Project Management

Earn 36 project management education hours towards your PMP (Project Management Professional) certification and exam when you complete Cornell’s Project Leadership certificate program. Successful project managers are good at encouraging productivity, overseeing progress, and driving performance among workers. But great project leaders are prepared to go a step beyond, demonstrating emotional intelligence, excelling at communication, building productive relationships and leading high-functioning teams. This certificate program will prepare you to influence your team to behave fundamentally different than a group of workers, and develop your leadership style to work better in specific project situations. You will learn techniques for fostering healthy conflict and learn how to monitor and control project work by developing stronger bonds among team members. In addition to the Project Leadership curriculum, you have the option to join an intensive 5-week PMP study group, which includes live online sessions with other students and your instructor, guided practice PMP exams, and preparation strategies designed to help you prepare for the PMP exam. Accompanying study books required. You now have one year of access to Symposium! These dynamic, highly interactive virtual Zoom sessions are designed to foster collaboration and networking with fellow professionals. Led by expert facilitators and occasionally featuring special guests, each multi-day event dives into the most pressing topics in Project Management. You can participate in as many sessions as you like throughout the year. While attendance is encouraged, it's not required. The courses in this certificate program are required to be completed in the order that they appear.

Most projects, even at successful companies, tend to go over budget and take longer than projected—even with formal training, specialized tools and automated software. The courses in this project management certificate program teach proven strategies and practical, hands-on tools to drive successful project outcomes. You'll learn how to scope projects effectively, set key milestones, improve time budgeting and resource allocation, and get the project done on time and within budget. Processes covered within the project management certificate program include agile methodologies and earned value management (EVM). The concepts, tools, and language of project management in this program can be applied to any size or type of project. Familiarity with the language of project management is helpful, but not required. After completing the courses in your project management certificate, you have the option to join an intensive 5-week PMP study group that emphasizes collaborative peer-to-peer learning through live online sessions where you'll engage with fellow students to share insights, discuss challenging concepts, and learn from diverse professional experiences. These interactive group sessions provide dedicated time with your facilitator for personalized guidance on individual questions and in-depth discussions about how new and emerging technologies—including AI-powered project tools, advanced analytics, and digital transformation initiatives—are revolutionizing project management practices and reshaping industry standards. The study group features guided practice PMP exams with group review sessions and preparation strategies designed to help you succeed on the PMP exam while staying current with evolving project management trends. You'll be required to purchase the accompanying study books for this optional study group. You now have one year of access to Symposium! These dynamic, highly interactive virtual Zoom sessions are designed to foster collaboration and networking with fellow professionals. Led by expert facilitators and occasionally featuring special guests, each multi-day event dives into the most pressing topics in Project Management. You can participate in as many sessions as you like throughout the year. While attendance is encouraged, it's not required. The courses in this certificate program are required to be completed in the order that they appear

Earn 86 project management education hours towards your PMP (Project Management Professional) certification and exam when you complete Cornell’s Project Management 360 certificate program. Prepare to lead successful large-scale projects by refining both your project leadership and project management skills. As a project leader, you need to think both strategically and tactically to lead high-functioning teams to meet your objectives. Learn how to scope projects effectively, improve time budgeting and resource allocation, and gain the communication skills and emotional intelligence needed to get the project done on time and within budget. In addition to the Project Management 360 curriculum, you have the option to join an intensive 5-week PMP study group, which includes live online sessions with other students and your instructor, guided practice PMP exams, and preparation strategies designed to help you prepare for the PMP exam. Accompanying study books required. You now have two years of access to Symposium! These dynamic, highly interactive virtual Zoom sessions are designed to foster collaboration and networking with fellow professionals. Led by expert facilitators and occasionally featuring special guests, each multi-day event dives into the most pressing topics in Project Management. You can participate in as many sessions as you like throughout the year. While attendance is encouraged, it's not required. The courses in this certificate program are required to be completed in the order that they appear.

