What you will learn
- Why IT organizations use project management to deliver business value and how organizational culture can influence the role of the PM and individual projects;
- How to describe and distinguish among the major project management methodologies and project lifecycles as applied to IT and to identify strategies for managing distributed teams;
- The purpose of a Project Management Office (PMO), high-level strategies to set up, maintain, and close a PMO, and how it can work within your organization;
- Techniques to intake, prioritize, and select projects and programs so that they align with an organization's overall business strategy; and
- Which personal and performance competencies are necessary for project management in IT, and strategies for developing those skills.
Program Overview
Expert instruction
3 skill-building courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
5 months
2 - 5 hours per week
Discounted price: $672.30
Pre-discounted price: $747USD
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Courses in this program
UWashingtonX's IT Project Management Professional Certificate
- Strategic Applications of IT Project & Program Management
- Portfolio Management, Governance, & the PMO
- Leadership and Management for PM Practitioners in IT
- Job Outlook
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Program endorsements
Slalom has been a long-standing supporter of the University of Washington’s Project Management Certificate program, both at the advisory board and individual instructor level. We believe that high-quality professional certification programs are critical to support a vibrant, growing economy and supply qualified professionals for the ever-expanding project management demands. We are excited to see the UW IT Project Management Certificate available on the EdX platform, providing an even wider audience with the chance to acquire this highly marketable skillset.
Josh Bates , Client Service Partner, Slalom Consulting
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