628251840 | ISBN-13: 978-1628251845
- An Introduction to Project Management, 6th Edition. Schwalbe, Kathy. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017. ISBN-10: 1544701896 | ISBN-13: 978-1544701899
Students may purchase these books from any retailer where they are available, in any format. Additional course materials will be provided via the online course site.
Registered students can access their online course site here. An activated NetID and password is required for login. *Please note: It may take up to 24-hours for registered students to be added to the online course platform.
Additional Information:
This course is offered every academic quarter.
Tuition : $1850| Winter 2020 | ||||
| Start/End Dates | Day(s) | Time | Building | Section |
| 01/06/20 - 03/22/20 | Asynch | Asynch | 50 | |
| Instructor | Course Location | Status | CAESAR Course ID | |
| TBA | Online | Closed | 27820 | |
| Spring 2020 | ||||
| Start/End Dates | Day(s) | Time | Building | Section |
| 04/06/20 - 06/21/20 | Asynch | Asynch | 50 | |
| Instructor | Course Location | Status | CAESAR Course ID | |
| Baumgartner, Daniel C. | Online | Open | 37935 | |
| Schedule Notes : In order to limit our community's exposure to COVID-19, the spring quarter has been delayed until April 4, 2020. Online course dates have also been adjusted to reflect this change. For more information, please contact profdev@northwestern.edu. | ||||
| Summer 2020 | ||||
| Start/End Dates | Day(s) | Time | Building | Section |
| 06/22/20 - 09/06/20 | Asynch | Asynch | 50 | |
| Instructor | Course Location | Status | CAESAR Course ID | |
| Baumgartner, Daniel C. | Online | Closed | ||