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Project and Program Management
Certificate Program

Project and Program Management

The pace of productivity

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Certificate Description

As practiced by Silicon Valley leaders

We teach aspiring and seasoned project and program managers to serve as organizational pace-setters, motivating teams to produce value for all project stakeholders. You will learn the latest principles, practices, processes and tools to quickly originate project plans that:

  • Establish business needs;
  • Define products;
  • Estimate costs and schedules; and
  • Manage risk.

Study current industry practices including agile and lean project leadership methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban, and the Adaptive Project Framework.

Project and Program Management certificate program objectives

  • Plan and execute successful projects
  • Analyze stakeholder’s needs and requirements
  • Enlist and lead successful teams
  • Assess and manage project risks
  • Use both traditional waterfall and lean-agile project models
  • Make informed and profitable project business decisions
  • Prepare for the Project Management Institute’s PMP® exam
  • Qualify for the internationally recognized Master Project Manager® credential

Authorized Training Partner

As an Authorized Training Partner for the Project Management Institute, UCSC Silicon Valley Extension agrees to abide by PMI-established quality assurance criteria. The PMI Authorized Training Partner logo is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

   

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Program Overview

Estimated Cost: Starting at $5,130. (You pay only for courses you enroll in.) | International Tuition Cost
Program Requirements: 7 courses (15 quarter units). Take 4 required courses (10.5 quarter units) and 2 elective courses (minimum 4.5 quarter units).
Minimum Hours of Instruction: 150 hours of instruction.
Estimated Duration: A full-time student can complete the certificate in 9–12 months.

Courses

1. Required Course(s):

Project Integration and Risk Management

PPMT.X406
Units: 3.0
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
06-22-2022 to 08-24-2022
$900.00

Frank M Mangini

Remote
PPMT.X406.(31)
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09-19-2022 to 11-21-2022
$900.00

Alan Tsuda

Santa Clara / Remote
PPMT.X406.(32)
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09-26-2022 to 12-09-2022
$900.00

Frank M Mangini

Online
PPMT.X406.(833)
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Project Leadership and Communication

PPMT.X415
Units: 3.0
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
06-27-2022 to 09-12-2022
$900.00

Alan Tsuda

Santa Clara / Remote
PPMT.X415.(29)
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09-01-2022 to 11-10-2022
$900.00

Sanjay Bhatia

Santa Clara / Remote
PPMT.X415.(30)
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09-28-2022 to 12-07-2022
$900.00

Alan Tsuda

Online
PPMT.X415.(831)
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Role of the Project Manager

PPMT.X400
Units: 1.5
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
06-30-2022 to 08-05-2022
$775.00

Sanjay Bhatia

Online
PPMT.X400.(848)
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07-20-2022 to 08-10-2022
$775.00

Alan Tsuda

Santa Clara / Remote
PPMT.X400.(49)
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08-31-2022 to 09-21-2022
$775.00

Alan Tsuda

Santa Clara / Remote
PPMT.X400.(50)
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09-19-2022 to 10-24-2022
$775.00

Sanjay Bhatia

Online
PPMT.X400.(851)
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2. Electives: Leadership and Management

Clinical Project Management

CTDM.X401
Units: 2.0
Start / End Date
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Location
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Creating the Successful Team

PPMT.X403
Units: 1.5
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
05-26-2022 to 06-16-2022
$750.00

Sanjay Bhatia

Remote
PPMT.X403.(18)
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07-11-2022 to 08-17-2022
$750.00

Sanjay Bhatia

Online
PPMT.X403.(819)
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Managing International Projects

PPMT.X411
Units: 1.5
Start / End Date
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Location
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Managing Projects at Startup Companies

PPMT.X401
Units: 1.5
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Managing Software Projects

SEQA.X406
Units: 1.5
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Managing the Development of New Products

PPMT.X412
Units: 1.5
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Outsourcing and Contract Management

PPMT.X414
+ +
Units: 1.5
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
10-04-2022 to 11-01-2022
$775.00

Michael D Taylor

Remote
PPMT.X414.(11)
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3. Electives: Tools and Techniques

Decision-Making Tools and Techniques

PPMT.X418
Units: 1.5
Start / End Date
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Managing Projects with Microsoft Project

PPMT.X416
Units: 1.5
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
10-05-2022 to 11-09-2022
$750.00

Sutanu Ghosh

Santa Clara / Remote
PPMT.X416.(15)
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Principles of Business Analysis

BUSM.X400
Units: 3.0
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
09-10-2022 to 10-29-2022
$880.00

Richard B Rondeau

Remote
BUSM.X400.(8)
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Quality Management for Enterprises, Products, and Programs

PPMT.X421
Units: 2.0
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
07-12-2022 to 08-23-2022
$950.00

Alka S Jarvis

Remote
PPMT.X421.(4)
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Schedule Optimization Techniques for Managers

PPMT.X413
Units: 1.5
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4. Electives: Agile Project Management

Achieving Organizational Agility using the Scaled Agile Framework, SAFe©

PPMT.X420
Units: 1.5
Start / End Date
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Location
Section ID
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Agile Product Life-Cycle Management (APLM)

PPMT.X409
Units: 1.5
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
06-04-2022 to 06-11-2022
$750.00

David Bakhtnia

Santa Clara / Remote
PPMT.X409.(10)
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10-08-2022 to 10-15-2022
$750.00

David Bakhtnia

Santa Clara / Remote
PPMT.X409.(11)
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Agile Project Management Using Scrum

PPMT.X408
Units: 1.5
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
08-02-2022 to 08-30-2022
$720.00

Moshe Gotesman

Remote
PPMT.X408.(15)
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Extreme-Agile Project Management

PPMT.X405
Units: 1.5
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
11-15-2022 to 12-13-2022
$750.00

