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IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate
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IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate

Get job-ready in just 3 months… from scratch. Build the in-demand project management skills and hands-on experience employers are looking for. Zero prior experience required.

John Rofrano
IBM Skills Network Team
Daniel C. Yeomans

Instructors: John Rofrano

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3 months
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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
4.8

(1,302 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
3 months
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • The job-ready skills you need to get your first project management role in just 3 months, supported by practical experience employers look for.

  • Essential project management concepts, tools, and techniques to track progress, manage client relationships, and adjust throughout the lifecycle.

  • How to use Agile concepts for adaptive planning, iterative development, and continuous improvement to achieve early delivery and customer value.

  • The knowledge and skills you need to pass the CAPM exam with flying colors, including a practice test that simulates the real exam experience.

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Professional Certificate - 8 course series

Introduction to Project Management

Course 19 hours4.8 (1,604 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • 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

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Project Coordination
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Business Relationship Management
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Business Management

Project Management Foundations, Initiation, and Planning

Course 219 hours4.7 (399 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • 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

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Project Controls
Category: Program Management
Category: Project Planning
Category: Scope Management
Category: Earned Value Management
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Project Scoping
Category: Scheduling
Category: Work Breakdown Structure
Category: Project Management Office (PMO)
Category: Requirements Management
Category: Project Schedules
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology
Category: Project Documentation
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Project Portfolio Management
Category: Cost Management

What you'll learn

  • 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.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology
Category: Risk Management
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Business Risk Management
Category: Business Relationship Management
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Business Management
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
Category: Strategic Communication
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Communication
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Strategic Partnership
Category: Business Operations
Category: Relationship Management
Category: Communication Strategies

What you'll learn

  • 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.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Resource Management
Category: Management Training And Development
Category: People Management
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Communication
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Business Relationship Management
Category: Project Performance
Category: Earned Value Management
Category: Project Controls
Category: Strategic Communication
Category: Team Management
Category: Business Leadership
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Leadership
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Team Building
Category: Stakeholder Engagement

Introduction to Agile Development and Scrum

Course 511 hours4.9 (2,198 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • 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.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Agile Software Development
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Software Development
Category: Scrum (Software Development)
Category: Product Management
Category: Agile Product Development
Category: Backlogs
Category: Systems Development Life Cycle
Category: User Story
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Kanban Principles
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Software Development Methodologies
Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Project Planning
Category: Project Management
Category: Project Controls
Category: Sprint Planning

Project Management Capstone

Course 618 hours4.9 (83 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • 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

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Project Planning
Category: Agile Software Development
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Project Closure
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Project Controls
Category: Agile Product Development
Category: Work Breakdown Structure
Category: Scope Management
Category: Change Requests
Category: Scrum (Software Development)
Category: Requirements Management
Category: Project Documentation
Category: Project Scoping
Category: Backlogs
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology
Category: Sprint Planning

Practice Exam for CAPM Certification

Course 75 hours4.6 (90 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • 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

Skills you'll gain

Category: Human Learning
Category: Project Management
Category: Learning Theory
Category: Learning Strategies
Category: Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology

Project Management Job Search, Resume, and Interview Prep

Course 814 hours4.9 (50 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • 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

Skills you'll gain

Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Interpersonal Communications
Category: Lifelong Learning
Category: Professional Development
Category: Personal Development
Category: Communication
Category: Project Management
Category: Human Resources Software
Category: Recruitment
Category: Human Resources Management and Planning
Category: Applicant Tracking Systems
Category: HR Tech
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Human Resources
Category: Human Resources Information System (HRIS)
Category: Professional Networking

Instructors

IBM Skills Network Team
IBM
58 Courses1,056,739 learners
Daniel C. Yeomans
SkillUp EdTech
25 Courses81,393 learners
Skill-Up EdTech Team
SkillUp EdTech
70 Courses144,218 learners

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