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IBM IT Project Manager Professional Certificate
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IBM IT Project Manager Professional Certificate

Prepare for career as an IT project manager. Develop in-demand skills and hands-on experience to get job ready in less than 3 months. No prior experience required

John Rofrano
IBM Skills Network Team
Daniel C. Yeomans

Instructors: John Rofrano

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4.8

(927 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
4 months
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Master the most up-to-date practical skills and tools IT project managers use in their daily roles

  • Learn Agile concepts of adaptive planning, iterative development, and continuous improvement leading to early deliveries and high customer value

  • Track and manage projects, including addressing difficult client situations and how activities shift throughout the project management lifecycle

  • Apply your new skills to real-world projects and hands-on labs

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Professional Certificate - 11 course series

Introduction to Project Management

Course 19 hours4.8 (1,754 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain project management, its benefits, and the role it plays in projects

  • Describe who project managers work with, different project management methodologies, and recent trends in project management

  • Summarize the typical responsibilities of a project manager and the skill sets needed to fulfill those responsibilities

  • Compare and contrast different industries, paths, and possible career progressions available to project management professionals

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Relationship Management
Category: IT Management
Category: Project Coordination
Category: Communication
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Risk Management
Category: Interpersonal Communications

Project Management Foundations, Initiation, and Planning

Course 219 hours4.7 (441 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Compare and contrast predictive and adaptive project management models

  • Investigate how to lead effective meetings and how motivating your team can lead to project success

  • Create planning documents and others that help you scope a project, plan project schedules, and create accurate budgets

  • Apply processes and tools that drive project initiation

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology
Category: Project Planning
Category: Decision Making
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Project Schedules
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Project Documentation
Category: Earned Value Management
Category: Quality Management
Category: Project Scoping
Category: Team Motivation
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Work Breakdown Structure
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Cost Management
Category: Project Performance
Category: Meeting Facilitation

What you'll learn

  • Describe different project lifecycles including waterfall and adaptive lifecycles.

  • Demonstrate information sharing techniques to improve communication effectiveness with team members and external stakeholders.

  • Perform an end-to-end risk analysis including SWOT analysis, risk register, and risk matrix.

  • Create executable risk response strategies to avoid or mitigate threats and exploit or enhance opportunities.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Risk Management
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Conflict Management
Category: Communication
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Project Management
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Backlogs

What you'll learn

  • Discuss ways to foster a healthy environment for team members and explain the effects of empowering team members.

  • Demonstrate better project communications by applying different communication skills and mediums.

  • Apply leadership skills to get positive project outcomes, build trusting teams, and establish strong stakeholder relationships.

  • Demonstrate increased stakeholder engagement by applying the knowledge and skills to acquire resources and keep stakeholders involved in the project.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Emotional Intelligence
Category: Leadership
Category: Communication
Category: Project Schedules
Category: Resource Management
Category: Negotiation
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Project Management
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology

Information Technology (IT) Fundamentals for Everyone

Course 519 hours4.7 (179 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Define operating systems, computer components, programming concepts, databases, and explain the differences between commercial and open software

  • Summarize the importance of computer networks, including wired and wireless connections; explore network resources and storage types in MS Windows

  • Describe how to protect against security threats, address public browsing security concerns, and list password management best practices

  • List the benefits of cloud computing, describe the cloud infrastructure layer, virtual machines, and summarize features of ticketing systems

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Computing
Category: Operating Systems
Category: Cybersecurity
Category: General Networking
Category: Computer Hardware
Category: Network Troubleshooting
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Databases
Category: Data Storage
Category: Computer Security Awareness Training
Category: Software Installation
Category: Information Technology
Category: Cloud Infrastructure
Category: Technical Support and Services
Category: Serverless Computing
Category: Hardware Troubleshooting

Introduction to Software Engineering

Course 614 hours4.7 (2,909 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe software engineering, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and software development tools, technologies and stacks.

  • List different types of programming languages and create basic programming constructs such as loops and conditions using Python. 

  • Outline approaches to application architecture and design, patterns, and deployment architectures. 