Frank M Mangini

Remote
PPMT.X405.(16)
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Foundations of Disciplined Agile for Project Managers

PPMT.X424
Units: 1.5
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
12-03-2022 to 12-10-2022
$775.00

David Bakhtnia

Santa Clara / Remote
PPMT.X424.(4)
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Lean-Agile Project Management: Achieving Business Value

PPMT.X407
Units: 1.5
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
07-08-2022 to 08-05-2022
$720.00

Frank M Mangini

Remote
PPMT.X407.(10)
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Practical Emotional Intelligence for Agile and Project Leaders

PPMT.X423
Units: 1.5
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Principle Based Leadership for Project Managers

PPMT.X422
Units: 1.5
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
09-24-2022 to 10-01-2022
$750.00

Gail A Ferreira

Remote
PPMT.X422.(3)
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5. Capstone Course:

Applied Project Management

PPMT.X417
Units: 3.0
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
08-06-2022 to 09-10-2022
$900.00

Mohammed Fennich

Remote
PPMT.X417.(28)
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09-12-2022 to 11-30-2022
$900.00

Frank M Mangini

Online
PPMT.X417.(830)
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11-05-2022 to 12-10-2022
$900.00

Mohammed Fennich

Remote
PPMT.X417.(29)
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6. Completion Review:

Project and Program Management Certificate Completion Fee

O-CE0165
Start / End Date
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7. Related Course(s): These courses are not part of the certificate program

PMP® Examination Preparation: 35 Hour

PPMT.890
Units: 3.5
Start / End Date
Cost
Instructor
Location
Section ID
08-25-2022 to 10-27-2022
$1500.00

Moshe Gotesman

Remote
PPMT.890.(11)
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Contact Us
Speak to a student services representative.

Call (408) 861-3860

Envelope extension@ucsc.edu

Professional Development

PMI-Approved

As a PMI Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.), UCSC Silicon Valley Extension has agreed to abide by PMI-established quality assurance criteria.

PMBOK® Guide

Our courses are compliant with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition.

PMP® Exam Prep

Courses prepare you to sit for the PMP® exam, plus we offer the PMP® Examination Preparation course.

PMI Professional Development Units

You can earn professional development units by taking our PMI-approved courses toward each of the seven PMI® professional certifications.

The number of units for each UCSC Extension course is based on how the content fits into the PMI Talent Triangle® of three critical areas—Technical Project Management, Leadership, and Strategic & Business Management. In a nutshell, leadership and strategic and business management course hours are applicable for PDUs in all seven PMI certifications. However, course hours spent on the technical area can only be applied to technical certification. See our PMI PDU chart for more information.

   

Licensure and Certification

The Program and Project Management certificate program is approved by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) to issue professional development units (PDUs) and fulfills the PMI® education requirement to apply for the Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification exam. Certification is optional to practice in this field. Please see our Licensure and Certification Policy to learn more.

Requisite Knowledge

Please review the course descriptions to ensure that you have taken necessary prerequisites or meet the requirements through job experience or previous education.

Advisory Board

Frank Mangini, chair

Certificate Program Chair 

FRANK M. MANGINI, M.S.E.E., M.B.A., PMP®, PMI-ACP®, CSP, has over 25 years’ experience in project management and product development and served as the director of programs for ARGOSystems/Boeing Electronic Defense Systems. As senior programs manager and director of programs, he led multi-year programs that developed and produced shipboard and submarine electronic detection and protection systems for domestic and international naval forces. He has also been involved in commercial consulting and startup enterprises including the development and production of online sports training systems.  Mangini is a lifetime member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. He has also been a member of Toastmasters International since 2006 and has achieved the competence levels of Advanced Communicator Bronze and Advanced Leader Bronze. He has taught project management courses for the UCSC Extension since 2002. He teaches classroom, online and on-site corporate training courses for the Project and Program Management certificate program. His special interests are project risk management, critical chain project management and Agile-Lean development projects.

Certificate Program Advisory Committee

DAVID BAKHTNIA, BSEE, MSEM, CSM, CSPO, CSP, SPC 4.5 (SAFe®)​
Agile Coach & TPM Consultant

UCSC, Silicon Valley Extension PPMT Instructor

WILLIAM BROOKS, M.A., MPM, CIPM

Co-founder of the UCSC Silicon Valley Extension PPMT certificate program and a former instructor in the program. 

MOHAMMED FENNICH
, PHD
Senior Management Consultant, SalesForce.com
Co-founding Manager, Kaditek
UCSC Extension Instructor

HAMID NOURI, MBA

Managing Principal and Executive Advisor AgiLeanIT-NAI
Founder of Nouri Associates, Inc. and Agileanit 

MARY ANN HIGGS, BA

Former HR Chief of Staff, Cisco Systems, former Business Operations Manager at Cisco Systems

RAVI KALLURI
, MS, MBA, PMP
Principal Program Manager, Aerohive Networks
Certified SAFe Program Consultant 
UCSC Extension Instructor, Project and Program Management

FRANK M. MANGINI, M.S.E.E., M.B.A., PMP®, PMI-ACP®, CSP
UCSC Extension Instructor/Chair, Project and Program Management

HONG NGUYEN-PHUONG, BSEE, MSCS, PMP®, PSM I, PSPO I, SASM, SA
Director of Engineering, Kryptono
Consultant, Silicon Valley Alliances
Co-founder, Net-Tags
UCSC Extension Instructor, Project and Program Management

RICH RONDEAU, MS, PMP, ITIL CSM, SAFe® 4
Project Manager, Vindicia
Vonzos Entrepreneur in Residence
UCSC Extension Instructor, Project and Program Management

GAIL FERREIRA, SPC5, ICP-ENT™, ICE-AC™, CSP, LSSBB, PMP
Senior Executive

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