Graduate Certificate program in Project Management at Cornell University

The eCornell-facilitated Cornell University Project Management Certificate Program offers a thorough online program designed to give professionals the abilities and information needed to succeed in project management pursuits. This curriculum is designed to complete the 50 project management education hours required for PMP certification and test. It is geared toward aspiring Project Management Professionals (PMPs).

The curriculum is broken down into manageable chunks that last three months. Participants are led through a carefully chosen series of classes that are intended to help them become proficient in different areas of project management. The program places significant focus on practical tactics and cutting-edge technologies that are necessary for guaranteeing effective project outcomes in a variety of organizational situations.

Modules on earned value management and agile approaches, which represent current trends and best practices in project management, are essential to the program's offerings. across the integration of these techniques, participants will be well-equipped to maneuver skillfully and adaptably across the dynamic landscape of contemporary project contexts.

The features of the Project Management Certificate program at Cornell are:

• This certificate program is 100% online
• The course length of the program is 2 weeks
• The program can be completed in just 3 months
• The class size will be generally less than 35 students
• Students are allowed to take 3-5 hours of class per week

Essential course lessons that are taken in the Project Management certificate program are:

• Examine the project management life cycle and key project characteristics
• Develop a work breakdown structure
• Construct a project network to identify task durations
• Construct a Gantt chart
• Use float information for decision making
• Identify the critical path
• Recognize shortcomings in computation
• Identify sources of uncertainty in task durations
• Examine PERT computations
• Study the PMBOK and complete practice exams to prepare for the PMP exam