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Project Management

Digital project manager


Help teams deliver high-quality work, on time and within budget throughout
entire digital project life cycles.

Average duration
Path duration: Bachelor's-level
Job guarantee** Personal mentor of full-time study:
750 hours diploma*
12 months

*Chef de Projet Digital - NSF 326t - Level 6 (Eu) 6 (UK) Bachelor's-level diploma (Fr) - filed in the RNCP by ministerial order
8/7/18 officially published on 3/9/17
** Conditions available at https://openclassrooms.com/en/job-guarantee
What is the role of a Digital Project Manager?

In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating the launch of a range of digital
projects:

corporate websites;
mobile apps;
e-commerce platforms;
software projects;
and many more!

You will be in charge of ensuring the project runs smoothly. This means making sure it
is completed on time, within the planned budget, and the quality of the delivered
project is guaranteed. You need to keep both your team members and a client happy
along the way!

To do this, you will have to coordinate teams made up of:

developers;
designers;
online marketing specialists.

These stakeholders will count on you to choose the project management style which
best meets the challenges they are facing. It could be it agile or a more traditional
workflow.

It will also be your job to regularly meet and report back to the client on behalf of the
team. They will either be an in-house client, such as another team, or an external client
if you are working in an agency.

What will I learn?

By the end of this path, you'll be able to :

Analyze a client’s needs


Document a digital project for its delivery and continual improvement
List action points to remove, minimize or eliminate risks
Mobilize technical, design and marketing skills to lead a digital project
Streamline the division of tasks among team members
Plan for test and quality assurance processes
Ensure quantitative and qualitative project reporting
As well as many other skills you will master!

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What are my job prospects?

After graduating from this path, many job titles will match the skills you've mastered,
including Web project manager, IT project manager or digital strategist.

Digital project managers earn the following salaries:

United States
Beginner: $40,000 - $60,000
More experienced: $60,000 - $100,000+
United Kingdom
Beginner: £30,000 - £45,000
More experienced: £45,000 - £90,000

These profiles are highly sought after, particularly in permanent contracts, whether in
agencies, IT consultancy companies or directly in company with internal digital tools.

Am I eligible to enroll?

This is path is open to everyone. However, in order to get off on the right foot and be
able to complete the path in the estimated 12 months, you need the following:

A high school diploma / GCSE level


A good level of English (for non-native speakers, a CEFR level of B2, an IELTS
band score of 6.5, or a TOEFL score of 80 is recommended)
Access to a computer (PC or Mac), headphones, a webcam, and a stable
internet connection

To earn the diploma, you’ll need to complete all projects and have them reviewed by
your mentors. Your work will then be checked by a jury made up of professionals.

Any questions? Contact our student advisors at +44 20 3868 9900 or +1 (929) 376 0101,
or request more information here. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am- 6.00pm
UK time, until 1 pm Eastern Time.

Your diploma

OpenClassrooms is an official private distance learning establishment registered with


the Board of Education in Paris, France that grants its own diplomas as well as those of
prestigious academic partners.

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Upon completion of your studies and validation of your skills by an academic jury, you
will earn a "Chef de Projet Digital" bachelor's-level diploma, registered with the
National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP)*.
This diploma is at level 6 on the EQF (European Qualifications Framework).

If you have questions about its equivalence in order to undertake further study, contact
your university or master's program.

* Sheet available at the following address:


https://www.certificationprofessionnelle.fr/recherche/rncp/31187

Your Job Guarantee

At OpenClassrooms we are committed to helping you find your ideal job. We promise.

By following the learning path "Digital project manager", you’ll learn an exciting new
profession with great career prospects.

What’s more, you’ll find a job within six months of graduating or we’ll give you your
money back!

Find out more

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Project 1 - 40 hours

Start your journey as a Digital


Project Manager
It's time to step into your new role and find out what it means to be a Digital
Project Manager. In this first project, create a dashboard to stay up to date on
innovations in your field.

Skills
Set up a system for staying up to date with technology
Share good practices with a team
Use reliable and relevant sources of information
Select relevant information sources for a set of technologies

Associated courses

Learn How to Learn


Easy 6 hours

The ability to learn quickly and effectively is a key skill that can
open the door to any domain or career throughout your life.
Follow this course to improve your learning capacity and to
take control of your personal and professional development!

Project Management 101


Easy 6 hours

In this course, you will learn how to create a project plan for
large external clients - working with the budget and costing
but also with the estimation of work and planning delivery
dates.

