Project Management Program Track

Discover professional development opportunities for project management.

Project Management at UC San Diego

Project management is the use of specific knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to deliver a product, service, or result of value to people. Projects go beyond daily tasks and are led by project managers who are responsible for applying these processes to ensure the success of the project. Project management helps learners gain the knowledge and skills needed to successfully initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close projects at UC San Diego.

Employees throughout UC San Diego do project management-type roles, whether officially or not, with varying degrees of experience in the topic. The Project Management Program Track is significant for employees looking to gain or improve on their project management skills to perform their job duties more effectively or seek promotions into jobs that utilize project management. 

Explore

List of Explore level resources with four columns: Resources, Description, Modality, and What to Expect

Resource	Description	Modality	What to Expect
New Project Manager Essentials	In this course, you'll learn some of the foundational concepts, such as what a project and its project environment and scope are. You'll learn what you'll be responsible for, and things you'll need to understand before planning begins. You'll also learn where to go to access useful information and how to identify the different types of people who will have an interest in the project - its stakeholders.	Skillsoft
Defining a Project Scope and Team	Prior to beginning any project - before you plan the budget or create the schedule - you need to develop a clear vision for what the project is to achieve and how it will achieve it. That involves clarifying what stakeholders expect to see in the end, all the tasks that will need to be carried out, the resources you will need, and who will be doing the work. These are your project scope and the project team required.	Skillsoft
Creating a Project Schedule and Budget	In this course you will learn how to develop the project schedule and cost baselines for your project budget, and use them to monitor and measure performance throughout the project.	Skillsoft
Communicating Effectively	In this course, you will learn about communication methods, models, channels, and technologies that facilitate effective and efficient communication management. These include push and pull communication, the sender-receiver model, and other information management systems. Finally, you'll explore how to mold a communication requirements analysis.	Skillsoft
Managing a Project to Minimize Risk and Maximize Quality	When starting a project, there are many things to consider. One key area is risk. Managing risks means preparing ahead of time for all the things that could go wrong…or go right! Another key area is quality. How are you going to ensure that your product or service meets stakeholders' expectations?	Skillsoft
Navigating through Changes and Conflicts in Projects	The ability to communicate effectively with team members and negotiate between different demands enables the project manager to manage project conflict. Effectively resolving conflict helps stakeholders remain positive and can mean the difference between project success and failure. In this course, you'll learn about change management and dealing with conflict. You'll explore how to handle it when someone requests project changes, how to create a plan for communicating with stakeholders, and approaches for dealing with conflicts that arise.	Skillsoft
Capturing, Analyzing, and Using Project Lessons Learned	To help an organization grow and experience superior performance, it's necessary for project managers to learn from past experiences. Lessons learned can then be incorporated when managing projects in the future, resulting in fewer mistakes, lower costs, more accurate estimates, and many other project efficiencies.	Skillsoft
Project Management for Non-Project Managers	Providing easy-to-read, in-a-nutshell explanations of all the project management (PM) basics that managers need to achieve project success, this book demystifies the jargon and arms managers with strategies for increasing the business value created by their company's projects.	Book
An innovative way to support children with special needs	Project management expert Billy Samuel Mwape put his project management skills to use to support his child’s special needs. “In this inspiring, personal talk, he describes how project management- the process of leading a team’s work to achieve goals on a tight timeline—can help you tackle life’s biggest challenges.”	TED Talk

Build Skills

List of Build level resources with four columns: Resources, Description, Modality, and What to Expect

Resource	Description	Modality	Icons
Project Management Practical Training Program	This program incorporates online learning, live discussion sessions, social learning and mentorship, plus project work to prepare the next wave of project managers at UCSD. You will learn the entire project management process, pick up useful techniques, and network with staff that are passionate about project management.	Course

Beyond

List of Beyond level resources with four columns: Resources, Description, Modality, and What to Expect

Resource	Description	Modality	Icons
UC San Diego Extension PM Certification	UC San Diego Extension provides UCSD employees and community members professional courses on PM topics or entire certification programs. Fee: Varies	Certificate
Project Management Institute (PMI) PMP or CAPM Certification	PMI provides industry-recognized certification for project managers through their Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Associated in Project Management (CAPM) certifications.  Fee: Varies	Certificate
San Diego PMI Chapter	SD PMI chapter holds events and networking opportunities for members. Also advertises job openings.  Fee: Varies	Member Community

Key

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Icon	Description
	Fee - there is a required fee for this resource
	Hourglass - this resource can be completed in under two hours
	Calendar - this resource requires a time commitment of two days or more
	In-person - this resource requires face-to-face interaction in an in-person setting
	Beginner - this resource works well for new learners
	Intermediate - this resource is most helpful for learners with a brief understanding of the topic
	Advanced - this resource is helpful for learners with a thorough understanding of the topic
	Online - this resource is offered in a virtual setting