Project Management Certificate

Consistently and effectively deliver project success.

Do you have the knowledge and skills to excel as a project manager? This online, synchronous, certificate program will teach you modern project management techniques and processes, and provide you with the confidence to apply them effectively to your workplace.

The curriculum for this certificate program is compatible with the project management industry standard set by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The University of Waterloo partners with a project management training provider to offer courses that qualify for Project Management Professional (PMP) Professional Development Units (PDUs) or contact hours.

Complete the four compulsory courses and one of the elective courses listed below*:

Compulsory courses

Project Management Applied Tools and Techniques

Change Enablement: Realization of Project Value

Managing Stakeholder Expectations

People Skills: The Secret Behind Project Success

Elective courses

Advanced Project Monitoring and Control

Foundations of Adaptive Project Delivery: Agile Hands-On

*Courses may be taken in any order, but we highly recommend taking Project Management Applied Tools and Techniques first as this is the foundational course for this certificate.

Receive a certificate from the University of Waterloo

Upon successful completion of this program, you will receive a professional education certificate from the University of Waterloo.

Project managers
Project team members
Department leaders
Individuals who aspire to become project management specialists
Professionals who want to develop skills to deliver projects on target, on time, and on budget

Build a solid understanding of sound project management techniques and processes.
Manage stakeholder expectations.
Effective communication with your team, including negotiation, conflict management, and motivation.
Manage the complete project lifecycle.

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