From healthcare, to manufacturing, to finance and IT, Six Sigma professionals are highly sought after across many industries. A Six Sigma certification can significantly increase your value as a leader, operator, or engineer. In this program, you will develop the knowledge and skills required to earn a Six Sigma Black Belt certification. You’ll begin by exploring the core statistical methodologies that underpin Six Sigma and discovering how to apply the Six Sigma tools and methodologies outlined in the ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt Body of Knowledge. You will then focus on risk identification and measurement across various contexts, enabling you to articulate the impact of risk analysis on decision making. As you examine critical best practices for project management and leadership within the Six Sigma framework, the program culminates in a capstone where you will synthesize your understanding of statistical methodologies, Six Sigma core tools, risk management, and effective project management. By the conclusion of this program, you will be well prepared to sit for the Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) exam and apply your knowledge in practice to your role. The courses in this certificate program are required to be completed in the order that they appear.

To succeed and thrive in today’s increasingly interconnected world, the ability to frame, manage, and solve complex problems has never been more essential. This program provides concrete systems thinking tools you can apply to analyze complex situations and foster a culture of organizational learning. You’ll be able to integrate systems thinking concepts, principles, and practices to improve existing processes, operations, and thinking patterns, ultimately developing a more three-dimensional mindset in both work and life. The courses in this certificate program are required to be completed in the order that they appear.

Whether you’re developing a software stack or engineering bridges, the need for leaders who can design, develop, and manage complex solutions and systems over their lifecycle is rapidly growing. Drawing on an interdisciplinary systems design approach that can be applied to any field, this program will guide you through the process of developing documentation for any system, from initial scoping through detailed design. You’ll learn to define the challenges you are trying to solve, define functional requirements, and objectively measure the value of any potential solution. After understanding the purpose, intent, and audience for the project, you will utilize fundamental systems architecture techniques to develop a deeper understanding of how all of the components of the solution work together. At the completion of the certificate program, you will come away with not only a practical understanding of how to meet the most stringent requirements for design documentation and manage risk across potentially complex projects, but will have a more profound understanding of the big picture, including how each system tool that you invest time in can provide the maximum benefit throughout the design process. Appropriate for engineers, technology leaders, and anyone with a desire to lead a product or systems design process, the concepts learned will help you successfully manage team interactions, client relations, and your own solutions architecture workflow. The courses in this certificate program are required to be completed in the order that they appear.

A robust compliance function will have a significant effect on an organization, positively impacting its daily operations and helping to mitigate risk. This certificate program will introduce you to the role of compliance within organizations and how it is maintained through internal rule systems. Throughout this program, you will explore the rules of compliance and how they can be maintained sustainably for your organization. First, you will analyze the manner in which rules and policies serve an organization. Through this process, you will take away best practices on the elements of effective rule design and the use of policing techniques to ensure rules are followed. In anticipation of potential issues, you will delve into the process for investigating violations and consider the available responses to those violations. By the end of this certificate program, you will have developed an in-depth understanding of how to design, enforce, and continuously improve your own organizational compliance policies in a way that can benefit your business and your career. The courses in this certificate program are required to be completed in the order that they appear.

eCornell online Workshops are live, interactive learning experiences lasting 1 to 4 hours and led by Cornell faculty experts. These premium, short-format sessions focus on AI topics and are designed for busy professionals who want to gain immediately applicable skills and strategic perspectives. Workshops may include faculty presentations, breakout discussions, and guided hands-on practice. The AI Workshops All-Access Pass provides you with unlimited participation for 6 months from your date of purchase. Whether you choose to attend one Workshop per month or several per week, the All-Access Pass allows you to customize your AI journey and stay on top of the latest AI trends. Hosted by Cornell faculty at the forefront of their fields, Workshops cover a range of cutting-edge AI topics applicable across industries. Workshops are offered at three levels to allow you to choose topics that match your experience. AI Foundations These Workshops introduce core AI concepts, terminology, capabilities, limitations, and practical applications. No prior AI experience is required. Best for: Beginners, AI-curious professionals, and teams starting their AI journey. AI in Practice ​​​​​​​These Workshops focus on practical skills, workflows, and strategies that help participants use AI more effectively in their day-to-day work. Some familiarity with AI tools is recommended. Best for: Professionals who have experimented with AI and want to build confidence and capability. AI Leadership and Transformation ​​​​​​​These advanced Workshops explore emerging technologies, strategic implementation, governance, organizational impact, and specialized applications. AI fluency is expected, and some Workshops may have prerequisites. Best for: AI leaders, transformation teams, executives, and advanced practitioners.