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Stay Up to Date With Innovations in Your Field
Easy 4 hours

Learn how to stay abreast of industry changes, pinpoint areas


for professional development, and work more efficiently in the
digital age.

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Project 2 - 70 hours

Build a website based on a


client brief
A bar is planning a series of upcoming music events. You are in charge of
building their promotional website based on a client brief and detailed
wireframes.

Skills
Apply a style guide to different media
Select the web-based technology which best suits the product
Measure the performance of a site with Web Analytics tools
Create a website using a CMS
Structure the content of a site in order to ensure search engine optimization

Associated courses

Build Your First Web Pages With HTML and CSS


Easy 10 hours

Learn to create your first web pages using HTML and CSS, the
two most important languages on the web. No coding
experience required!

Build quick and beautiful WordPress sites


Easy 10 hours

WordPress is an indispensable tool for building any type of website. It'll


serve you well to know how to launch a good-looking site quickly on the
platform.

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Manage creative projects
Easy 8 hours

Learn the tools to keep any project organized and to


collaborate with other team members.

Breakdown and integrate a mockup


Medium 6 hours

Web developers should be able to break down the mockups


they receive from designers. How can they integrate these
designs in HTML and CSS?

Drive Traffic to Your Website With Search Engine


Optimization (SEO)
Easy 10 hours

Find out how to implement an effective SEO strategy as part


of your organization's overall online marketing plan. Increase
organic traffic from Google to your website.

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Project 3 - 40 hours

Take part in a development


sprint to add an online store
to a website
A hip chain of barbershops in Florida is looking to diversify their activity by
selling their products online. Review the addition of an online store to their
website and make sure they are ready to go live.

Skills
Check the compliance of a delivered interface with a mockup
Draft a model of a database with appropriate diagrams
Ensure compliance with web quality standards over the course of product
development

Associated courses

Learn About Agile Project Management and


SCRUM
Easy 15 hours

Learn the principles of Agile software development. Discover


how a SCRUM team plans a sprint, builds feedback into each
cycle, creates retrospectives, and holds daily standups.

Dive into UX Design


Easy 8 hours

Start to explore the world in new ways through the lens of a user experience designer. Learn the
key UX principles and processes that will take you from research through design.

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Write Agile Documentation: User Stories &
Acceptance Tests
Medium 10 hours

Learn to communicate in a project management


environment! Define the details of a feature to be built with
User Stories and Acceptance Tests, and use the Agile
Requirements Format to store requirements on a wiki.

Apply a Domain-Driven Design Approach to


Development
Easy 4 hours

Use DDD to communicate the technical architecture to the


various stakeholders in your project, and learn functional
modeling using UML use-case diagrams and class diagrams.

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Project 4 - 100 hours

Develop your digital


marketing skillset by
producing a portfolio website
Improve your digital marketing skills by designing a simple portfolio website all
about you! Present your experience and portfolio, and write an article on a
trending topic in your industry.

Skills
Write content which follows a specific editorial line
Create a style guide
Define an editorial strategy to ensure consistency in communication efforts
Design an operational marketing plan
Follow an editorial calendar

Associated courses

Prepare your portfolio and case studies


Medium 20 hours

Make your work stand out from the competition by creating


an eye-catching portfolio with beautifully designed case
studies. Don't forget to consider your entire online presence!

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Think like an editor (content strategy and UX
writing)
Easy 10 hours

Develop your writing skills to give yourself a competitive


advantage in the world of design. UX designers also need to be
part content strategists and UX writers.

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Project 5 - 60 hours

Initiate a graphic overhaul of a


web-based project
Ever come across a product you loved with an aging website? Present a
redesign proposition to a prospective client. Pitch a fresh approach for their site,
including competitor benchmarking, a new style guide, a detailed production
outline and budget.

Skills
Benchmark competitors
Define KPIs
Define the scope of a project
Lead a project with appropriate management tools
Map the impacts of a project on different stakeholders

Associated courses

Create Simple Prototypes With Wireframes


Medium 15 hours

Use wireframes to communicate how a website or app will


work. Diagram user flows to make sure the steps are all in
place.

Create a Business-Focused Client Brief


Medium 8 hours

To create software architecture, you'll first need to synthesize client needs. Learn to
apply structural guidelines, stakeholder management, and agile methodology to
interpret and construct an effective functional project brief.

