Leading and Managing Technical Projects, Graduate Certificate

Whether you’re an established project manager, or you're working in a technical field and aspire to be one, Northeastern’s Graduate Certificate in Leading and Managing Technical Projects seeks to give you the foundational skills and practical knowledge you need to be successful. 

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

• Develop the leadership and management skills to lead technical projects
• Learn how to communicate technical content to a nontechnical audience
• Gain practice leading remote teams, including global teams
• Plan and schedule projects using the most current and relevant methodologies
• Develop a personal leadership approach to motivate and inspire others 

Credits earned in this certificate may be used to satisfy some of the degree requirements of a College of Professional Studies master's program. For further information, see the Seeking More Than One Certificate or Degree page.

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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 6205	Leading and Managing Technical Projects	3
PJM 6210	Communication Skills for Project Managers	3
PJM 6215	Leading Remote Project Teams	3
PJM 6810	Principles of Agile Project Management	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 electives to satisfy required program credits.

Elective Courses

Course List

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

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

16 total quarter hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required