Information Technology Program Management (ITPM) is a certificate and a concentration in the Government Information Leadership Master of Science Degree Program. The ITPM program is designed to meet the ever-increasing call for program managers across the federal government. The ITPM certificate is designed to assist agencies in complying with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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 graduatelevel curriculum to satisfy competencies established by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) InterpretiveGuidance for Project Management Positions and the CIO Council Clinger-Cohen Core Competencies. The certificatecomplements general project management training and the ANSI-recognized Guide to the Project Management Bodyof Knowledge. It also provides formal educational credit, one of the qualifications required for award of the PMI ProjectManagement Professional (PMP) certificate.
IT Program Management Certificate Requirements (6 Courses)
Core (Required)
ITP (6416) - Information Technology Project Management
ITA (6415) - Strategic Information Technology Acquisition
IPL (6411) - Information Technology Program Leadership
EIT (6442) - Emerging Technologies
PFM (6315) - Capital Planning and Portfolio Management
DMS (6414) - Data Management Strategies and Technologies: A Managerial Perspective
Government Information Leadership M.S
ITPM Concentration
(12 Courses)
Foundation (Required)
OCL (6321) - Organizational Culture for Strategic Leaders
NSC (6329) - National Security and Cyber Power Strategy
CAP (6700) - Capstone
ITP (6416) - Information Technology Project Management
ITA (6415) - Strategic Information Technology Acquisition
IPL (6411) - Information Technology Program Leadership
EIT (6442) - Emerging Technologies
PFM (6315) - Capital Planning and Portfolio Management
DMS (6414) - Data Management Strategies and Technologies: A Managerial Perspective
Leadership - Take One
ARC (6412) - Enterprise Architectures for Leaders
DMG (6323) - Decision Making for Government Leaders
LDC (6301) - Leadership for the Information Age
MAC (6512) - Multi-Agency Information-Enabled Collaboration
SLP (6318) - Strategic Leaders Theory and Practice
Technology - Take One
GEN (6205) - Global Enterprise Networking and Telecommunications
SEC (6201) - Cyber Security for Information Leaders
WGV (6435) - Web-Enabled Government: Facilitating Collaboration and Transparency
Management - Take One
COO (6504) - Continuity of Operations
ESS (6206) - Enterprise Information Security and Risk Management
PRI (6333) - Strategies for Process Improvement
SPB (6328) - Strategic Performance and Budget Management
TCC (6215) - Terrorism and Crime in Cyberspace