Course Description

Project Management is a “team sport”. This eight-week intermediate level certificate course, taught by Bob Futrell and a team of PMP certified instructors, is a process-oriented, practical, foundational project management course emphasizing both knowledge <i>and skill</i>, for any management style or life cycle project, predictive (waterfall) or adaptive (Agile). It builds on the current applicable editions of the Project Management <i>Institute’s Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide)</i>. With examples and team-based case exercises for both INITIATING and PLANNING a case project, plus EXECUTING and MONITORING & CONTROLLING a simulated project to CLOSURE. Considerable out of class coordination with teammates is needed to provide a solid framework and context for managing projects in (small and large) team environments, and preparing the student for professional certifications in project management. This course provides an excellent foundation for students who already have some exposure to managing projects in any industry, or who would like to manage projects but may not have enough documentable work experience hours yet, or who are seeking to pass professional certification exams, but lack expertise and skill in <i>all</i> the knowledge areas covered in the current <i>PMBOK Guides</i>. It helps prepare students to earn and maintain the Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Associate of Project Management (CAPM) certifications from the Project Management Institute (PMI), and the Project+ certification from CompTIA, which is based on PMI’s PMBOK Guides. This course uses generalized examples and background from various industries to explore how to tailor and apply the general concepts of project management in practice, in both traditional predictive (waterfall) and adaptive (Agile) environments, and may be offered as instructor-led courses synchronously for ONSITE delivery, and in the SCHEDULED ONLINE format (with scheduled day/time ONLINE class meeting sections), and in the FLEXIBLE ONLINE format (using pre-recorded presentations with only <i>optional</i> mutually-scheduled day/time ONLINE class meeting sections for Q&A with the instructor" i.e. there are no pre-determined day/time requirements), or a HYBRID of these, all supported by Blackboard, ACC’s ONLINE courseware environment. All sections and formats use the same materials, presentations, case exercises, quizzes and assignments. Suggested prerequisite: an introductory project management course (like BMGT 1021 Introduction to Managing Projects), or at least 12 months of awareness working around (not necessarily leading or working on) projects in a team-oriented organization to understand the terms and context of project examples used. The follow-on course BMGT 1040 PMP/CAPM Exam Prep is strongly recommended prior to sitting for the certification exams. Students should see the specific professional certification examination requirements at pmi.org for PMP and CAPM, and CompTIA.org for Project+ for further details on professional certification.