Professional Certificate in Advanced Project Management

In terms of PDUs, MIT PM related courses can be counted under the category of "Courses or Training." https://www.pmi.org/certifications/certification-resources/maintain/earn-pdus/education

If the student has not gotten PMP certification, they don't get PDUs yet. Instead, when they take PMP exam, the courses can be considered as a prep course (PMI requires 35 training hours). https://www.pmi.org/certifications/project-management-pmp/pmp-exam-preparation

Mid-level project managers: Professionals who want to build on their existing skills and formalize their training in project management to optimize processes and drive better outcomes within their current roles.

Early-career engineers: Professionals seeking to add project management to their skill set to become adept at managing large and complex projects.

Career track changers: Professionals working in technology, business operations, and management who would like to formally change their career tracks to pursue opportunities as project managers.

Program prerequisites: A minimum of a bachelor's degree and about one year of prior project management experience is recommended.

• Identify the foundational principles of teamwork and performance in projects

• Facilitate high performance across various project standards, methods, concepts, and architectures (such as agile, stage-gate, waterfall, flow, spiral, and set-based)

• Evaluate charters, create plans, establish teams, support ongoing progress, handle changes and risks, and promote and adapt to a high-performance culture

• Understand the agile approach to project management and execution

• Employ advanced project management methods for planning, control, and adaptation

• Lead teams and design projects for high performance

Stepping into a career in advanced project management requires a variety of skills, both hard and soft. This course offers you guidance for navigating a career path into tech, including crafting your materials and acing an interview. These services are provided by Emeritus, our learning collaborator for this program. The program support team includes course leaders to help you reach your learning goals. The primary objective is to give you the skills needed to be prepared for a job in this field.

Career preparation elements of this program include:

• Crafting your elevator pitch

• Optimizing your LinkedIn profile

• Writing resumes and cover letters

• Navigating your job search

• Learning interview tips and preparation

• Negotiating salary

Career exercises focused on launching a career as a project manager include:

• Building your personal brand and promoting your skills

• Communicating complex concepts to colleagues

• Understanding the roles and workflow of agile development

• Reflecting on your skills to discover how to troubleshoot and learn more quickly

• Job searching and interviewing for project manager positions

We offer several options to help you afford tuition for the Professional Certificate in Advanced Project Management Program.

Available opportunities to lower tuition fees include:

Referrals – You and a colleague can each receive $745 off your tuition when you enroll together. Refer now

Group enrollments – A discount of up to 20% is available for group enrollments. For more information, email group-enrollments@emeritus.org

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You can opt for any one of the financing options to cover up to the full cost of the program tuition. If you are considering financing your program through one of our partners, the enrollment process can only be completed with the assistance of your program advisor.

Please note that loan applications should be submitted no later than four business days prior to the enrollment deadline due to processing time.

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