Project Management, Professional Certificate

In Person: The Dubois Center
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6 courses
6-12 months
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Accelerate Your Career With a Project Management Certificate from UNC Charlotte

Whether you are currently a project manager (PM) looking to improve your skills or a professional in another field who wishes to transition into project management, the Project Management certificate provides the skills you need to accelerate your career.

Project Management Certificate Highlights:

  • Take the project management courses in any order
  • Take the six required project management courses in the classroom or live online
  • Gain the core skills and knowledge a project manager needs to be effective and efficient
  • Learn universal project management terminology
  • Gain skills that are applicable immediately in the workplace

This Project Management certificate, awarded through UNC Charlotte’s School of Professional Studies, meets the project management education requirements to qualify to take the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® exam.

What is Project Management?

The Project Management Institute (PMI®) defines Project Management as, "The application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholders' needs and expectations from a project." Project Management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives.

"I highly recommend the Project Management Certificate program at UNC Charlotte to any professional seeking to build their skill set and prepare for the PMP® Exam. From ease of registration to convenient and well-outfitted training facilities, from the highly experienced and qualified instructors to the available and professional coordinators and support staff, this program is the complete package. UNC Charlotte has put together a training program of the highest quality and has made this alumnus proud!”

- Vic Morrison ’11, Senior Staff Engineer at NEG Glass Fiber


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Courses
6 Course Program

All courses within the Project Management Certificate are available as either classroom or live-online delivery. You may choose to do all live-online courses, all classroom courses, or do a mix of both. TAKE THE COURSES IN ANY ORDER. START AT ANY TIME.

Principles of Project Management
This 2-day or 3-day foundation course covers the primary topics described by the Project Management Institute (PMI) in their publication A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)

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Project Schedule Development and Control
Successful completion of this course allows the project leader to demonstrate a detailed understanding of the process of schedule development and tools available for schedule performance monitoring and status presentation.

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Leadership and Communication Skills for Project Managers
This course focuses on people management skills and the processes for effectively managing project communications: leading the project team, identifying stakeholders, planning and distributing information, and managing stakeholder expectations.

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Cost Estimating and Cost Management
This course explores project cost estimating and a budget planning effort for a project manager as part of the project plan, and then looks at earned value and other controls as the plan unfolds.

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Project Quality Management
This course focuses on the processes for successful quality management within projects and helps prepare project managers to complete these important tasks.

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Project Risk Management
This course examines risk monitoring as the plan is executed, the project manager’s efforts in establishing an approach to risk, and suitable responses consistent with the risk tolerance level of the stakeholders. 

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What Participants Will Learn

The major program takeaways are:

  • Understanding and defining the organizational need and requirements
  • Leading and communicating across all project stages
  • Documenting requirements for use by all stakeholders
  • Ensuring quality while mitigating risks
  • Analyzing, verifying and validating requirements
  • Managing budgets and schedules
  • Creating a framework for successful requirements management and communication
Investment
Program Cost: 

The Project Management Certififcate Bundle Fee: $5,585.00. A savings of $985.

Or pay as you go for each course: $1,095.00.

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Outlook

What Can You Do With a Project Management Certificate?

Good news: project management jobs are some of the most in-demand careers available today.

Event better news? The demand for project managers is expected to grow exponentially within the next few years, according to PMI. They estimate the world will need 88 million project management professionals by 2027. That’s 22 million new positions to be created and clear proof that adding a project management certificate to your resume will not only get you through a prospective employer’s door, but once inside, they’ll want to keep you there for a good, long while.

Not only are project management jobs in high demand, you can also earn a lucrative salary in these positions. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual median salary for project management specialists is $95,370.

Alumni of our program are currently working in project management jobs such as:

  • Project Management Specialists
  • Marketing Managers
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Computer Systems Analysts

Our project management students are working at companies such as:

  • Red Ventures
  • Verizon Communications
  • Premier
  • Spectrum
  • Bank of America
  • Synchrony
  • Novant Health

Why UNC Charlotte?

Why Earn Your Project Management Certificate at UNC Charlotte?

Our project management certificate program will equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to plan, execute and control projects successfully. You'll learn from experienced industry professionals and gain hands-on experience through real-world case studies.

Benefits of our Project Management certificate include:

  • High standards. We are an Authorized Training Partner of PMI. As a PMI partner, we ensure content consistency and quality by adhering to PMI’s standards.
  • Expert faculty. All project management courses are taught by PMP-certified instructors with real-world experience.
  • Convenience. You can take project management courses in any order and start at any time. Attend classes online, via live online delivery or a combination of both.
  • Value. All Project Management certificate courses carry CEU, CPE or PDU credit for professional development.

Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification

Enhance your project management toolkit with our Lean Six Sigma White Belt course, now seamlessly integrated into our Principles of Project Management course.

This introductory module provides a comprehensive overview of three widely used total quality management (TQM) methodologies. The first half delves into the Six Sigma methodology, a data-driven approach to process improvement that can be applied to both optimizing existing processes and designing new ones. The second half introduces Lean, a methodology that focuses on waste elimination and continuous improvement.

Enroll in our Principles of Project Management course and gain essential quality management skills with our complimentary Lean Six Sigma White Belt module.