Project Management

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Old Dominion University, in partnership with Reed Integration, Inc., presents a certificate program in project management. Each Class has 24 contact hours/ 2.4 CEU's

Project management is one of the business world's most in-demand skill sets and is among the fastest growing professional disciplines in North America. It is critical to organizational success and is a key element now required by most government agencies.

The skills developed in this program apply to large or small projects, IT projects, product design and development, construction projects, software development, and every kind of effort with definitive performance, time, and funding targets.


Program Benefits

Students who earn the Professional Certificate in Project Management learn to lead improvement initiatives that result in measurable growth in return on investment, sales, customer satisfaction and retention, time-to-market, and employee satisfaction. Skilled Project Managers are better qualified for the higher salary levels that accompany critical project leadership positions. Organizations like AT&T, CISCO, IBM and Northrop Grumman encourage their employees to obtain these important skills and pursue PMP© certification.


This Program Offers:
  • Instructors with extensive industry experience.
  • Results oriented learning. All training focuses on practical, on-the-job applications.
  • Group projects to conclude and demonstrate knowledge.
  • Preparation for PMI PMP© exam.
  • Eligibility to apply for graduate credit at Old Dominion University.
  • Customized schedule formats for on-site training.
5 Mandatory Courses:
1) Fundamentals of Project Management
  • Define the basic terminology of project management.
  • Identify the project management life cycle.
  • Understand the project management knowledge areas.
  • Develop a project plan.
  • Build an effective WBS and project schedule
  • Identify project stakeholders and their information needs.
  • Identify, analyze, respond, and manage risks to closure.
  • Identify elements influencing project monitoring and control.
  • Manage project change through formal change control
2) Project Monitoring and Control
  • Apply earned value (EV) metrics for project monitoring and controlling.
  • Select and justify the appropriate EV measurement methods.
  • Create a project schedule for tracking EV performance.
  • Compute cost and schedule variances
  • Establish well-reasoned decisions by analyzing EV.
  • Employ several methods for forecasting cost.
  • Recognize the advantages and limitations of EV
  • Synchronize EV data with scheduling techniques (crashing and fast tracking) to attain the appropriate corrective action.
3) Leadership and Teambuilding Skills for Project Managers
  • Understand and identify key concepts in Management, Leadership, and Team building.
  • Conflict management and resolution.
4) Project and Systems Integration

Participants learn how people, processes, tools, and systems are brought together in harmonious interoperation so as to maximize their efficiency and effectiveness. The methods included are:

  • Systems, projects, and management.
  • Making tradeoffs among competing objectives / alternatives.
  • Integrated change control.
5) Applying the PMBOK - Capstone Course

Participants implement skills learned throughout the program courses, and prepare to pass the PMP© Examination. At the end of this course students will be able to:

  • Evaluate their strengths and weaknesses in applications of advanced PMBOK topics and concepts.
  • Assess how prepared they are to take and pass the PMP® Examination.
Electives (Choose 1 to complete the Certificate)
Lean Project Management

Participants learn methods to enable dramatic reductions in project cycle time while maintaining effective control over budget, resources, risk, and delivered value.

  • Identify opportunities to accelerate projects.
  • Create a "continuous-flow" process for project completion.
  • Better utilize resources by eliminating waste.
  • Recover substantial time due to inefficient project scheduling of projects and resources.
  • Be capable of applying lean methods for immediate use.
Advanced Risk Management

Participants learn about the overall project management process including how to:

  • Apply advanced project risk management principles.
  • Identify project risk categories and events.
  • Select an appropriate response for a specific risk event.


Our Students Say It Best!

"This course was very beneficial. Each element can be applied to my job. In fact, I have used several tools & techniques from the course already."
"Excellent class! The instructor did a great job, he really knows the material!"