Course Description
Detailed Learning Outcomes
By earning the Project Management Certification (PMC), candidates demonstrate the ability to:
Module 1 – Project Management Fundamentals
- Defining a project and project management
- How projects can benefit you and your organization
- Project life cycles
- Selling your own project ideas
- Role & skills of the project manager
- Creating a vision
- Setting project goals
- Project planning worksheets
- The statement of work
Module 2 – Project Management Training
- What a project is
- Project management basics
- How projects can help you
- A project’s life cycle
- Selling and preparing a project
- The role of a project manager
- Project goals
- Laying out a project
- Project risks and contingency planning
- The work breakdown structure
- Planning tools and budgets
- Teamwork and development
- Communication
- Closing out a project
- Team meetings
- Project presentations
Module 3 – Intermediate Project Management
- What really needs to be done?
- Scheduling your project
- The Work Breakdown Structure and other planning tools
- Budgeting
- Project risks
- Schedule and budget compression
- Change control process
- Closing out a project
Module 4 – Effective Planning & Scheduling
- Projects and schedules
- The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Estimating activity durations
- Identifying task dependencies
- Aligning resources with activities
- Project planning
- Scheduling software
- Uncertainty and risk management
- Communication
- Creating a viable schedule
- Updating and monitoring the schedule
Module 5 – Leadership Skills
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- Managing your time and energy
- What makes a good leader?
- Communication as a leadership tool
- The commitment curve
- Employee development models
- Dealing with conflict and difficult issues
- What successful leaders do
Module 6 – Knowledge Management
- Definitions of knowledge management, tacit knowledge, explicit knowledge, and KMBOK
- The business case for knowledge management
- (WBS)
- The knowledge management mix
- The knowledge management framework
- Knowledge management models
- The knowledge management toolkit
- Implementing knowledge management initiatives
- Designing a chief knowledge officer position
- Case studies and success stories
Professional and Career Benefits
Certification Validity & Renewal
The Project Management Certification (PMC) issued by GIPMC is valid for three (3) years from the date of certification award.
Renewal is designed to:
- Maintain professional credibility
- Ensure continued alignment with modern project practices
- Protect the long-term value of the certification
Renewal Process Includes:
- Completion of defined continuing professional development or knowledge refresh requirements
- Successful renewal assessment or verification, as applicable
- Submission of renewal application before certification expiry
Timely renewal allows professionals to retain active certification status without interruption.