Advanced Project Management Diploma

Students enrolled in the Advanced Project Management Diploma program will acquire the competencies, knowledge, and tools to advance projects that impact business growth. This program will immerse students in project management practices, frameworks, tools, and templates that support the advancement of projects in an increasingly complex business environment filled with constant change. Learners will explore competencies and strategies required to manage a project using: performance domains, tailoring process, navigating project risks, team leadership, value delivery management, and frameworks for successfully delivering performance on projects. Students will expand their technical knowledge of project management and examine key topics around managing complex projects across different industries for successful project delivery.

This program is suitable for participants who are new or already have experience practicing in project management roles and possess the fundamental competencies and/or knowledge required to run a project. It will also prepare participants for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® designation or the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® designation.

What You’ll Learn

• Explain the basic principles and standards of project management.
• Describe different project life cycle management approaches and related activities critical for successfully delivering project outcomes, deliverables, and business needs.
• Demonstrate the different project management frameworks, stakeholder management approaches and the fundamental value delivery components that make up a project system of value delivery.
• Investigate the eight performance domains and the tailoring process of a project, and describe how these domains interact with each other to meet stakeholder requirements during project implementation.
• Apply key performance indicators (KPIs) and specific metrics that are quantifiable measures used to evaluate the success of a project.
• Use risk mitigation tools and practices to address a list of risks identified within a specific project.
• Illustrate the outcomes of applying the Agile project management methodology.