  • Summarize the skills required in software engineering and describe the career options it provides.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Unified Modeling Language
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Software Design
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Scrum (Software Development)
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Application Development
Category: Python Programming
Category: Cloud Development
Category: Software Development
Category: Web Development
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Development Environment
Category: Integrated Development Environments

Introduction to Agile Development and Scrum

Course 711 hours4.9 (2,327 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Adopt the 5 practices of Agile, a subset of DevOps: small batches, minimum viable product, pair programming, behavior- and test-driven development.

  • Write good user stories, estimate and assign story points and track stories using a kanban board. Incorporate Scrum artifacts, events, and benefits.

  • Create and refine a product backlog using the sprint planning process. Produce potentially shippable product increments with every iteration.

  • Create burndown charts to forecast the ability to meet a sprint goal. Use metrics to enhance performance, productivity, and client satisfaction.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Backlogs
Category: Performance Metric
Category: User Story
Category: Kanban Principles
Category: Agile Software Development
Category: Team Building
Category: Plan Execution
Category: Continuous Improvement Process
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: GitHub
Category: Workflow Management
Category: Estimation
Category: Lean Methodologies

Introduction to Scrum Master Profession

Course 89 hours4.6 (275 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Summarize the role of the Scrum Master to include a position description, benefits of the position, and key skills essential to success.

  • Compare and contrast the role of the Scrum Master to a traditional project manager.

  • Describe opportunities for Scrum Masters in the current work environment to include potential employment, job requirements, and salary ranges.

  • Define certification opportunities in Agile and Scrum to include Scrum Alliance CSM, PMI-ACP, and PMI-DASM.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Communication
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Employee Coaching
Category: Project Management
Category: Analysis

Project Management Capstone

Course 918 hours4.9 (91 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Demonstrate end-to-end project knowledge of Project Manager capabilities

  • Manage scope, resources, and kick off a project as a project manager

  • Plan a project using adaptive methodologies such as Scrum and Sprints

  • Create predictive method artefacts such as a work breakdown structure, network diagram, quality and communications plans, and a risk register

Skills you'll gain

Category: User Story
Category: Risk Management
Category: Budgeting
Category: Backlogs
Category: Change Management
Category: Work Breakdown Structure
Category: Project Management
Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Project Closure
Category: Sprint Planning
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Agile Project Management
Category: Quality Management
Category: Peer Review
Category: Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Project Planning
Category: Project Portfolio Management
Category: Management Reporting
Category: Project Documentation

Practice Exam for CAPM Certification

Course 105 hours4.6 (101 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Prepare for the CAPM certification by taking a simulated exam consisting of 150 questions

  • Learn effective strategies and techniques to optimize your exam results, such as time management, question prioritization, and leveraging strengths

  • Understand the CAPM exam format, duration, topics, and objectives, enabling you to focus on the topics that matter most

  • Receive guidance on locating course resources to refresh your learning on specific exam topics

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management Life Cycle
Category: Risk Management
Category: Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology
Category: Prioritization
Category: Project Coordination
Category: Project Management

Project Management Job Search, Resume, and Interview Prep

Course 1114 hours4.9 (62 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explain the role of a project manager, career opportunities, the roles, titles, responsibilities and the required skills and competencies

  • Create a resume, portfolio, and cover letter based on the job requirements and apply tips and best practices to prepare for a job interview

  • Describe various interview question types, including  industry, skills and experience, and behavioral, and how to respond to them effectively

  • Discuss post-interview actions required to position yourself for success and apply tips to help during salary negotiation

Skills you'll gain

Category: Applicant Tracking Systems
Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Project Management
Category: Negotiation
Category: Professional Networking
Category: Communication
Category: Recruitment
Category: Business Writing
Category: Social Media
Category: LinkedIn

Instructors

IBM Skills Network Team
IBM
64 Courses1,178,410 learners
Daniel C. Yeomans
SkillUp EdTech
27 Courses96,582 learners
Skill-Up EdTech Team
SkillUp EdTech
78 Courses177,743 learners

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