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The Caltech 10-Day Project Management Certificate Program

Improve your project management skills, as you earn your project management certificate from the California Institute of Technology Center for Technology and Management Education. Our certificate program will help you master the critical skills of project management.

The skills you develop during the program apply to large and small projects, product design and development, construction projects, IT projects, software development, and any other project with critical performance, time, and budget targets.

Approach

The Center for Technology and Management Education of the California Institute of Technology specializes in project management. Our approach to project management education provides participants with knowledge and skills they can apply immediately.

Program content is based on A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide).
Courses are developed and facilitated by Project Management Professional (PMP®) subject experts with extensive industry experience.
Emphasis is on providing practical skills and tools supported by relevant case examples.
Content is highly focused and courses promote maximum interaction among project management professional participants from a variety of industries.
Each course is taught on Caltech's campus in Pasadena, California.

COURSES

Project Initiation, Costing, and Selection

This course will show you how to develop the essential elements required to initiate a project by establishing the business case and the project charter. The course shows you how to use selection criteria and models to evaluate project economic returns and the project portfolio.

Project Organization and Leadership

This course examines the principles of effective program leadership and motivation, and presents practical methods for decision-making, conflict management, communications, and team development.

Detailed Project Planning

This course provides the foundation for successful project planning, including scoping, estimating, budgeting, and scheduling. The course identifies common planning mistakes and pitfalls, and discusses practical work-arounds.

Project Monitoring and Control

This course provides basic principles for tracking technical efforts against cost, schedule, and performance targets. Emphasis is on reporting progress, identifying performance problems before they become severe, and determining effective recovery approaches.

Project Risk Management

A well-structured and cost-effective risk management program is a necessary ingredient of a successful project. This course provides proven methods and tools for recognizing, assessing, and responding to project risks. Real-life examples are presented in classroom simulations and interactive exercises from recent projects.

PMI® Knowledge Areas Covered by Caltech CTME Courses

PMI® Knowledge Areas are defined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide).

Caltech Center for Technology and Management Education Project Management Courses
PMI Knowledge Area	Project Initiation, Costing, and Selection	Project Organization and Leadership	Detailed Project Planning	Project Monitoring and Control	Project Risk Management
Project Integration Management
Project Scope Management
Project Time Management
Project Cost Management
Project Risk Management
Project Human Resources Management
Project Communications Management

Who should attend

Managers, project managers, business analysts, and technical professionals wanting to improve their project management skills.

Schedule

	Winter 2013	Spring 2013	Summer 2013
Project Initiation, Costing, and Selection	January 12 & 26	March 2 & 16	June 29 & July 20
Project Organization and Leadership	February 9 & 23	April 6 & 20	August 3 & 17
Detailed Project Planning	March 9 & 23	May 4 & 18	September 7 & 21
Project Monitoring and Control	April 13 & 27	June 8 & 22	October 5 & 19
Project Risk Management	May 11 & June 1	July 13 & 27	November 2 & 16

Fee: $865 for each course (all 5 courses $4325). Payment for each course is due 2 weeks prior to the first day of the course.

Hours and Credits: Participants will earn 16 Professional Development Units (PDUs) or 1.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for each two-day course attended. The PDUs may be applied by PMI Project Management Professionals (PMP®) towards their maintenance of certification under the PMI Continuing Certification Requirements Program.