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Project Management Essentials

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Grow Your Project Management Knowledge and Skills

 

Effective project management skills are important to professionals in any industry. Learn how to define, plan and execute a project whether your goal is simple or complex. Gain the tools and knowledge for delivering projects on time and on budget, while meeting performance specifications. Explore the basic components of project management and the project life cycle: determining the correct project through strategic portfolio analysis; creating a successful charter; assembling and managing a team; analyzing and controlling risk; monitoring project milestones; and closing out the project. Get the hands-on skills you need to help you successfully complete your next project management assignment.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Understand project, program, and portfolio management and their importance to enterprise success
  • Describe the various approaches for selecting projects, programs, and portfolios
  • Explain the main tasks involved in and outputs of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing projects
  • Demonstrate knowledge of project management terms and techniques
  • Apply project management concepts by working on a team project as project manager or active team member
  • Understand PMBOK Process Groups, Knowledge Areas, Processes, and Outputs
  • Demonstrate good oral presentation skills
  • Appreciate the importance of good project management by sharing lessons learned and using knowledge and skills developed in this class in other settings

Learning Formats


 
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In-class:
Traditional in-person class meetings at one of our campus locations with access to our online learning portal, "Canvas." Classes typically meet one evening a week, so working professionals can attend without having to take time off from work. Schedules can vary, so be sure to check the schedule before enrolling. Click on the “In-class” section below to view location, dates, and times.

  

 
 

Live Online:
Fully online instructor-led training using live virtual class meetings via Zoom or Virbela conferencing systems. Click on the “Live Online” section below to view details of the online meeting times and instructor information.

 



Online:
Fully online Instructor-led training with no class meeting times. Lectures are pre-recorded and your instructor will set weekly deliverables to help you stay on track and engage with the content in a meaningful way. Click on the “Online” section below to view course details.

Note: Not all formats may be available every quarter.

This course will provide 27 education hours. To receive Professional Development Units (PDU’s), submit your UCSD transcript to the Project Management Institute (PMI).  

Course Information

Online
Live Online
3.00 units
$695.00
Notes: This course is the prerequisite for all other Project Management courses.

Course sessions

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Section ID:

186863

Class type:

Online Asynchronous.

This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

Textbooks:

An Introduction to Project Management: Predictive, Agile, and Hybrid Approaches 7th
by Kathy Schwalbe

ISBN / ASIN: 9798695713459

You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 3/28/2025
  • Early enrollment advised

Note:

This is an asynchronous online course. Pre-recorded lectures will be released weekly, allowing you to review them at your convenience and complete assignments at your own pace. Course content will be accessible on Canvas (https://extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu) starting on the first day. There are no scheduled meeting times.

Schedule:

No information available at this time.
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Instructor: Zach Herman

Zach Herman
Zach Herman has over 20 years of experience in Project and Program Management. Currently, he is the Associate Director of the Information Services Project Management Office at UC San Diego Health. He has overseen large scale programs in Healthcare for over 10 years with a focus on Process Improvement and Implementation Best Practices. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration, a Project Management Professional Certification (PMP), Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASM) and holds a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB).
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Section ID:

186862

Class type:

Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

Textbooks:

All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 4/22/2025
  • Early enrollment advised

Note:

This live online course offers the flexibility of learning from anywhere while connecting with instructors and classmates in real time. Meeting once a week via Zoom on the scheduled day evenings (6:00-9:00 PM), course materials are available on Canvas (https://extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu) starting the first day.

Schedule:

Date Day Start End
4/16/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
4/23/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
4/30/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
5/7/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
5/14/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
5/21/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
5/28/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
6/4/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
6/11/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
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Instructor: Mark Rushton

Mark Rushton
Mark D. Rushton has over 20 years experience in software development as an engineer, engineering manager, team lead and project manager spanning from 10 person startups to multinational corporations. He combines a high level of technical acumen and engineering experience with the broad range of skills needed for modern project management. Mark currently holds many of the major certifications in agile and project management including Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Coaching (ICA-ACC) and Six Sigma Green Belt.
 
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