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Certificate Program in Advanced Applied Project Management
Program Overview
Beyond project managers who have mastered the fundamentals,
Based on decades of experience educating the region's most skilled professional project managers, the Advanced Applied Project Management (AAPM) certificate program at UCSC Extension in
The authority, visibility and implications inherent in senior roles also will come to life as you learn to negotiate the corporate political milieu and operate a project management office effectively in inter-divisional, cross-cultural and trans-national settings. Your instructional team will include one of the profession's most widely published authorities, faculty from the
Nearly 6000 professionals have chosen UCSC Extension in
The AAPM Difference
Our AAPM program is grounded in our hallmark applied curriculum, with its real-world approach. All courses are 100% PMI reviewed and approved and PMBOK4 compliant.
In addition, the entire curriculum qualifies for credit toward Master of Science degrees in Project Management from leading national universities. This level of quality is offered exclusively by UCSC Extension in
Audience and Benefits
For project, program, portfolio, and product development managers, as well as senior management and administrators, our AAPM certificate:
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Provides practicing project managers a path for continued professional growth
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Prepares managers to develop, integrate and implement projects and programs that reflect the vision, goals, and culture of their organizations
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Develops systems-level strategic thinking abilities and their application to complex projects
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Guides you in how to operate effectively within corporate political environments
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Conveys the skills and processes for corporate and division-level resource allocation, risk analysis, fiscal optimization, scheduling across departments, and progress monitoring
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Uses methods and models consistent with the project management best practices
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Shows how to deal with cultural differences while managing and delivering projects
Certificate Requirements
To receive the Advanced Certificate in Project and Program Management, participants must complete five required courses and any three of the four designated electives. In order to be eligible for completing the AAPM certificate, participants must complete the PPM Certificate, and achieve an overall 3.0 GPA for all courses. Please refer to ucsc-extension.edu/gpa, for a form to calculate your grade point average.
Eligibility
Registrants must have already completed all four required courses in Project and Program Management (PPM). However, this means that students who are still completing their PPM electives may immediately begin working toward their AAPM Certificate. The program is open to:
- Any applicant who has completed the basic PPM Certificate program
- Any applicant holding a comparable UC Project Management certificate
- Any applicant holding another Project Management certificate so long as the content of the program is substantially identical to UCSC Extension's
Required Courses
- Analytic Planning for Project Success
- Project Business Management and Analysis
- Project Management Office
- Strategic Case Studies in Project Management
- Strategic Thinking and Problem Solving
Elective Courses
- Decision Making Tools and Techniques
- Extreme/Agile Project Management
- Project Management Negotiation Principles & Techniques
- Schedule Optimization Techniques for Managers
Certificate Application Information
We encourage you to establish candidacy in a certificate program early in your studies. The benefits of declaring candidacy early include notification of updates to the program. Certificate applications can be submitted through our online form or using our PDF form . If you use our PDF form, please submit your application along with the appropriate fee to the address or fax number listed on the application form.
