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SUNY Project Management

Course Offerings
-> Project Management Fundamentals
-> Advanced Project Management

PMP Community of Practice
-> PMP Community of Practice
-> Monthly Webinars

Course Description

The SUNY Center for Professional Development’s Advanced Project Management course is for SUNY staff who want to deepen their knowledge on several key topics covered in the CPD’s 2-day Project Management Fundamentals course. This 2-day (16 hours) course is intended to assist SUNY staff in managing and delivering projects for their institutions. Those who benefit from this course would typically lead a team of functional and technical staff to implement changes to academic programs, staff and student learning programs, software systems and upgrades, facility and classroom modifications, and other campus and SUNY-wide projects.  

Topics covered in the class include: 

  • Stakeholder Management
  • Requirements Gathering, Definition and Tracking
  • Planning Your Project Using a WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)
  • Communication Plans
  • Project Management Roundtable/Best Practices
  • Running Projects without a PM Title
  • A Primer on PMO Maturity
  • Rescuing Troubled Projects
  • Transitioning Projects to Operations

Who should attend?

This course is designed for those who previously attended the SUNY CPD’s Project Management Fundamentals class and are looking for a deeper understanding of principal project management concepts and activities. During the registration process, those registering will be asked to verify their PMF credentials before their registration will be accepted.

Questions or Issues?

If you have any questions about the course or anything else associated with the SUNY CPD’s Technical Program Offerings, please feel free to contact Kris Lynch at 315-214-2428 or krista.lynch@suny.edu. 

COURSE OFFERINGS

Dates: Wednesday, Dec 2, 2026 and Wednesday, Dec 9, 2026 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern

All registrants must attend both days to receive credit for the course.  

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COURSE PRICING

$150

CPD Member Price

SUNY Campuses that are SUNY CPD General and/or SUNY CPD Technical Program Members. 

$180

SUNY Campus Price

SUNY Campuses that are not SUNY CPD General and/or SUNY CPD Technical Program Members. 

$250

Other Attendees

Non-SUNY Campuses and other businesses. All are welcome to attend our class. 

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Christa Glassman

Christa Glassman joined SUNY in 2010 to establish a PMO (Project Management Office) for ITEC with a staff of three. ITEC provides technology infrastructure, help desk, networking, security, operating system, database, application support, enterprise architecture, consulting and project management for member campuses who opt-in to ITEC’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 services. The ITEC PMO oversees many SUNY-wide deployments including data center rollouts, LMS (Blackboard, BrightSpace), Banner (ERP) upgrades, DegreeWorks (degree audits), service management (ServiceNow, TeamDynamix) and security services.

Christa earned an MBA in Management Information Systems from SUNY Binghamton and holds technical certificates in project management (PMP) and is fluent in ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) Foundations and IT Service Design.

Christa retired from her position as IT Project Manager with ITEC in 2026. She continues as a Project Management instructor with the SUNY Center for Professional Development. 

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