Telicon Academy™ · 12 weeks · 48 lessons
Project Management Professional Certificate
Predictive, agile and hybrid delivery — scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, stakeholders, procurement and leadership — ending in a steering-committee defense.
Who it's for
Coordinators, team leads, engineers and veterans with operational leadership experience.
Prerequisites
- Some workplace experience
- Spreadsheet basics
- About 10–12 hours per week
You'll be able to
- Write charters and WBS
- Build schedule and cost baselines
- Run risk and stakeholder processes
- Lead agile and hybrid delivery
12-week curriculum
Week 1
Project Management Foundations & Delivery Models
What makes a project · Predictive, agile and hybrid · Roles and governance · Project life cycles
Week 2
Business Case, Charter, Scope & Work Breakdown Structure
Business case · Project charter · Requirements and scope · Building the WBS
Week 3
Scheduling, Dependencies, Critical Path & Resource Planning
Activities and estimates · Dependencies and networks · Critical path · Resource leveling
Week 4
Cost Estimation, Budgeting & Earned Value Fundamentals
Estimating techniques · Budget baselines · Earned value basics · Forecasting cost
Week 5
Risk, Issue & Opportunity Management
Identifying risk · Qualitative and quantitative analysis · Response planning · Issue management
Week 6
Quality Planning, Assurance & Continuous Improvement
Quality planning · Assurance and control · Root-cause tools · Continuous improvement
Week 7
Stakeholder Engagement & Communications
Stakeholder analysis · Engagement strategies · Communication plans · Difficult conversations
Week 8
Procurement, Vendors & Contract Administration
Make-or-buy · Contract types · Vendor selection · Contract administration
Week 9
Agile, Scrum, Kanban & Hybrid Delivery
Agile principles · Scrum in practice · Kanban flow · Tailoring hybrid delivery
Week 10
PMIS, Reporting, Documentation & Project Controls
Project information systems · Status reporting · Change control · Documentation standards
Week 11
Leadership, Change Management & Team Performance
Leading project teams · Motivation and conflict · Organizational change · Project closure
Week 12
Project Delivery Capstone & Steering Committee Review
Capstone scoping · Integrated plan build · Steering pack · Committee defense
Projects
Week 2 · Applied project
Charter and WBS
Charter and decompose a fictional office relocation.
Week 4 · Applied project
Schedule and cost baseline
Build a critical-path schedule and budget.
Week 6 · Mid-program project
Risk workshop
Facilitate and document a risk workshop with response plans.
Week 7 · Applied project
Stakeholder communications plan
Map stakeholders and plan engagement.
Week 9 · Applied project
Agile sprint package
Prepare backlog, sprint plan and review outputs.
Week 12 · Capstone · expert panel
Complete project management plan
Deliver a full plan and defend it to a steering committee panel.
Admissions readiness check
- Planning and organization
- Numeracy
- Communication
- Problem solving
- Professional judgement scenarios
Advisory only; staff make the final decision.
Trainer expectations
Substantial project delivery experience; PMP, PRINCE2, agile credentials or equivalent experience preferred.
Career directions
- Project Coordinator
- PMO Analyst
- Associate Project Manager
- Agile/Scrum Coordinator
Not a job guarantee.
Learning and tools
Guided lessons, applied practice and a portfolio of work aligned to this pathway.
Expert review and certificate
The capstone is reviewed by an assigned expert panel. Panel assignments depend on verified reviewer availability; no staff credentials are implied by a seat description.
Published lesson completion and an approved capstone are required. See your learner portal for individual status.
Start dates, financial options and admission decisions are confirmed by staff. A certificate does not guarantee employment.