Graduate Certificate in Project Management

If you already hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, the Graduate Certificate in Project Management provides a recognised qualification (similar to a subject minor) covering foundation skills in project management theory and practice.

This course will enable students to critically analyse and evaluate strategic issues facing organisations, develop and implement procedures and processes to enable the successful implementation of projects.

Please note that you will need to use a project management software as part of this course. This will not be provided by SIT. Examples of software include MS Project, TeamGantt, Monday.com, Clickup.

We recommend that students complete MGT622, Fundamentals of Project Management paper, in their first intake of this course.

MGT622 Fundamentals of Project Management (15 credits)

With this course participants will be acquainted with the fundamentals of project management terminology and its significance to understand the business benefits for their projects. Through contextual case studies based on real projects, participants will be able to build up their project administration structure.

This pragmatic hands-on course is intended to discover Project Management and develop a strong foundation on a project’s lifecycle. You will learn skills like scoping a project, budget management, progress tracking and improving effectiveness. You will also gain an insight of the tools, techniques, and resources important to oversee projects.

On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to:

• Understand the basic principles and activities of project management.
• Demonstrate skills in the use of a common project management software system.
• Develop a project time-line plan.
• Develop strategies to manage conflict in project management. 
• Estimate and schedule task times, resources required and costs.
• Identify and establish project administration structures.

MGT717 Organisational Project Management (15 credits)

Students will learn about the important role projects play in an organisation’s overall success. A case-based approach will allow students to research and deconstruct a well-known, multifaceted project, to uncover successes or failures. Students will explore the case study from a project management perspective, identifying key project management principles and concepts. Students will then evaluate the impact the project had on the organisation. 

On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to:

• Critically evaluate the central role of project management within an organisation.
• Align with the strategic goals of organisations and bring leadership and direction to projects.
• Create realistic plans for executing strategic goals and ensure expectations are set around project delivery timelines.
• Justify the quality of project deliverables to ensure they align with organisational goals and objectives.

MGT718 Project Management in Practice (15 credits)

This paper introduces project management through a practical orientation. This paper focuses on the ‘soft’ skills required for successful project management. Topics covered include: project selection, leadership, ethics, team management and outsourcing. This course will also introduce the Agile project methodology enabling students to perform project with more efficiently and viably.

On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to:

• Critically evaluate the key issues that can influence successful project management outcomes.
• Discuss the commercial realities of managing projects and evaluate potential ethical challenges.
• Critically analyse project management case situation and their outcomes.
• Critically assess the challenges project managers face in the execution of project management tasks and analyse strategies to mitigate challenges

MGT719 Advanced Project Management Methodologies and Frameworks (15 credits)

Students will gain advanced level knowledge of effective project management frameworks and methodologies which are essential for the success of projects. Widely used frameworks and key methodologies will be discussed. Students will learn to carefully choose and apply the right framework and methodology to their project from private to public sector, irrespective of category, size, and complexity.

On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to:

• Critically evaluate major determinants such as size and scope to select the best project management framework and methodology for the project lifecycle, from initiation to closure.
• Develop strategies to accurately track and report project progress accurately.
• Utilise established tools and techniques to manage and mitigate project risk and develop dispute resolution strategies and controls.
• Critically evaluate strategies to record project successes and failures to ensure lessons learned can be implemented in future projects.