Online Project Management

Professional development that makes an impact

Rapid innovation and adaptation have become increasingly vital to achieving success in the marketplace, and project management concepts and frameworks are a source of sustainable competitive advantage. Professionals who take these courses acquire concrete skills and an understanding of project management processes that can immediately be applied to their work. Completion of this professional certificate program does meet the 23-hour project management education requirement for Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® certification. Students will need to take the exams through the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Upcoming dates and certificate overview

Upcoming dates:
February 4 to April 22, 2025
Price: $2,550
Duration: 12 weeks
Online class: Tuesdays 6 to 7:30 p.m. ET

Showcase your new skills

In addition to earning a professional certificate upon completion of this program, you will also earn a digital badge to showcase your skills on platforms like LinkedIn. These credentials show your network the concrete and in-demand skills you earned from taking this Kelley program.

Fundamentals of Project Management Professional Certificate: Key Takeaways

Our courses introduce students to the Project Management Institute’s ten knowledge areas and five process groups while offering opportunities to put the techniques learned into practice. Those who complete the four courses will understand project portfolio management, organizational structures, portfolio planning, and project alignment, along with topics that contribute to effective project management like structured thinking, business and technology architecture, organizational change management, estimation, risk management, and communications.

Project Management Curriculum

Understand where projects fit into the enterprise landscape and how they flow from and link to corporate strategy–helping you articulate project justification and value
Gain a broader context for defining project value and visibility to related initiatives
Learn how to ensure that your project reflects existing enterprise standards and support capabilities

Learn the critical elements that will enable you to anticipate project impacts, understand project needs, and set expectations, positioning your project for success
Focus and articulate a project’s purpose while identifying, classifying, and engaging stakeholders, minimizing resistance
Explore how different problems require unique approaches and how to find the right method and team to implement the desired approach

Understand how to deploy the appropriate product management approach
Know the basics of a predictive/waterfall project methodology to effectively plan, execute, control, and close a project
Learn the basics of an adaptive/agile methodology to manage and close a project using the adaptive approach

Understand methods to assess and engage project stakeholders and manage stakeholder journeys to ensure ongoing support and end-user acceptance of changes
Learn techniques for making a project flow smoothly and prepare for project pitfalls, building your credibility as a leader
Build awareness of industry developments in methods and tools that may impact the future of project management, keeping you current with leading practices

This final session of the in-residence experience provides an opportunity for students to apply what they’ve learned throughout the course in interactive applications.

People who earn this certificate:

Can identify the core principles of a modern project management approach that integrates people with technology solutions.
Understand how projects fit into the strategy realization efforts and overall structure of an enterprise
Can explain at least two Project Management Institute (PMI) frameworks as well as an industry standard framework for the Agile framework (Scrum)
Apply basic project management methods for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing a project
Understand and apply advanced project management concepts

This certificate is right for you if…

- You want to take your early or mid-level career up a notch
- You have additional management or oversight responsibilities regarding change initiatives
- You feel this program will add key elements to your skill set
- You are interested in earning project management professional or Agile certifications (course materials may be helpful)

“The course helped me understand the process and vocabulary of project management. The professors had decades of combined experience and gave great examples and anecdotes of their work as project managers and consultants. They gave great lessons of how to be a successful project manager.”

Morgan GalangProject Manager, Resultant

Meet the instructors

Carl Briggs

Clinical professor of operations and decision technologies, Kelley School of Business

Carl Briggs is a clinical professor of operations and decision technologies and codirector of the Business Operations Consulting Workshop. During his 30 years with the Department of Operations and Decision Technologies at the Kelley School of Business, he has been recognized for his innovative approach to management education, receiving teaching awards and accolades in the United States, Asia, and the European Union. He currently holds active academic appointments in the United States, Germany, China, and South Korea.

Carl directed Kelley’s Supply Chain Management Academy. His areas of expertise are project management, process improvement, and strategic sourcing. He has trained hundreds of business professionals in areas including project management, process improvement, Lean Six Sigma, value analysis/engineering, supply base rationalization, total cost of ownership, inventory management, and effective contract management.

Though Carl routinely travels around the world teaching, lecturing, and working with corporations in pursuit of supply chain excellence, he enjoys his Bloomington home, which he shares with his wife Annette and their children, Mariah, Ben, and Emily.

Russ Clark

Lecturer in the Department of Operations and Decision Technologies at the Kelley School of Business.

Prior to joining the IU faculty, Russ was a senior manager in Ernst & Young’s Strategy and Transformation Practice; CIO, chief of staff, and EPMO leader at Cummins Inc.; and vice president of systems at the Companies of OneAmerica, among other roles. He has provided thought leadership and led technology-driven business and organizational transformations in the government, life sciences, manufacturing, and financial services sectors.

As an IU faculty member, Russ serves as codirector of the Supply Chain Institute and also teaches operations and supply chain management, IT strategy, and project management. In addition, he often consults and provides training in the areas of strategy and planning, program and project leadership, agile project management, operational improvement, and organizational transformation.

Russ lives in Bloomington with his wife Daphne and two sons, Weston and Evan.

Questions? We're here to help.

Email us at keep@iu.edu with any questions you may have, and a member of our team will be happy to assist you.

Professional development that makes an impact

Upcoming dates and certificate overview

Showcase your new skills

Fundamentals of Project Management Professional Certificate: Key Takeaways

Project Management Curriculum

Course 1: The Origin and Role of Projects in the Enterprise

Course 2: Understanding the Project Manager Mindset

Course 3: Predictive and Adaptive Methodologies

Course 4: Real-World Project Management Survival Skills

Course 5: Skills Application (In-Residence Program Only)