Professional Diploma in Project Management
Perfect for new and aspiring project managers, this full-time or part-time project management course provides the essential skills needed to successfully initiate, run, and close projects of all types. You’ll be inspired as you learn to successfully run Agile projects, manage resources, control costs and reduce risks.
With the average Project Manager salary in Ireland at €55,000, you can learn these essential skills through this informative and interactive online diploma. This certification provides expert insights, tutor support and a host of case studies and expert tips. In just 12 weeks you will be fully equipped and ready to take the next step in your exciting PM career.
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Course Information for Project Management
From €1,350Secure your place with a 10% deposit and pay the rest in instalments. Flexible payments and finance options are available.
Enrol with a 10% deposit Download BrochureStarts 20 Jan - Ends 14 Apr 2022
On Campus
ON CAMPUS: Live Lectures with an Industry Expert
12 weeks: Thursdays, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
€1,755 €1950 Save €195
Showing dates for: Jan - Mar 2022
Starts 10 Jan - Ends 14 Jan 2022
Full-time
LIVE ONLINE lectures with an Industry Expert
1-week bootcamp: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 4 pm
€1,350 €1500 Save €150
Starts 19 Jan - Ends 05 Apr 2022
Part-time
LIVE ONLINE lectures with an Industry Expert
12 weeks: Wednesdays, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
€1,350 €1500 Save €150
Starts 20 Jan - Ends 14 Apr 2022
On Campus
ON CAMPUS: Live Lectures with an Industry Expert
12 weeks: Thursdays, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
€1,755 €1950 Save €195
Starts 07 Feb - Ends 11 Feb 2022
Full-time
LIVE ONLINE lectures with an Industry Expert
1-week bootcamp: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 4 pm
€1,350 €1500 Save €150
Starts 15 Feb - Ends 03 May 2022
Part-time
LIVE ONLINE lectures with an Industry Expert
12 weeks: Tuesdays, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
€1,350 €1500 Save €150
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Professional Diploma in Project Management course content & learning outcomes
Discover how to achieve successful project outcomes while minimising risk, keeping to budgets, and meeting deadlines. Master different project management methodologies and intervene on any project in any context.
Watch our course overview video to learn more.
What will I learn about Project Management?
Delivered through lectures, group discussions, and individual and group exercises, this comprehensive course covers every aspect of project management – initiation, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and finally closing the project. With new projects often representing significant expense and high risk, project owners seek the assurance that practitioners have the knowledge, experience, and skills to bring high performing projects to successful completion.
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Project Management Course Modules:
Introduction & Project Fundamentals
Introduction & Project Fundamentals
What to expect from the course and how it will be graded. Define a project, programme, and portfolio. Understand project lifecycles.
- Introductions
- Walkthrough of the course
- Project and exam requirements
- Definitions: project, programme, and portfolio
- Project lifecycles
Project Environment & the Role of the Project Manager
Project Environment & the Role of the Project Manager
Understand the different environments in which projects operate and the impact they have on project success. Define the role of the project manager and understand their sphere of influence.
- Operations vs. projects
- Project lifecycles and processes
- Project phases and phase gates
- Organisation structures and roles
- Sphere of influence and competencies
- Leadership vs. management
Project Integration
Project Integration
Introduction to project processes and how we identify and co-ordinate these processes and project management activities into process groups. Learn to identify interdependencies between project management knowledge areas.
- Developing a project charter
- Initial development of project plans
- Directing and managing project work
- Monitoring and controlling project work
- Performing integrated change control
- Closing a project or phase
Scope Management
Scope Management
Define project and product scope and their differences. Identify how scope interacts with areas such as cost and schedule. Understand how to collect requirements to create a work breakdown structure.
- Product scope vs. project scope
- Scope interactions
- Scope planning
- Collecting requirements
- The work breakdown structure
- Validating and controlling scope
Schedule Management
Schedule Management
Define project schedules and differentiate them from project plans. Identify and sequence activities and estimate their duration. Discover scheduling tools and learn how to control and remediate a schedule.
- Schedule planning
- Defining and sequencing activities
- Estimating activity durations
- Developing a schedule using tools
- Controlling a schedule
Cost Management
Cost Management
Differentiate between cost and schedule management. Learn to estimate and forecast costs and measure and correct variance. Understand contingency and management reserves, earned and planned value, and preventing cost variance.
- Cost vs. schedule management
- Planning cost management
- Estimating and forecasting costs
- Contingency vs. management reserves
- Earned and planned value management
- Measuring and interpreting cost variance
Resource Management
Resource Management
Define and plan project resource management. Discover activity estimation techniques. Understand the project manager’s responsibility for acquiring, developing, managing, and controlling resources.
- Planning resource management
- Estimating activities
- Acquiring resources
- Developing, managing, and controlling resources
Communication Management
Communication Management
Develop a project communication plan. Identify and manage communication channels. Understand how to manage and control project communications.
- Communication plan management
- Communication channels
- Managing and controlling communications
Risk Management
Risk Management
Understand the relationship between risk, opportunity, and threats. Identify risk factors and attitudes. Plan for risk through qualitative and quantitative risk analysis. Document risk responses and monitor and control risks.
