Certificate of Completion – Level 2 in IT Project Management

This program of study recognizes professionals who mastered the distinct body of knowledge necessary for managing IT projects.

To earn the Certificate of Completion – Level 2 in IT Project Management, you must fulfill the following requirements:

• Complete a minimum of seven courses, totaling a minimum of 18 days of training, within four years. At least three of these must be taken from the Project Management Core courses.
• Pass the final test at the end of each course with a minimum grade of 70%
• Attend at least 90% of class time
   

NOTE: Vendor Management must be taken after February 1, 2015 to be applicable towards the Certificate.

Required Exams

The following courses help you prepare for this certification.

Start by taking at least three of the following IT-related Project Management Courses:

• IT Project Management
• Project Management, Leadership, and Communication
• Gestion de projet, leadership et communication
• Schedule and Cost Control
• Risk Management
• Principes et pratiques de gestion de contrats
• Contract Management Principles and Practices
• Quality for Project Managers
• Qualité pour les chefs de projet

You may apply up to four courses from the following electives courses:

• Applied Project Management
• Agile Project Management
• Gestion financière pour les gestionnaires de projet
• Financial Management for Project Management Professionals
• Negotiation Skills for Project Managers
• Establishing and Managing the Project Management Office
• Project Troubleshooting and Recovery
• Program Management
• Vendor Management
• Leading Complex Projects
• Earned Value Management
• Project Portfolio Management

BA Core Courses (limit two)

• Business Analysis Essentials
• Requirements Development, Documentation, and Management
• Élaboration, documentation et gestion des exigences
• Effective Facilitation for Business Analysts
• Business Process Analysis
• Analyse de processus de travail
• Modélisation de cas d'utilisation
• Use Case Modeling
• Data Modeling
• Modélisation de données
• Requirements Validation and Testing

Upon successful completion of the required courses and depending on which location you took your training, you will be awarded one of the following:

• Certificate of Completion – Level 2 in IT Project Management from McMaster University Centre for Continuing Education; OR
• Certificate of Completion – Level 2 in IT Project Management from Université du Québec en Outaouais

Next Steps

Transfer of credits to another Certificate of Completion – Level 2 or new Certificate of Completion – Level 1:

• Students wishing to complete the Certificate of Completion – Level 2 in another product line may apply two courses toward the second Certificate of Completion – Level 2.
• Students wishing to complete the Certificate of Completion – Level 1 in another product line may apply one course toward the Certificate of Completion – Level 1.