Technology keeps advancing. Consumer demands keep growing. The global marketplace gets more competitive every day. That's the reality of today's ever-evolving business world. And it's radically changing the way companies get work done. According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's largest project management member association, half of all organizations have moved to project-based work. Why? Working in teams led by skilled, educated project managers is more effective. Develop the fundamental skills employers are looking for in a project manager with our bachelor's in project management degree. SNHU provides the solid foundation you'll need to thrive in The Project Economy. PMI coined the term Project Economy to describe the shift in the way people do what they do and how organizations achieve their goals, create change, and deliver value. As more and more organizations define work by what needs to get done and how to do it, our economy is being driven by project work. Project managers are integral to The Project Economy. They coordinate schedules, estimate costs, create budgets, analyze risk and report progress.

They need some degree of technical aptitude to accomplish these tasks. To be truly effective, they also need several essential soft skills, including:

- Communication: Organizations have internal stakeholders, clients, and vendors. Good project managers interact well with all of them.

- Critical thinking: Every new project comes with unknowns. Project managers know how to ask questions and solve problems.

- Leadership: Project management means team management. And that means coaching, motivating, and leading.

- Negotiation: Skillful diplomacy helps resolve issues. It also helps get projects done on time and on budget.

- Organization: As priorities shift, project managers need to coordinate schedules and adjust timelines on the fly.

- Self-motivation: Good project managers have the inner drive to see a project through to its successful completion. In addition to enhancing your soft skills, the 120-credit online project management degree can help you develop a career-ready set of job skills.

You'll learn how to plan, execute and close projects. You'll gain an understanding of industry-leading tools and methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile. And you'll come away grounded in key strategies and principles designed to solve business problems. No matter which methodologies or strategies you use, you can learn to manage risks, resources, and people through every project phase. Upon completion of your project management degree, you'll know what it takes to be a strong project manager.

Learn how to:

- Plan, execute and close projects on time and on budget

- Apply industry-leading tools and methodologies

- Set timelines, estimate costs, and create budgets

- Allocate resources, analyze risk and report progress

- Communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders

- Develop critical thinking and organizational skills

For those interested in furthering their education in project management, SNHU offers the fully online MBA in Project Management as well as the MS in Project Management and Operations. In a project management degree program, you'll explore project management methodologies and learn tools and practices for creating and completing organizational projects. You'll also lay a solid foundation of business knowledge. In addition to the online business degree core, this project management concentration focuses on such key areas as:

- Inventory control

- Logistics

- Management of demand forecasting

- Production planning

- Quality control

- Supply chain management

The concentration consists of 5 courses. You'll get to choose from the first two courses listed below and complete the four remainings.

- Project Management. Learn to use a basic project management framework that breaks the project life cycle into four phases: organizing, planning, monitoring, and controlling. Dive into the methodologies and tools required to manage time, cost, quality, risk, and resources.

- Project Management for CAPM® Certification. Learn the industry-standard five process groups and nine knowledge areas and prepare for the CAPM® certification exam. Note: Most project management degree students will be eligible to sit for this exam.

- Project Contracting and Procurement. Explore the process of acquiring products, resources, services, or results from outside the project team. The course covers how to plan procurement management, as well as to conduct, control, and close procurements.

- Resource Estimating and Scheduling. Learn how to keep projects on time, on budget, and within scope. Course reviews the critical processes of activity definition, resource estimating, and scheduling.

- Integrated Cost and Schedule Control. Learn the cost and schedule control techniques used to manage project scope and how to oversee a cost and schedule plan. Course reviews the importance of measuring a project's performance using Earned Value Management (EVM).

- Adaptive Project Management. Processes and goals inevitably change over time. Iterative techniques help businesses adapt to change and achieve results. Course reviews Agile frameworks including Scrum.

Core courses in our online project management degree are taught by highly regarded, accomplished faculty. SNHUs online instructors reflect the advanced academic qualifications and practical experience of a top-ranked, accredited university. The expertise in project management they bring to the classroom helps to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Under their expert instruction, you'll study leading-edge techniques as well as principles that have stood the test of time. Some of those principles date to the 1950s when project management became a recognized field, forged by the likes of Walt Disney.

"One of the greatest project managers was the late, great Walt Disney, said Kurt Mithoefer, SNHUs senior director of project management and strategic initiatives. Mithoefer credits Disney with one of the best definitions of project management: Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating the talents of those who work for us and pointing them at a common goal. Identifying required skill sets. Juggling shifting priorities. Unifying a diverse group of individuals toward a common goal. This project management bachelor's degree online provides the education you'll need to fulfill these responsibilities and more and succeed in this increasingly vital and rewarding field."

Become a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Want to earn a certification that can help position you for success in the job market? This online project management bachelor’s degree offers the QSO-345: Project Management for Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® certification course. This elective course prepares you to take the PMI® CAPM® exam. Receive Credit for Prior Learning You've earned it. Now take advantage of it. If you have the following certifications, you may be eligible to waive certain courses, helping you save time and tuition. - Active Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Certification for QSO-345: Project Management for CAPM® Certification

Part of our mission to expand access to quality higher education means removing the barriers that may stand between you and your degree. That's why you can apply at any time and get a decision within days of submitting all required materials. Acceptance decisions are made on a rolling basis throughout the year for our 6 (8-week) undergraduate terms.

$150 Graduation Fee, Course Materials ($ varies by course)