Transform fragmented AI experiments into enterprise-grade systems using proven MLOps frameworks. Master deployment strategies, monitoring systems, and reproducible pipelines that ensure your AI investments deliver reliable, measurable business value at scale.

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Master AI tools that boost your daily productivity. Learn to write effective prompts, choose the right applications, and build confidence knowing when to trust AI outputs versus when human oversight is essential.

Transform your AI capabilities from simple prompts to powerful, coordinated workflows that tackle complex, multi-step tasks. Master advanced tools and agent-based systems to achieve scalable, reliable results in your daily work — without programming.

Evolve your skills from basic AI prompts to building intelligent agents that scale your productivity. This hands-on Workshop teaches you to automate email triage, research, and administrative tasks using proven frameworks.

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Transform your team's AI approach from simple chatbot queries to sophisticated autonomous workflows. Learn proven frameworks for building agent systems that plan, execute, and iterate toward business outcomes while maintaining human oversight. Convert scattered productivity gains into systematic competitive advantages that scale across your organization.

Transform your professional communications with frameworks that blend human-centered storytelling and strategic AI integration. Gain ready-to-use prompts and narrative structures that immediately boost engagement while preserving the authenticity your audience demands from high-stakes messaging.

Transform your hiring processes from biased, manual bottlenecks into an AI-optimized talent pipeline. Learn exactly where AI enhances interview accuracy versus where it creates friction. You will leave with a concrete roadmap to implement these tools strategically within your organizational constraints while preserving essential human connections.

Traditional job descriptions fail in an AI-driven candidate marketplace where résumé gaming is rampant. This Workshop provides talent acquisition professionals with practical tools to revolutionize job description effectiveness, creating machine-readable yet human-appealing content that drives both candidate quality and employer brand differentiation across competitive markets. 

Traditional performance reviews are plagued by recency bias and subjectivity, yet AI adoption risks damaging the employee experience. This workshop teaches HR leaders exactly where AI excels and where it struggles in performance management — providing concrete strategies to enhance review quality while maintaining workforce trust and engagement.

With the emergence of AI technology, HR's mandate is shifting from automation to orchestrating the complete "human-machine handshake" across enterprises. This workshop provides senior HR executives with venture capital insights, 2026 forecasts, and practical frameworks for leading workforce redesign — moving from experimentation to implementation of enterprise-wide human-AI partnerships and agentic governance. 

Stop using AI reactively and start embedding it systematically into product workflows that accelerate discovery, definition, and delivery. Learn to integrate AI tools across the full PM lifecycle while maintaining critical judgment and accountability that defines strong product craft.

AI is transforming traditional search marketing. This Workshop teaches you how to optimize for generative AI systems, leverage conversational commerce, and turn semantic search into competitive advantage. Discover practical GEO strategies and navigate platform shifts before your competitors do.

Transform your marketing team's AI experimentation into systematic deployment. Learn how to build and deploy production-grade AI agents using no-code tools, moving from "black box" confusion to measurable business results in marketing operations.

Turn AI compliance challenges into strategic advantage. Learn hands-on methods to assess regulatory requirements across jurisdictions, evaluate organizational risks, and craft practical governance frameworks that enable safe AI deployment.

AI agents are transforming contract review and compliance, but when can you trust their outputs? Gain practical skills to evaluate AI performance, design control frameworks, and implement safe deployment strategies for legal and regulatory workflows.

Master AI governance before regulation forces your hand. Build practical frameworks for risk management, cross-functional alignment, and scalable deployment that protect your organization while accelerating results. Experience Level: Skill Building

Most AI implementations fail because workflows aren't ready for automation. Master the frameworks to identify AI-ready processes, avoid costly mistakes, and build strategic roadmaps that deliver measurable impact. 

Cornell's Engineering Management program is designed for working professionals who want to enhance their engineering leadership skills and accelerate their careers. Delivered part-time over two years, this flexible distance learning program empowers you to earn a Cornell degree while continuing to work full-time.