Professional Certificate in Advanced Project Management

Lead high-performance teams with in-demand project management concepts

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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

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MIT is the top-ranked business school for project management.

(Source: U.S. News & World Report)

Who Is This Program For?

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.

Key Takeaways

  • 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

Program Highlights

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Earn a prestigious MIT xPRO certificate and 31.50 continuing education units (CEUs)

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Gain insights and expertise from MIT faculty and guest speakers

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Practical applications for complex projects across industries

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Explore industry cases for insights into project management methodologies used by top tech organizations

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A capstone project that applies tools and methodologies to your own organization's project

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One-on-one career support from Emeritus

Program Topics

This program is organized into three main sections focused on the specialized skills for project leadership and a range of practical project management methods applicable across industries.

Industry Examples

Throughout the program, you will explore case studies, such as an agile medical device development project, as well as PM methodologies applied to projects from various organizations.

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Career Preparation and Guidance

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

Program Faculty

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STEVEN D. EPPINGER

General Motors Leaders for Global Operations Professor, Professor of Management Science and Innovation

Steven Eppinger is Professor of Management Science and Innovation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management where he holds the General Motors Lea...

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BRYAN R. MOSER

Academic Director and Senior Lecturer, System Design and Management

Bryan’s work, teaching, and research focus on engineering teamwork for complex systems and model-based methods to improve the performance of teams. He oversees the education a...

Guest Speakers

Our speakers bring firsthand industry experience and insights straight from their own technical projects. All guest interviews are recorded.

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Karthik Rajasekaran

Heliogen | Simulation & Optimization Engineer

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Andrew Tsang

Boston Dynamics | Technical Project Manager | CEUs

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Cheryl Campbell

Pacific Gas & Electric | Independent Director

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Ron Rosenthal

OpenTechWorks Inc. | CEO

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Lt. Col. Max Reele

Kessel Run | Deputy Commander

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Adèle Cadario

Cooblue | Operations Improver, Solar & EV Charging Stations

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Davide Lasi

TMT International Observatory | Project Manager, Cross-Functional Teams

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Tetsuya Toma, Ph.D.

Keio University | Professor, Graduate School of System Design and Management

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Emma Booth

Amgen | Executive Director Global Business Process and Insights Lead, R&D Strategy and Operations

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Richard Cheng

NextUp Solutions | Vice President of Agile Training, Chief Product Owner

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Joan Wills

Cummins Inc. | Executive Director

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Sal Amarasinghe

Tile | Principal Product Manager, Hardware

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Pradeep Fernando

Swisscom | Vice President of Product Management, Data Analytics, and AI

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Courtney Morato

Nike | Sr. Technical Project Manager

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Lisa Cratty

Siemens | Senior Vice President, Head of Product Engineering

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Certificate

Get recognized! Upon successful completion of this program, MIT xPRO grants a certificate of completion to participants and 31.50 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). This program is graded pass or fail; participants must receive 75% to pass and obtain the certificate of completion.

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Financing Options

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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