Today’s business projects run the gamut from relatively straightforward local endeavors to complex ventures involving multidisciplinary teams across broad geographic locations. Efficiently managing all types of projects is crucial to the competitive well-being of any firm. Business professionals who are technically competent in project management and successful in working with diverse teams to drive project deliverables are in great demand.
This graduate-level certificate is designed for business professionals who wish to enhance their project management skills.
Quick Facts
Locations
Two in-person campus locations:
UConn Graduate Business Learning Center
100 Constitution Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103
1 University Place
Stamford, CT 06901
Two in-person campus locations:
UConn Graduate Business Learning Center
100 Constitution Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103
1 University Place
Stamford, CT 06901
Length
Four courses (12 credits)Term
Fall, Spring, SummerCourse Fees
Commensurate with MSBAPM course feesRequired Courses
This graduate-level certificate in Project Management requires 12 credits (3 required courses, 1 required elective) as follows:
OPIM 5270. Introduction to Project Management
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Open only to MBA and MSBAPM students, others with consent.
Grading Basis: Graded
The course introduces students to the terminology, processes, tools, and techniques for the traditional (waterfall) project management methodology. Students will be exposed to best practices in scheduling, budgeting, managing risk, allocating resources, monitoring, and controlling projects. Students will gain experience utilizing an industry leading tool to schedule, budget, and resource a project. Practical experience will be gained by working on project teams on standard project management deliverables. Designed for future project managers or technical individual contributors that want to have more knowledge on how to be a better member of a project team.
OPIM 5668. Agile Project Management and Methodologies
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: OPIM 5270; open to MBA and BAPM students, others with consent.
Grading Basis: Graded
The Agile revolution has crossed over from manufacturing to software, product design, startups, and innovation. Dissect the types of organizations where Agile will work and where hybrid or Kanban approaches are utilized. Examine leadership qualities required at the transformation level for organizations adopting Agile, as well as the roles of the product owner, scrum master, and sprint team. Evaluate the impact of personas, backlog grooming, and estimation and their effect on development and product design. Test Driven Development and Extreme Programming theories underscore the evolution from traditional project management. Introduction to SAFe, Agile metrics and principles, and understanding the management decisions required when risk threatens an Agile effort. Leverages Jira, one of the most popular Agile project management software packages used in companies today.
MENT 5620. Project Leadership and Communication
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Not open to MBA students.
Grading Basis: Graded
Comprehensive and in-depth coverage of project leadership and communication designed to increase the student's ability to be a successful project manager. It covers critical competencies for leadership, critical components of communication, key roles involved in taking charge of an organization, building and using networks, motivation and influence, and authority and non-authority bases for power. Students will identify ways to further develop their own leadership potential and their own communication style. Formerly offered as MGMT 5620.
Elective Courses
3 credits of 5000-level coursework related to Project Management, with permission of Department.
Application
Admission Requirements
- An undergraduate degree (B.S. or B.A.) from a 4-year program at an accredited university or college
- A minimum undergraduate grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 for either all 4 years or for the last 2 years
- Resume & Personal Statement
- GMAT/GRE scores optional
- English proficiency (waiver policy)
Process
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed by the Admissions Committee.
Please review the Application Instructions before starting your application.