The Measurement & Uncertainty Domains

Course Available
2 Units
Online Fixed-Date

Course Description

Take a Holistic Approach to Optimize Risk Management 

This course is the fourth of four courses in the Project Management Certificate series. The courses in this series are structured around the eight Performance Domains of the PMBOK® Guide-Seventh Edition by Project Management Institute. This course will specifically cover two of the eight Performance Domains-Measurement and Uncertainty.

As a project manager, you will be asked to show progress and make decisions through measurements, all the while addressing the complexity, uncertainty, ambiguity, and risks encountered in project execution. In this course, you will learn how to leverage the Measurement and Uncertainty performance Domains and related delivery Principles to empower your decision-making amidst change. This course will complete the Project Management Certificate program’s guided, hands-on tour of the new "PMBOK® Guide", A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and The Standard for Project Management, Seventh Edition (PMI, 2021).

Through the Measurement and Uncertainty Performance Domains, you will learn to establish methods to capture and evaluate optimal pathways for decision making and develop an understanding of systems thinking. You will also have an opportunity to incorporate your understanding of the Performance Domains and Delivery Principles from previous Certification courses.

In this course, you are asked to supplement the required PM Certificate textbooks with a low-cost, easy-to-read best seller, The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli (2013)--accessible within the course. As the last course in the series, you will enjoy Dobelli’s book as a refreshing twist that reinforces the holistic and systematic thinking of PMBOK® Guide, and a memorable takeaway of the Certificate program.

PMBOK® is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

This course aligns with the  7th edition of the A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and The Standard for Project Management.

Course Details

  • This is the fourth course in the Project Management Certificate program and is delivered fully online
  • This course consists of seven engaging learning modules, with completed coursework due each week
  • Course weeks begin every Tuesday and end each Monday

Number of Units: 2.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours

Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for those seeking a hands-on approach to gaining project management skills and methodologies.

Instructor: USD's Instructional team consists of experienced practitioners from the Project Management industry who will provide a stimulating and participative learning environment for each course. The instructors in this certificate program have many years of combined experiences, tales from the trenches, actual case scenarios and expertise to share with all project management students.

Required Course Materials: Three Texts, by PMI (combined purchase) and by Kathy Schwalbe, all available at Amazon.com or your local bookstore.  NOTE:  This is the same text book combination that was used in the previous courses, PMP-X857, PMP-X858 and PMP-X859.  If you have them already, you do not need to repurchase them. Additional Required text, by Rolf Dobelli, available at Amazon.com. 

Technical Requirements

Prerequisites:

  • PMP-X857 The Stakeholder & Team Performance Domains
  • PMP-X858 The Development Approach and Life Cycle & Planning Domains
  • PMP-X859 The Project Work and Delivery Domains

Course Options

Course Date Units Price
PMP-X860 – 008 18 Mar 202505 May 2025 2 $599

The Measurement & Uncertainty Domains

18 Mar 202505 May 2025
2
$599
Online Fixed-Date
Online
Marie Struttmann

NOTE: To register for this course you must be enrolled in or have successfully completed course(s): PMP-X857 Stakeholder and Team Performance Domains, PMP-X858 Life Cycle and Planning, and PMP-X859 Project Work and Delivery.

Once you have enrolled in your course, to access the course Welcome Letter, which includes directions on how to access the New Student Orientation and your online course.

PMP-X860 – 009 15 Jul 202502 Sep 2025 2 $599

The Measurement & Uncertainty Domains

15 Jul 202502 Sep 2025
2
$599
Online Fixed-Date
Online

NOTE: To register for this course you must be enrolled in or have successfully completed course(s): PMP-X857 Stakeholder and Team Performance Domains, PMP-X858 Life Cycle and Planning, and PMP-X859 Project Work and Delivery.

Once you have enrolled in your course, to access the course Welcome Letter, which includes directions on how to access the New Student Orientation and your online course.

What You Will Learn

  • Develop effective metrics, project status methodologies, and tools that facilitate informed decision-making
  • Adopt holistic and systems thinking in the context of project management
  • Identify ways to be proactive while exploring risk and response to uncertainty
  • Apply methods of risk mitigation
  • Recognize and address project related issues that are a result of human behavior, system behavior or ambiguity
  • Synthesize interactions of the Measurement and Uncertainty Domains with other Performance Domains

Instructors

Professional development courses offered by the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×’s Division of Professional & Continuing Education are taught by faculty that possess a depth and breadth of academic and real-world professional experience.

Why USD?

The Professional and Continuing Education program nurtures key partnerships on the local, national, and international level. The goal is to better serve working professionals who seek to enhance or build their careers and help achieve their highest value and potential. Contact us today to learn more.

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Online Fixed-Date

Online Fixed-Date: Online fixed-date courses offer a convenient, yet rigorous style of learning that enables you to collaborate with your instructor and other students in a shared, online learning environment. These courses have fixed start and finish dates, but as an online student you will have 24/7 online access to your classroom assignments, syllabus and course resources. Our online fixed-date courses allow you to work on your assignments anytime, although you are required to complete the assignments by specific dates.

How is the learning structured? In an online fixed-date course, you and your classmates will proceed through the curriculum together, collaborating in a shared learning experience. Each online fixed-date course is asynchronous, meaning that you can work on your assignments anytime, although required to complete the assignments by specific dates. The course is designed with learning modules where all of the content is grouped into weekly assignments. Each module covers one or more topics. Within each of the learning modules, you can expect the following components:

  • Module introduction that outlines what you can expect to learn in the module.
  • Required readings (textbook, articles, journals, etc.) and presentations (audio and/or video).
  • Assignments with due dates (which may include: written assignments, journal entries, research, blogs, etc.) based on the readings and presentations.
  • Discussion forum where you answer prompts from the instructor and interact with your classmates.
  • Module conclusion to review the topics and what you should have learned.
  • Typically, there is a final project, paper, or exam due in the last module that culminates all of the topics covered in each of the learning modules. You’ll find that the design of the learning modules has a rhythm to help you manage your time in the course.