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 | 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 Project Managers | X | X | ||
PROJ_PMI 225-0 Power Excel Skills for Project Managers | X | X | ||
PROJ_PMI 300-0 Managing Global Teams | 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 | X | ||
PROJ_PMI 360-0 Agile Estimating and Planning | X | X | ||
PROJ_PMI 365-0 Supporting an Agile Transformation | X | X | ||
PROJ_PMI 370-0 Managing Product Backlogs and the Product Owner Role | X | X |
Attribution
PMI, PMBOK, CAPM, PMI-ACP, and PMP are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
PDP courses are offered online, remotely, and on-campus. Please refer to the
Schedule Notes for course delivery information.
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PROJ_PMI 345-DL : Practical Project Planning (Online)
Description
The effective project manager is able to create an effective set of project plans that communicate the work, assignments, decision-making flows, and risks to the project sponsor, stakeholders, and team members. These plans must be at the level appropriate to manage the risk of the project, and at the same time be understandable by the project team, and easy to maintain as the project progresses.
During this 5-week course, designed for project managers, you will complete a comprehensive set of project plans, learning and applying practical techniques. Using hands-on activities, case studies, and your own projects, you will improve your planning capabilities.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Define the planning principles and how they can be reflected in project plans.
- List the steps and deliverables of the planning process.
- Describe the tailoring process and how that might be reflected in project plans.
- Select appropriate development approach given set of project characteristics.
- Apply the tailoring process.
- Complete project planning deliverables, given inputs, templates, and examples.
- Adapt plans to respond to new scope, feedback, changes, and information.
Total Professional Development Units (PDUs): 30 (Ways of Working: 26; Business Acumen: 2; Power Skills: 2)
Course materials will be provided via the online course site. Some course materials require a Northwestern student email address to access.
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:
Prequisites:
Students are required to have completed Essentials of Project Management - or - hold a CAPM® or PMP® Certification.
Students will need a computer or laptop able to edit Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files, and are expected to participate heavily in course discussions, group activities, and individual activities.
Tuition : $830Summer 2024 | ||||
Start/End Dates | Day(s) | Time | Building | Section |
08/04/24 - 09/07/24 | Asynch | Asynch | 50 | |
Instructor | Course Location | Status | CAESAR Course ID | |
Barnes, Lisa-Ann | Online | Open | 42278 | |
Schedule Notes : This course will be conducted asynchronously, online. |