Project Management and Practice Transfer
Shaping Sustainable Projects
More and more professional work is organized in projects. As economic conditions change, many people’s workdays are characterized by cooperative work in internationalized contexts and in transdisciplinary teams, supported by information and communication technologies.
Project management has long since become the formula for shaping such complex cooperative processes, across the boundaries of professions and specializations. But although those responsible for coordination are aware of the instruments of project management, many projects fail to get past the initial stage, or run into obstacles during their realization. This is usually not due to unsuitable methods or a lack of skills on the part of individual project participants. Rather, the reasons why projects fail are often found in omissions on the material or interpersonal level.
In the certificate programme in Project Management and Practice Transfer, you will learn to create conditions that promote cooperation among different project participants. Furthermore, you will examine professional methods and instruments for identifying and evaluating good practices in order to integrate them in your own day-to-day work.
Learning Outcomes
The certificate programme in Project Management and Practice Transfer uses selected examples from actual practice to develop your skills in shaping successful projects.
On completion of the certificate programme, you will be able to draw on your own professional experience to identify the essential conditions on which the success or failure of project management depends. You will have a command of the methods and tools needed to address these conditions in the management of your future projects, and be able to identify examples of good practice and apply them in your professional field. Furthermore, you will be able to utilize methods and processes that promote successful individual and organizational action.
In doing so, you will be able to network with other expert practitioners in and outside your company or organization, initiating a community of practice.
At a Glance
Final certificate:
- University certificate (5 ECTS)
ZFU certification:
Beginning of course:
- Students can start the course at any time.
- Introductory seminars are held regularly for an optimum start.
Current dates
Duration:
- The period of supervised study can be extended by three months without additional fees.
Prerequisites:
- A first academic degree, or
- Equivalent qualifications: Secondary leaving certificate with qualification for higher education, completed vocational training and at least two years’ work experience with supervisory duties, or
- Equivalent qualifications: Completed vocational training and at least five years’ work experience with supervisory duties.
We recommend work experience and current employment as a prerequisite for this certificate programme. This ensures that you can directly transfer the skills you acquire to your professional practice.
Credit:
Your achievement in the Project Management and Practice Transfer certificate programme can be counted towards a master’s degree course or the General Professional Studies certificate programme at DUW if you fulfil the admission requirements for the given course.
Tuition Fees:
See the schedule of fees in our Info and Download Area.
Related programmes of study:
General Professional Studies
General Management
Personal Skills
Change Management
Enterprise Management and Controlling
Accreditation
All courses of study at DUW that lead to an academic degree are approved by the accreditation agency ACQUIN.
State Certification
All of DUW’s programs of study are approved by the German national Distance Learning Office (Zentralstelle für Fernunterricht, ZFU) in Cologne. This certifies that course content is complete, correct and appropriately presented to ensure that you can achieve your educational goal.
Target Group
The certificate programme in Project Management and Practice Transfer is aimed at all those who want to acquire or expand their skills in this area in order to increase their radius of action in their day-to-day work.
This certificate programme is especially designed for:
- Employees whose work is project-oriented, and who want to expand their skills in project management.
- Employees in leadership positions who are responsible for managing projects and want to develop and broaden their skills.
- Independent project managers who want to earn additional qualifications for such assignments.
Course Content
The certificate programme in Project Management and Practice Transfer presents the conditions for successful project management through a study of specific projects. You will identify and critically analyze the pitfalls of project management, which are not always obvious, on both the material and interpersonal levels. A comparative analysis of examples from practice in various fields supports you in identifying good practice, and applying it in your own successful professional practice. Building on these foundations, you will integrate a more reflexive approach to project management and methods and techniques you have learned in a selected application context. The focus here is on sustainable transfer to your own professional practice, and on the initiation of networking.
Info and Download Area
You can find further information on the certificate programme in Project Management and Practice Transfer, as well as a schedule of fees, a registration form, the current calendar and advice on financing your continuing education studies, in the Info and Download Area
Do you have questions about this program?
The DUW guidance counselling team is happy to help and advise you. The DUW guidance counselling team is available by phone at 0800-9 333 111,* or by e-mail at studienberatung@duw-berlin.de.
* free call from German landlines; mobile costs may vary
