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Project and Program Management
The pace of productivity
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.
Cost: $6,000 | International Tuition Cost
Required Credits: Total Required: 7 courses/15–17 units. Take 3 required courses (7.5 units) and 3 elective credit courses (4.5–6.5 units), ending with 1 required capstone course (3.0 units)
Duration: A full-time student can complete the certificate in 6–12 months.
Courses
Course | Units | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer |
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Project Integration and Risk Management | 3.0 | Fall Online Fall Live-Online | Winter Live-Online | Spring Live-Online | Summer Online Summer Live-Online |
Project Leadership and Communication | 3.0 | Fall Online Fall Live-Online | Winter Live-Online | Spring Online | Summer Online Summer Live-Online |
Role of the Project Manager | 1.5 | Fall Online Fall Live-Online | Winter Online Winter Live-Online | Spring Online Spring Live-Online | Summer Online Summer Live-Online |
Clinical Project Management | 2.0 | Fall Live-Online | Spring Live-Online | ||
Creating the Successful Team | 1.5 | Fall Live-Online | Winter Online | Spring Live-Online | Summer Online |
Managing International Projects | 1.5 | Spring Live-Online | |||
Managing Projects at Startup Companies | 1.5 | Summer Live-Online | |||
Managing Software Projects | 1.5 | Fall Live-Online | Winter Live-Online | Spring Live-Online | Summer Live-Online |
Managing the Development of New Products | 1.5 | Fall Online | Winter Online | Summer Online | |
Outsourcing and Contract Management | 1.5 | Fall Online | Spring Online | ||
Decision-Making Tools and Techniques | 1.5 | Winter Live-Online | |||
Effective Negotiations: Principles, Strategies, and Techniques | 1.5 | Winter Live-Online | Spring Live-Online | Summer Live-Online | |
Managing Projects with Microsoft Project | 1.5 | Fall Live-Online | Spring Live-Online | Summer Live-Online | |
Principles of Business Analysis | 3.0 | Fall Live-Online | Spring Live-Online | ||
Quality Management for Enterprises, Products, and Programs | 2.0 | Winter Live-Online | Summer Live-Online | ||
Schedule Optimization Techniques for Managers | 1.5 | Winter Live-Online | |||
Achieving Organizational Agility using the Scaled Agile Framework, SAFe© | 1.5 | Winter Live-Online | Summer Live-Online | ||
Agile Product Life-Cycle Management (APLM) | 1.5 | Fall Live-Online | Spring Live-Online | ||
Agile Project Management Using Scrum | 1.5 | Winter Live-Online | Spring Live-Online | Summer Live-Online | |
Extreme-Agile Project Management | 1.5 | Fall Live-Online | Winter Live-Online | Spring Live-Online | |
Foundations of Disciplined Agile for Project Managers | 1.5 | Winter Live-Online | |||
Lean-Agile Project Management: Achieving Business Value | 1.5 | Winter Live-Online | Summer Live-Online | ||
Practical Emotional Intelligence for Agile and Project Leaders | 1.5 | Fall Live-Online | Spring Live-Online | ||
Principle Based Leadership for Project Managers | 1.5 | Fall Live-Online | Spring Live-Online | ||
Applied Project Management | 3.0 | Fall Online Fall Live-Online | Winter Live-Online | Spring Online | Summer Live-Online |
Project and Program Management Certificate Completion Fee | None | Fall Online | Winter Online | Spring Online | Summer Online |
PMP® Examination Preparation: 35 Hour | 3.5 | Fall Live-Online | Spring Live-Online |
Certificate Inquiry Form
Please follow this sequence
Begin with Role of the Project Manager. Then you can take Project Integration and Risk Management or Project Leadership and Communication, ending your core requirements with Applied Project Management. Electives may be taken in any order provided the prerequisites are met.
Substitutions
To receive your certificate
Upon completion of the course sequence you may request your Project and Program Management Certificate Completion Review.
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.

The Silicon Valley Project
PMI Silicon Valley Chapter Events with PDUs—You are also invited to join us each month for our collaborative project management event series with the local Silicon Valley Chapter of PMI. You can network with professionals in the community, learn something new, and earn 2 PDUs. We meet the first Tuesday of the month. Visit our calendar for upcoming events.
The Project Management Institute (PMI)®, the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, and the PMBOK® Guide are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
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.
Please review the course descriptions to ensure that you have taken necessary prerequisites or meet the requirements through job experience or previous education.

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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