The Information Technology Project Management (ITPM) Certificate program is designed to assist agencies in complying with Office of Management and Budget direction.  The OMB requires that project managers qualified in accordance with CIO Council guidance manage all major information technology projects.  The ITPM Certificate requires successful completion of a graduate-level curriculum to satisfy competencies established by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interpretive Guidance for Project Management Positions and the CIO Council Clinger-Cohen Core Competencies.  The certificate complements general project management training and the ANSI-recognized Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. It also provides formal educational credit, one of the qualifications required for award of the PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate.

The ITPM Certificate develops project management competencies in three dimensions: project leadership skills, IT program/project management concepts and methods, and IT issues and developments. These competencies provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities identified by the CIO Council and OPM for IT project managers.  In an integrated set of courses, students learn IT project management policies, regulations, theories, and concepts; how to apply best practices using actual IT program examples and case studies; and how to select and apply state-of-the-art IT project management tools.  The ITPM Certificate is a specialty in the Government Strategic Leader Master of Science Degree.

ITPM Certificate Requirements
Required Core Courses (4 courses)
Course (Catalog Nbr)	Course Title	Prerequisites
BBC (6430)	Building an IT Business Case	None
CST (6510)	Critical Information Systems Technologies	None
ITA (6415)	Strategic Information Technology Acquisition	None
ITP (6416)	Information Technology Project Management	None
Additional Specialty Courses (2 courses)
Course (Catalog Nbr)	Course Title	Prerequisites
IPL (6411)	Information Technology Program Leadership	None
SAL (6410)	Software Acquisition Leadership	None

Award of the Information Technology Project Management Certificate requires successful completion of four (4) core courses and two (2) specialty courses. The core courses are Strategic Information Technology Acquisition (ITA), Critical Information Systems Technologies (CST), Building an IT Business Case (BBC), and Information Technology Project Management (ITP).  Two specialty courses are required: Software Acquisition Leadership (SAL) and Information Technology Program Leadership (IPL).  There are currently no prerequisites for the ITPM certificate courses.