Join our accelerated bootcamp to start your journey towards becoming a successful project manager. Learn the five phases of project management, project management tools, and strategies, as well as gain an understanding of different project methodologies such as Waterfall, Critical Path, and Agile.
Learn the strategies, methods, and terminology commonly used in project management. Develop a practical understanding of the five stages of project management, focusing on the Initiation and Planning phases, and gain insight into the skills and responsibilities of a successful Project Manager.
Learn advanced project management techniques, including execution, monitoring, and closing phases. Learn to manage budgets, resources, and risks. Discover Agile Project Management and popular frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and XP.
Project management is no longer a task for someone with a Week-at-a-Glance® datebook, a mechanical pencil, and an eraser. Project management has become almost a science, and experienced project managers are both in high demand and highly paid for their services. Some work and patience are required to reach the upper levels of a project management career, but attaining PMP certification (the requirements include three years of experience and some classroom time) can mean lucrative and lifetime employment.
Project management can be approached in a variety of ways, beginning with the Project Management Body of Knowledge standard from the Project Management Institute. (The PMI is the entity behind the PMP and preliminary CAPM certifications.) Qualified project managers are also aware of and able to maximize the benefits of such approaches as Waterfall, the Critical Path Method, and Critical Chain Project Management. Project management has become a distinct discipline that fuels productivity across nearly every industry today.
If a business has projects to complete—and this includes just about every business on the planet—it can benefit from skilled project managers to see those projects through to completion. This means project managers are in high demand in all business and industry sectors, and there will likely be an uptick in available jobs as more and more organizations embrace the scientific approach to project management. But good project managers must be skilled in more than just project management techniques. To manage effectively, project managers must have knowledge of the fields in which they operate. Anyone seeking to start a career in project management in Detroit would benefit from knowledge of one or more of the city’s major industries, be it automotive, healthcare, or finance.
An established Project Manager in Detroit makes an annual salary in excess of $85,000. Project management assistants have an average starting salary of approximately $45,000, while construction project managers—to give a field-specific example—make approximately $100,000 per year. Certified project managers (those with the PMP) earn salaries approximately 25% higher, on average, than those without certification.
The first step towards a career in project management is to learn the different approaches to the subject. Many will want to do this by choosing a local school where they can attend in-person classes. General Assembly offers classes that will enable students to get their feet wet, along with a 40-hour class that offers a somewhat more extensive introduction to the subject. At New Horizons, located in Livonia, class offerings include a three-day ||CPN748|| workshop, along with classes in Change Management and Microsoft Project (beginner and intermediate.) At both these schools, instruction is live, with student and teacher present together in the classroom.
Other introductory classes in project management may be found at Certstaffix Training (also located in Livonia) and ONLC Training Centers (located in Troy.) Instruction at these schools takes place in computer labs with a live remote teacher.
In addition to in-person classes, students interested in pursuing a career in project management may find a wider selection of classes available online. Online instruction presents several advantages not available at a brick-and-mortar school, like the ability to study in the comfort of your own home or office, free from ordinary classroom distractions. And while the instruction is remote, the teachers are available in real-time and can even share your screen when needed.
Noble Desktop offers several live online project management classes, beginning with Project Management Level 1, a one-day introduction to fundamental concepts such as the five stages of any project (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing). An intermediate Level 2 class is also available. If you’re looking for a class to prepare you for the PMP exam, you will find the training you need in the PMP Certification Bootcamp. These classes are all taught through Noble Desktop’s affiliate school, NYIM Training.
NYIM Training offers additional project management classes, including a Project Management Bootcamp. Project management courses are also available through NYC Career Centers.
Do you have staff you would like brought up to speed on the latest project management techniques? Noble Desktop can provide your organization with several corporate onsite project management training options, including providing teachers who can come to your location to teach your team. Virtual classes using a teleconferencing platform such as Zoom are another option, as is Noble Desktop’s voucher system that allows your employees to take regularly scheduled classes with discounts available for multiple purchases. Please contact Noble Desktop with any questions.