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Prepare for career as an IT project manager. Develop in-demand skills and hands-on experience to get job ready in less than 3 months. No prior experience required
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Master the most up-to-date practical skills and tools IT project managers use in their daily roles
Learn Agile concepts of adaptive planning, iterative development, and continuous improvement leading to early deliveries and high customer value
Track and manage projects, including addressing difficult client situations and how activities shift throughout the project management lifecycle
Apply your new skills to real-world projects and hands-on labs
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Prepare for a career in the high-growth field of IT project management. In this program, you’ll develop the skills and tools to have a competitive edge in the job market as an entry-level IT project manager in less than 3 months. No prior knowledge or experience is required.
IT project managers track projects, manage risks, and work cross-functionally to support an organization’s IT infrastructure and software development. IT project managers often act as a liaison between the business and technical functions to drive high-impact projects to a successful completion.
You’ll learn in-demand skills used by professional IT project managers including planning and managing projects, effective communication and leadership methods, agile methodologies, and gain a deep understanding of the concepts, tools, and language of project management. Alongside these crucial skills, you’ll receive foundational technical training in hardware, operating systems, software, cybersecurity, and cloud computing. In addition, you will be trained in software engineering fundamentals, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), software development tools, technologies, and stacks to set you up for success as an IT project manager.
Upon completing the full program, you’ll gain access to career support resources to help you in your job search and you’ll earn a Professional Certificate from IBM to showcase your proficiency to potential employers.
Applied Learning Project
Throughout the IT Project Management Professional Certificate, we take the theory behind project management and apply it to real-world scenarios. This program consists of ample instructional content as well as hands-on exercises and real-world projects designed to hone your skills.
In each course, there will be exercises to practice what you have learned. From building a timeline, tracking issues, or setting up a communications plan, we’ll provide realistic scenarios you might encounter in your future work as an IT project manager. The last course in the series is the Capstone course, designed for learners who have completed all the courses in the program. It gives the learner a chance to demonstrate their end-to-end knowledge of project management.
By completing the program and the capstone, learners will be well-prepared to show off their skills in interviews and get job-ready as an entry-level IT project manager.
Explain project management, its benefits, and the role it plays in projects
Describe who project managers work with, different project management methodologies, and recent trends in project management
Summarize the typical responsibilities of a project manager and the skill sets needed to fulfill those responsibilities
Compare and contrast different industries, paths, and possible career progressions available to project management professionals
Compare and contrast predictive and adaptive project management models
Investigate how to lead effective meetings and how motivating your team can lead to project success
Create planning documents and others that help you scope a project, plan project schedules, and create accurate budgets
Apply processes and tools that drive project initiation
Describe different project lifecycles including waterfall and adaptive lifecycles.
Demonstrate information sharing techniques to improve communication effectiveness with team members and external stakeholders.
Perform an end-to-end risk analysis including SWOT analysis, risk register, and risk matrix.
Create executable risk response strategies to avoid or mitigate threats and exploit or enhance opportunities.
Discuss ways to foster a healthy environment for team members and explain the effects of empowering team members.
Demonstrate better project communications by applying different communication skills and mediums.
Apply leadership skills to get positive project outcomes, build trusting teams, and establish strong stakeholder relationships.
Demonstrate increased stakeholder engagement by applying the knowledge and skills to acquire resources and keep stakeholders involved in the project.
Define operating systems, computer components, programming concepts, databases, and explain the differences between commercial and open software
Summarize the importance of computer networks, including wired and wireless connections; explore network resources and storage types in MS Windows
Describe how to protect against security threats, address public browsing security concerns, and list password management best practices
List the benefits of cloud computing, describe the cloud infrastructure layer, virtual machines, and summarize features of ticketing systems
Describe software engineering, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and software development tools, technologies and stacks.
List different types of programming languages and create basic programming constructs such as loops and conditions using Python.
Outline approaches to application architecture and design, patterns, and deployment architectures.
Summarize the skills required in software engineering and describe the career options it provides.
Adopt the 5 practices of Agile, a subset of DevOps: small batches, minimum viable product, pair programming, behavior- and test-driven development.
Write good user stories, estimate and assign story points and track stories using a kanban board. Incorporate Scrum artifacts, events, and benefits.
Create and refine a product backlog using the sprint planning process. Produce potentially shippable product increments with every iteration.
Create burndown charts to forecast the ability to meet a sprint goal. Use metrics to enhance performance, productivity, and client satisfaction.
Summarize the role of the Scrum Master to include a position description, benefits of the position, and key skills essential to success.
Compare and contrast the role of the Scrum Master to a traditional project manager.
Describe opportunities for Scrum Masters in the current work environment to include potential employment, job requirements, and salary ranges.
Define certification opportunities in Agile and Scrum to include Scrum Alliance CSM, PMI-ACP, and PMI-DASM.
Demonstrate end-to-end project knowledge of Project Manager capabilities
Manage scope, resources, and kick off a project as a project manager
Plan a project using adaptive methodologies such as Scrum and Sprints
Create predictive method artefacts such as a work breakdown structure, network diagram, quality and communications plans, and a risk register
Prepare for the CAPM certification by taking a simulated exam consisting of 150 questions
Learn effective strategies and techniques to optimize your exam results, such as time management, question prioritization, and leveraging strengths
Understand the CAPM exam format, duration, topics, and objectives, enabling you to focus on the topics that matter most
Receive guidance on locating course resources to refresh your learning on specific exam topics
Explain the role of a project manager, career opportunities, the roles, titles, responsibilities and the required skills and competencies
Create a resume, portfolio, and cover letter based on the job requirements and apply tips and best practices to prepare for a job interview
Describe various interview question types, including industry, skills and experience, and behavioral, and how to respond to them effectively
Discuss post-interview actions required to position yourself for success and apply tips to help during salary negotiation
Add this credential to your LinkedIn profile, resume, or CV. Share it on social media and in your performance review.
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This program is for anyone interested in launching a career in IT project management; no experience is necessary.
No prior project management experience is necessary.
Project management is the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria within a specified time frame. It involves applying knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet project requirements.
IT project managers are those who perform project management activities on technology projects, such as software development. It is a specialization of project management for technology projects.
An IT project manager is responsible for leading a technology project from its inception to completion. Project managers are responsible for planning, executing, controlling, and closing projects. They work with stakeholders, team members, clients, and vendors to ensure that the project meets its objectives.
Some of the typical responsibilities of a project manager are to define project goals, develop a project plan, manage resources, monitor progress, manage risks, communicate with stakeholders, and ensure quality.
Overall, the project manager is responsible for ensuring that the project is completed successfully, in a timely manner, meeting its objectives, and delivering value to stakeholders.
This program is FIBAA recommended —when you complete, you can earn up to 6 ECTS credits.
This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
If you subscribed, you get a 7-day free trial during which you can cancel at no penalty. After that, we don’t give refunds, but you can cancel your subscription at any time. See our full refund policy.
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¹ Median salary and job opening data are sourced from Lightcast™ Job Postings Report. Data for job roles relevant to featured programs (2/1/2024 - 2/1/2025)
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