Agile Project Management, Graduate Certificate

Northeastern University’s graduate certificate in agile is designed to empower students to explore agile principles and practice and remain up-to-date with current trends in the agile framework. The increasingly important role of agile practitioners and managers is becoming clear as agile business development processes are being adopted by major companies because of its high degree of success in achieving improved time to market, reducing costs, and increasing overall customer satisfaction.

The graduate certificate in agile is led by highly credentialed faculty members that are agile practitioners with decades of experience in helping companies successfully implement agile in their organizations.

Through courses you take online, our agile graduate certificate project management curriculum will give you the opportunity to:

• Develop a strong framework and understanding of the role of agile management
• Develop an understanding of the agile management processes and methodologies
• Develop an understanding of how an agile approach to managing projects can deliver value to the organization
• Develop a personal leadership strategy for success as an agile practitioner
• Develop an agile evaluation plan to measure success

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• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
• Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

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Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Required Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PJM 5900	Foundations of Project Management 1	4
PJM 6810	Principles of Agile Project Management	3
PJM 6815	Advanced Agile Project Management	3
PJM 6820	Agile Implementation and Governance	3
PJM 6825	Agile Lean Product Development	3

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Foundations of Project Management (PJM 5900) is for students with less than three years of experience directing or leading project tasks and is recommended for students who do not have a basic working knowledge of Microsoft Project software. Students who do not complete Foundations of Project Management (PJM 5900) take project management elective credits to satisfy the required credits for the program.

Elective Courses 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
INT 6940	Experiential Learning Projects for Professionals	1-4
INT 6943	Integrative Experiential Learning	3
PJM 6075	Project Finance	3
PJM 6125	Project Evaluation and Assessment	3
PJM 6140	Managing Troubled Projects	3
PJM 6145	Global Project Management	3
PJM 6175	Project Resource Management	3
PJM 6180	Project Stakeholder Management	3
PJM 6205	Leading and Managing Technical Projects	3
PJM 6210	Communication Skills for Project Managers	3
PJM 6215	Leading Remote Project Teams	3
PJM 6710	Introduction to Program and Portfolio Management	3
PJM 6983	Topics	1-4

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

16 total quarter hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required