MBA Master of Business Administration Project Management specialization

What You'll Learn

Outcome goals and graduates’ proficiency levels

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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Project Management Specialization

Quality and Professional Relevance

• Capella's MBA faculty members are also business professionals—bringing a balance of academic expertise and professional experience to the fields in which they teach.
• Capella's MS, MBA, and BS project management curriculum is designed around A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide).
• The Project Management (PMI®) Global Accreditation Center for Project Management (GAC) has accredited the Project Management specializations in the following degree programs: BS-IT, BS-Business, MBA, MS-IT. Enrollment and graduation data are available.
• The Human Resource Management MBA specialization has gained acknowledgement from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM®) that the curriculum aligns with SHRM's® HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates.
• The Project Management MBA specialization includes courses that are approved for professional development units (PDUs) by the Project Management Institute (PMI®).
• Capella's MS, MBA, and BS project management curriculum is designed around A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide).

Expected Program Outcomes

1. Demonstrate leadership and team development skills and successfully integrate them into the proper execution of a project.
2. Apply business and organizational principles and techniques to utilize the appropriate roles and responsibilities of the project team.
3. Develop the various parts of a project plan using industry-standard tools and project management methodologies defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
4. Apply legal and ethical principles of organizational management to the execution of a project.
5. Forecast time, resource, and budgeting requirements for a project to coordinate the work within a project team and meet project objectives.
6. Evaluate the various risk analysis techniques to assess and mitigate the risks within a project.
7. Apply procurement management tools and techniques to the process of solicitation, contract administration, and cost reimbursement.
8. Define customer and business requirements to identify project scope and evaluate methods for minimizing and managing scope creep.
9. Develop the skills necessary to communicate project progress to stakeholders.