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PhD - Project Management
This business-focused doctoral specialization is designed for project management professionals who want to contribute to their field through doctoral research and are looking for a deeper understanding of how to manage projects throughout an enterprise. the specialization provides a comprehensive overview of key business and organizational topics, including accounting and financial management, marketing strategy, and organizational theory in addition to advanced project management course work. People who choose this specialization often wish to consult, lead, or teach in the field of project management from a cross-functional, strategic perspective.
PhD - Information Technology Project Management
This IT-focused Project Management doctoral specialization offers the opportunity to develop the advanced IT, project management, and business knowledge of a leader. Project managers play an increasingly strategic role within their companies and are being recognized as leadership track employees. The specialization is also designed to help you develop solid research skills, culminating in a dissertation that advances the body of knowledge in this field. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing consulting, leadership, or faculty positions in IT project management.
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)Project Management
This specialization explores principles, concepts, tools, and techniques to improve organizational effectiveness and project performance. Learners examine all aspects of managing and overseeing business projects, including budget management, cost estimates, risk assessment, cost control, bid negotiation and contracts, and performance reporting critical to the success of any enterprise. The specialization focuses on leadership, management and team building in the project/program environment. Learners will examine strategies relating to managing multiple projects as well as the concepts of earned value project management. Learners will complete a final written research project, demonstrating the ability to conduct an investigation on a work place problem, identify an area for critique, intervention, justify, and recommend a plan of preventative action.
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Project Management
This interdisciplinary specialization from NorthCentral University appeals to professionals in human resources, business administration, non-profit administration, and related fields, whose professional goal may be organizational consulting or a senior leadership position in government, corporate, not-for-profit, educational or community organizations. The focus of this specialization is to provide the Learner with a theoretical research approach to strategic planning in all phases of organizational leadership including building organization capacity and sustainability. This specialization serves to enhance the understanding and practice of organizational leadership using an interdisciplinary approach between business and education theory and research.