- Risk, opportunity, and threats
- Risk factors and attitudes
- Risk planning and identification
- Qualitative vs quantitative risk analysis
- Risk responses
- Monitoring and controlling risk
Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder Management
Understand how to identify all project stakeholders. Plan stakeholder engagement using a stakeholder engagement assessment matrix. Create a stakeholder register.
- Identifying stakeholders
- Planning stakeholder engagement
- Stakeholder register
- Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix
Introduction to Agile Project Management Practices
Introduction to Agile Project Management Practices
The history of agile project management, including the Agile Manifesto. Contrast definable work with high uncertainty work. Understand iterative, predictive, incremental, and agile lifecycles. Face delivery challenges in an agile environment.
- The Agile Manifesto
- Definable and high uncertainty work
- Iterative, predictive, incremental, and agile lifecycles
- Creating an agile environment
- Delivering in an agile environment
Agile Practices Part 2 & Revision
Agile Practices Part 2 & Revision
Measuring progress in an agile environment. Organisation considerations when working in an agile environment. Revision for final exam.
- Delivering in an agile environment (cont.)
- Revision for final exam
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We offer ambitious professionals the opportunity to stay competitive and relevant in the changing workplace. Our courses are developed and delivered by experienced industry experts via an easy-to-use online study environment. This facilitates student-teacher interaction with live lectures delivered straight to your computer. Our friendly Student Services team is on hand to help.
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Have questions about the Professional Diploma in Project Management?
Find out how this industry-focused course will give you the job-ready skills and knowledge to advance your career.
Is this course right for me?
Our industry-focused project management course is ideal for career-minded professionals from a wide range of backgrounds who wish to apply project management skills and methodology to their role.
You are likely to already have some project management experience. You may be:
A business executive
A manager
A team leader
A business owner
Going for a promotion to a managerial role
How will this course help with my career?
This Project Management course will give you the project management skills necessary to advance in your career. With this qualification on your CV, you demonstrate that you can be trusted to ensure the success of high-power projects at an international level. The average salary for a Project Manager in Ireland is €55,000.
What is the learning experience like?
Many of our courses are now available in a variety of formats. All formats cover the same course content. You now have more choice in how you learn with us:
Live Online
Our online experience is designed to be just as interactive, supportive, and inspiring as the UCD Professional Academy campus experience.
Online courses can be accessed from any computer or laptop with an internet connection.
Live lectures are delivered using Zoom. During these lectures, your teachers will use technology interactively to ensure an engaging learning experience. When appropriate, students will be encouraged to activate their microphones so that they can ask questions and communicate with other students.
On Campus
UCD Professional is delighted to welcome learners back on the UCD Belfield Campus. On Campus courses are delivered in-person with our industry experts in the O'Brien Science building. For further details and information about the safety measure that are in place, click here.
On Demand
On Demand courses enable you to complete your course on your own schedule. Course modules are delivered in the form of one “lesson”. The lesson is broken up into short videos followed by activities designed to put the new information and concepts into practice through exercises, quizzes, forum participation and other activities.
What is the student experience like?
Student care is a high priority at UCD Professional Academy, which is why our Student Services team is on hand to support you throughout your time with us. They will respond to any queries you have, help you with any technical issues, and facilitate your learning experience at every point. All students are given access to our Student Portal, where you can see your timetable, access all your study materials, and manage your account.
How is this course assessed?
This course is assessed through a written project and a 1-hour online multiple choice exam at the end of the course.
Learners will be expected to complete the exam within 72 hours after their final class.
For the written project, learners will have two weeks following the end of the course to complete and submit the final assignment. The written project is generally around 3,000 words (that’s about 5 pages of a standard Word document).
What are the benefits of a Professional Diploma?
UCD Professional Academy diplomas and awards are designed to give your career an advantage. Developed in conjunction with industry thought leaders and academic specialists our courses teach practical, applied skills to support you to achieve your career and business goals. Professional Diplomas are suitable for career minded learners wishing to advance their professional skills and prospects rather than their academic credentials.
The Professional Academy in an independent wholly owned part of UCD designed to address the need for skills development in the workforce. Courses tend to be short, designed and delivered by industry practitioners, and are not part of nor do they lead to a traditional University award such as a degree or a masters. They are widely accepted by employers and many students are sponsored to study by their organisation.
For full details of UCD Professional Academy’s Awards & Governance please visit https://www.ucd.ie/professionalacademy/governance/
How do I get my Diploma?
Your UCD Professional Academy Diploma will be issued electronically on a secure platform, with a link that you can share with employers and others wishing to verify your credentials. You can also add this qualification to your LinkedIn profile.
What payment options are available?
A place on any of our programmes can be secured with a 10% deposit.
For full-time (boot camp) programmes, the balance must be paid in full before course commencement.
For part-time programmes students will be required to pay 45% of the fees before the start of the course, with the remaining balance due within 30 days of the course commencing.
Please note that standard terms and conditions apply, which you can review here: https://www.ucd.ie/professionalacademy/terms-and-conditions/
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Professional Diploma in Project Management
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