Project Management Certificate Program

Caltech's Project Management Certificate Program provides your team with the comprehensive skills and knowledge essential for the successful management and delivery of high-stakes initiatives and projects. The flexible curriculum focuses on practical methods and tools for managing the full project life-cycle. In core or elective formats, the modular courses cover current leading practices from industry and professional certification organizations such as PMI®, of which Caltech is a Premier Authorized Training Partner (ATP).

Caltech's informal, energetic learning environment is tailor-made for inspiring change. In addition to practical examples and lessons learned from our instructors, our uniquely tailored programs offer the opportunity to tackle your current business challenges with their coaching.

Custom Program Highlights

• The program curriculum is developed and taught by subject expert instructors with extensive project experience in industry. The core curriculum may be customized to meet specific company needs
• Program emphasis is on building practical skills using tools supported by relevant case examples
• Courses are offered sequentially to build skills in project management from project initiation to project completion
• The program is generally scheduled as five two-day courses offered at a company location.  However, scheduling can be modified to meet company needs
• Programs and courses can be positioned for enterprise training for global employees, leadership development, or focused on needs of specific groups and teams

Courses in the Customized Programs

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. Learn more

Project Costing and Proposal Development

Learn how to evaluate project lifecycle cost, schedule, risk and performance; and how and when to respond to proposal opportunities. Perform the different estimating techniques that are appropriate for specific phases of the project life cycle. Learn more

Risk and Opportunity 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 from recent aerospace projects. Learn more

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. Learn more

Project Monitoring and Control

This course discusses 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. Learn more

Managing Multiple Projects

Participants will learn how to use special methodologies and management techniques to successful complete multiple projects. Learn more

Managing the Software Component of Projects

Participants will learn to better manage the software aspects of projects. They will learn practical tools and techniques for managing software development within a broader project context. Learn more

Project Earned Value Management

Participants will learn the "early warning" signals allowing them to predict additional funding needed to complete the job based on cost and schedule performance against the project plan. Learn more

Who should attend

Professionals from any department or organization looking to eliminate waste, reduce costs, and increase product and process successes - including engineering, operations, manufacturing, finance and accounting, purchasing, and general management.

Instructors

Shreekant Agrawal; Jerry Brown, PMP; Tony Freeman, PhD; Rick Hefner, PhD; James Hines; Ken Preston, DBA; Rob Renner; Michael Sturgeon; Steve Wall; Pam Wiedenbeck, PMP