Program Courses
To earn a project management certificate, students must successfully complete the following courses depending on which track of study they choose:
- Applied Project Management Certificate: complete the Core Course (PROJ_PMI 402-0 or PROJ_PMI 402-DL) only
- Essentials of Project Management Certificate: complete the Core Course (PROJ_PMI 401-0 or PROJ_PMI 401-DL) and two Electives
- Certificate in Agile Practices: complete the Core Course (PROJ_PMI 403-0) and two Electives
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Annual Schedule
Expand the annual schedule lists below to see which quarters each project management class is typically offered in.
Attribution
PMI, PMBOK, CAPM, PMI-ACP, and PMP are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Course Registration
PDP courses are offered online, remotely, and on-campus.
Please refer to the Schedule Notes for course delivery information.
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pdp@northwestern.edu
for assistance.
PROJ_PMI 300-0 : Managing Global Teams: Adaptive Project Management
Description
Leading and managing global teams creates many challenges for project managers. Project teams must develop adaptive ways of working in a virtual setup to work productively from any location by clarifying roles, tasks, and processes, and with well-defined rules of engagement aligned to an organization’s culture and strategy. This 4-week course, designed for project leaders and global teams, will address the challenges associated with distributed/remote teams and provides innovative solutions to minimize project disruptions. Using lectures, case studies, discussions, and group exercises, you will learn how to effectively project manage using communication protocols and collaboration tools, data management and governance, decision rights and stakeholder management, and business acumen and judgment.
Tuition : $830| Fall 2023 | ||||
| Start/End Dates | Day(s) | Time | Building | Section |
| 10/30/23 - 11/22/23 | MW | 6 – 8 p.m. | 42 | |
| Instructor | Course Location | Status | CAESAR Course ID | |
| Ryali, Balajirao | Remote Campus | Cancelled | 20575 | |
| Schedule Notes : This course will be conducted remotely, online. This course has required live, synchronous sessions, held online via Zoom on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Sync session attendance is mandatory unless otherwise stated by the course instructor. All times listed CST For more information, please contact profdev@northwestern.edu. | ||||