Explore the powerful and versatile concept of project management

Program starts September 23 — REGISTER NOW!

• • Convenient online course designed for UD employees
    
  • Lessons applicable to all work environments
  • Accelerated 5-week live-online format
  • Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 23-Oct. 30, 2025, 2-4 p.m.
  • Earn 24 Project Management Education hours, which meets the education prerequisite to sit for the CAPM Certification Exam from PMI (Certified Associate in Project Management)

Acquire a skill that will provide a long-term benefit by taking Introduction to Project Management for UD Employees. Our unique, 16.5-hour introductory course designed for UD employees explores the powerful and versatile concept of project management. Transferable to all work environments, the lessons can be applied and used to manage any project, no matter how simple or complex it may be.

The class covers the integration of project management processes with the global standards of the Project Management Institute®. Upon completion, you will be able to apply effective project management approaches to align the project lifecycle to any organization’s strategic plans.

This program is offered in collaboration with UD HR’s Organizational Development and Engagement team and includes a session on foundational knowledge of Organizational Change Management (OCM). Participants will understand OCM and receive tools to apply within their area. Additional information and resources for navigating complex changes will also be provided.

Program details

Introduction to Project Management for UD Employees
LOCATION: Live-online
SCHEDULE: Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 23-Oct. 30, 2025, 2-4 p.m.
PARTICIPANT COST: $500 (No further discount can be applied.)
ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS: All full-time or part-time UD employees, as well as eligible spouses, domestic partners and dependents, are eligible to enroll at the UD-only cost of $500 per person.

• Instructor
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Instructor

Richard McGuigan, M.S., PMP, Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

Richard McGuigan is a project management and process optimization instructor with UD PCS. McGuigan is retired from a career as a business analyst and principal leader for a large, global provider of technology-enabled solutions and information technology services. With over 35 years of technical and project management experience and credentialed as a Project Management Professional (PMP), he has managed large, multiyear, systems integration projects for U.S. government clients, including the Navy and Air Force. McGuigan has been the quality lead and program manager for continuous service improvement of a large, global, commercial outsourcing account, conducting the Six Sigma Quality Council and overseeing all active Lean Six Sigma projects. He is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt (2004) and was a member of his employer’s Global Lean Six Sigma Governance Board.

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Course outline

Module 1 — Project Management Framework, Initiating and Planning

• Introduction and course overview
• Standards for project management
• Identifying the constraints and success of projects
• Project management processes and lifecycles
• Agile 101: introduction to Agile methods
• Defining organizations
• Initiating a project
• Developing a project management plan
• Scope management and deliverables
• Developing a communication plan
• Risk management

Module 2 — Executing, Monitoring and Controlling and Closing a Project

• Work breakdown structure
• Schedule management and development
• Managing project changes
• Quality management
• Leadership and team management
• Procurement management
• Closing the project
• Capstone presentation

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