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Customer-focused project management
Jumpstart your career for today's rapidly changing organizations with a specialization in Lean-Agile project management methodologies. In this short specialization program, you will learn the current knowledge and practices of Agile product life-cycle management (APLM), including Lean-Agile principles, systems thinking, Scrum and Kanban methodologies, and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe©) for Lean Enterprises.
Your new knowledge and skills—including effective customer collaboration, adaptive planning, and leading cross-function teams—will be the essential elements for implementing shorter iterative development cycles with more frequent product releases with higher quality for delighted customers.
Lean-Agile Project Management objectives
- Apply Lean-Agile principles and mindful practices within the context of the project team and the larger organization;
- Originate and evolve iterative release plans, from concept to cash, based on rapid delivery of business value, using stakeholder collaboration, and empowered cross-functional teams practicing real-time continuous improvement; and
- Succeed within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe©) for Lean Enterprises to achieve organizational-level agility by leading knowledgeably and effectively with enterprise-wide Lean-Agile teams.
PMBOK® Guide
Our courses are compliant with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition.
Program Overview
Estimated Cost: $3,000–$4,500 + est. course materials: $500 (You pay only for courses you enroll in.)
Program Requirements: Total required: 4 courses or 6 units. Take 1 core course (1.5 units) and 3 elective credit courses (4.5 units).
Minimum Hours of Instruction: Minimum 60 hours of instruction.
Estimated Duration: A student can complete this specialization in 6 months.
Modality: You can complete this program fully online, in person, or choose a mix of course formats.
Special Programs: This program is not approved for workforce or international students.
Courses
Course | Quarter Units | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer |
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1. Prerequisite(s): "Role of the Project Manager" or equivalent work experience.
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Role of the Project Manager | 1.5 | Fall Online Fall Flexible | Winter Flexible Winter Online | Spring Flexible | Summer Online Summer Flexible |
2. Required Course(s): One Required
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Agile Project Management Using Scrum | 1.5 | Winter Flexible | Spring Flexible | Summer Flexible | |
3. Electives: Three Required
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Achieving Organizational Agility using the Scaled Agile Framework, SAFe© | 1.5 | Winter Flexible | |||
Agile Product Life-Cycle Management (APLM) | 1.5 | Fall Flexible | |||
Extreme-Agile Project Management | 1.5 | ||||
Foundations of Disciplined Agile for Project Managers | 1.5 | Fall Flexible | |||
Lean-Agile Project Management: Achieving Business Value | 1.5 | Winter Flexible | |||
Principle Based Leadership for Project Managers | 1.5 | Winter Flexible | |||
4. Completion Review:
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Specialization in Lean-Agile Project Management Completion Fee | None | Fall Online | Winter Online | Spring Online | Summer Online |
Meet Our Instructors
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Advisory Board
Program Chair
TIM BOMBOSCH, Ph.D., program manager, Technical University of Munich North America, has over 15 years of experience as a project manager, business analyst, and change management consultant. Learn more about the chair.