The Project Management Certificate
Congratulations on finding a learning program that will help you develop the skills you’ll need to progress on your career pathway at Centene!
Texas A&M University has partnered with Pathstream to deliver this online program – The Project Management Certificate is designed for aspiring project managers and operations professionals. This certificate also prepares you for the industry recognized Certified Associate in Project Management exam (CAPM). You will learn how to efficiently manage teams and projects using project management frameworks and techniques. You will also apply key project management concepts through hands-on assignments to develop important project documents, budgets, and timelines. You will also learn how to manage and communicate with project stakeholders and mitigate risks.
Why Project Management?
Highly Valued Skills.
Project management skills are highly valued in nearly every industry. These skills are extremely sought after and are easily transferred.
Improve Operations & Increase Profit.
Understanding how to manage projects can help you improve business operations and increase profit, making you an extremely valuable team member.
Growth Opportunities.
A certificate in project management allows you to pursue a new role as a dedicated project manager.
- Growth Opportunities. A certificate in project management allows you to pursue a new role as a dedicated project manager.
3 Courses | Hands-On Learning and Career Exploration
Course 1:
Foundations of Project Management
Course 2:
Effective Project Planning
Course 3:
Risk Management and Integration
Course 1: Foundations of Project Management
In this course, you will be introduced to the foundations of project management. You will become familiar with the role of the project manager and the leadership skills needed to be successful as a project manager. You will learn essential information about projects, project life cycles, project management processes and methodologies, and you will explore stakeholder management and scope management. You will be introduced to Asana, a leading tool in the project management industry.
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop a project outline using project management software.
- Practice preparing a project charter that defines a project, guides the project activities, and serves as an agreement between stakeholders.
- Practice creating a scope statement based on the sponsor’s requirements that details what is in scope and out of scope and identifies objectives, constraints, assumptions, acceptance criteria and deliverables.
- Create a work breakdown structure using project management software.
Course 2: Effective Project Planning
In this course, you’ll use tools to schedule and budget a project. You’ll learn about resourcing, developing kickoff activities and communicating with a project team to take your project management planning to the next level.
Learning Outcomes:
- Use Asana to create a project schedule.
- Manage a project budget.
- Create a team performance assessment tool.
- Communicate with a project team using project management software.
Course 3: Risk Management and Integration
This course will teach you how to address risk in your projects. You’ll use tools to create reports and manage changes to projects. Finally, you’ll learn how to close a project and conduct a retrospective.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify project risks and effectively plan and implement risk responses.
- Create status updates and direct and manage project work for individual team members.
- Record knowledge in a lessons learned register.
- Evaluate impact of change requests.
Course 1:
Foundations of Project Management
In this course, you will be introduced to the foundations of project management. You will become familiar with the role of the project manager and the leadership skills needed to be successful as a project manager. You will learn essential information about projects, project life cycles, project management processes and methodologies, and you will explore stakeholder management and scope management. You will be introduced to Asana, a leading tool in the project management industry.
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop a project outline using project management software.
- Practice preparing a project charter that defines a project, guides the project activities, and serves as an agreement between stakeholders.
- Practice creating a scope statement based on the sponsor’s requirements that details what is in scope and out of scope and identifies objectives, constraints, assumptions, acceptance criteria and deliverables.
- Create a work breakdown structure using project management software.
Course 2:
Effective Project Planning
In this course, you’ll use tools to schedule and budget a project. You’ll learn about resourcing, developing kickoff activities and communicating with a project team to take your project management planning to the next level.
Learning Outcomes:
- Use Asana to create a project schedule.
- Manage a project budget.
- Create a team performance assessment tool.
- Communicate with a project team using project management software.
Course 3:
Risk Management and Integration
This course will teach you how to address risk in your projects. You’ll use tools to make reports and manage changes. Finally, you’ll learn how to close a project and conduct a retrospective.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify project risks and effectively plan and implement risk responses.
- Create status updates and direct and manage project work for individual team members.
- Record knowledge in a lessons learned register.
- Evaluate impact of change requests.
What You’ll Learn:
- Create a project outline, project charter, work breakdown structure and scope statement
- Develop a project schedule using project management tools and software
- Set up communications with team members and stakeholders
- Plan and mitigate project risk
- No required class times. Complete lessons throughout the week at times that work for you. Keep up with deadlines to stay on track and complete in 18 weeks.
- Complete real business projects in an online platform and get one-on-one support and feedback from instructors.
- Practice using project management software directly in the learning platform. No separate downloads.
- Explore the real work that project managers and operations specialists do on the job and apply those skills to your own career.
- Access individualized career coaching to help you get promoted and advance professionally.
FAQs
How long will I have to complete the program?
The Project Management course is 18 weeks long. During that time, you will complete 3 courses that will be open for 5 weeks each with a 1-week grading period after each. You should expect to spend 8 hours per week navigating the coursework.
Do I have to take the courses at a certain day or time?
Courses will open and close on a specific start and end date, after which you’ll no longer be able to access the course. The program is flexibly-paced, meaning you can move as quickly or slowly as you’d like through each course, as long as you complete all sections and assignments during the course period.
What is the schedule?
We provide a suggested course schedule to help pace yourself through each course. Students who follow this schedule are more likely to complete the course and get more out of it by spreading out their workload, and our instructors provide weekly nudges to keep you on track. As long as you submit all assignments by the course end date, you can progress through the course at whatever pace works best for you! For example, you might do all your work over the weekend or space it out throughout the week. We’ve found that students who follow our suggested course schedule are much more likely to successfully complete the course and earn their certificate.
Can I work full-time while enrolled in this program?
Yes, the entire course experience is online and can be completed on your own schedule as long as you work towards the deadlines set in each course. There are no set times or classes when you need to log in. Our courses are designed for working professionals, students, and parents!
What prerequisites do I need?
Students must have a high school degree prior to taking this program. No prior experience is required. We do recommend having basic computer literacy skills and familiarity working in Google Suite.
What is Pathstream?
Pathstream is a provider of digital skills training based in Silicon Valley. We partner with leading tech companies and universities like Texas A&M University to develop programs that help employees advance in their careers. Pathstream is here to support you every step of the way: from your enrollment experience, to your in-program experience, to your post-certificate career assistance.