Project Management Certificate
As resources become increasingly scarce, the need to closely manage and control cost, human resources, schedule and quality become a necessity. Companies are more concerned with the bottom line and smarter customers are demanding more products sooner. As the demand for better, faster, less expensive quality products continues to increase, so does the demand for knowledgeable, competent, trained Project Managers, Project management has become a necessity of doing business. Be ready for the future with a certificate in Project Management from NECC! Take just those courses that interest you or complete the five course series to earn the Certificate of Completion. These courses are also designed to prepare you to pass the exams to earn the Project Management Institute (PMI) designation as a Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM).
Instructor: Rich Maltzman, PMP, with an MSIE and Masters Certificate in Project Management plus extensive international experience as a Project Manager and Project Management Supervisor
Project Management Essentials
An overview of essential knowledge, skills, tools and techniques required for successful project management, including project planning, development, implementation and management, with attention to time, cost, scope, quality, human resources, risk, contracts/procurement, responsibility assignment, team building, negotiating, communicating and problem solving.
1074 MGMT1010-NAA: W, 6-9pm, 6 wks, 9/16-10/21, $329 + $64 materials fee, North Andover
Communication and Human Resource Management
Explore and practice good communication, team building, leadership, decision-making, conflict management and resolution skills critical to project management success, plus learn a variety of methods used to communicate project information and more!
1075 MGMT1011-NAA: W, 6-9pm, 6 wks, 11/4-12/23 (no class 11/11 & 11/25), $329 + $21 materials fee, North Andover
Project Quality Management
Learn how Quality Management is applied to projects through Quality Planning, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control - the three sections of the most recent PMBOK Guide's chapter on this important subject. Discover how to apply key techniques such as benchmarking, Ishikawa diagrams, control and Pareto charts. Management principles and philosophies such as TQM, Zero Defects, Six Sigma and ISO 9000 will be covered and made relevant to successfully executing projects.
Managing Project Contracts & Costs
Helps the project manager determine costs, budgets, cost/budget controls, best contract type for a project, how to negotiate and manage contracts to benefit the project, and addresses procurement planning, documentation, management issues, resource planning, estimating types, tools and techniques.
Managing Project Risk
Provides the background to identify, evaluate, mitigate, and monitor project risks. Covers risk tolerance, risk response plans, plus tools and techniques such as decision trees, risk vs. reward and expected value analyses, influence diagrams, contingency planning, and change management.
Project Quality Management - Spring 2010
Managing Project Contracts & Costs - Spring 2010
Managing Project Risk - Spring 2010
For more information contact:
Josefina Taveras or Kenneth Eisenberger
Workforce Development
978-659-1200