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Project 6 - 60 hours

Build an internal social


network for a client with a
developer
Define the scope and features of an app, to ensure smooth and successful
development sprints.

Skills
Analyze the needs of a client or end users
Define the functional scope of the project
Choose the appropriate project methodology

Associated courses

Learn the Fundamentals of Agile Estimation


Medium 10 hours

Learn about the nature of estimation and its potential pitfalls.


Learn how to estimate user stories and create user story maps.
You will learn about concepts like planning poker, team
estimation workshops, and velocity.

Write Agile Documentation: User Stories &


Acceptance Tests
Medium 10 hours

Learn to communicate in a project management environment!


Define the details of a feature to be built with User Stories and
Acceptance Tests, and use the Agile Requirements Format to store
requirements on a wiki.

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Test products on users (usability testing)
Easy 8 hours

Apply best practices for usability testing and learn methods for
gaining insights into mental models of users, as well as sharing
your findings.

Work Effectively in a Team


Medium 8 hours

Teamwork is an essential skill, whatever your choice of career.


And it can be learned! In this course, you will see some
behavioural techniques to take advantage of a team's
formidable leverage: collective intelligence.

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Project 7 - 50 hours

Analyze the feasibility of an


innovative project
A client you've worked with in the past approaches you with an ambitious, new
project. However, there are some legal, health and safety, and budgetary
concerns. It's up to you to identify the risks and build a feasibility analysis taking
them into account

Skills
Identify the human and technical resources and the budget required for a digital
project
Analyze the feasibility of a project by taking the constraints and risks into account

Associated courses

Prepare professional written documents


Easy 4 hours

A lot of our communication happens in writing, especially in


the professional world. Regardless of your career field, if you
want to master professional writing, you'll find this course of
value!

Organize your data in a spreadsheet


Easy 10 hours

Whether you use Excel, LibreOffice Calc, Numbers on Mac, or


Google Sheets on Drive, follow this course to master the basics
of spreadsheets. You'll find out how to format, analyze, and
visualize basic data.

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Project 8 - 80 hours

Respond to a request for


proposals to design a
software tool
Your agency will build an app for a new client, the car company Tesli. Draft a
proposal including specifications, production process and a quote. Also, prepare
a budget for your boss to approve.

Skills
Write a business proposal
Justify your methodology, technical and design choices
Present a business proposal
Ensure a project complies with the relevant legal framework

Associated courses

Speak in Public
Easy 6 hours

Mobilize good practices in public speaking! Discover how to


create your content with the techniques of storytelling and
mind mapping, how to rehearse effectively and how to master
your performance.

Improve your Presentation Skills


Easy 6 hours

Have you ever prepared a powerpoint presentation and felt like people lost interest after a few
slides? This course shares presentation tips and tricks to make sure this won't happen again! Find
out how to design beautiful slides and deliver a great presentation on the day.

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Project 9 - 150 hours

Oversee the final stages of the


production of a website
In this project, you're tasked with remedying misunderstandings between a
client and a web agency. It's up you to improve communication between the
two and produce a test plan to ensure that the best version possible of the
website goes live.

Skills
Recommend and update an improvement plan of a project
Structure user support to optimize use of the delivered product
Document a digital project for its delivery and evolvement
Plan for test and quality assurance processes
Ensure quantitative and qualitative project reporting to an internal/external client

Associated courses

Resolve Conflicts at Work


Easy 8 hours

Co-workers don't always get along, and it can affect their work.
In this course, you’ll learn conflict resolution strategies to help
resolve issues or avoid conflict altogether.

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Project 10 - 100 hours

Launch and learn from a


social impact project
This is a real-world project. Find a real, non-profit in need of a website or a
website redesign. It could be a school, a sports association, environmental
project and any other organization in need of an improved online presence.
Help them build it!

Skills
Take stock of lessons learned in a project
Initiate the use of common document templates
Report on the progress of a project and individual contributions
Anticipate and minimize risks for the team
Monitor advances in production and adherence to a production schedule
Monitor budget expenditure closely throughout a project
Lead productive meetings
Set up the team roster
Streamline the division of tasks among team members

Associated courses

Work Effectively in a Team


Medium 8 hours

Teamwork is an essential skill, whatever your choice of career.


And it can be learned! In this course, you will see some
behavioural techniques to take advantage of a team's
formidable leverage: collective intelligence.

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Project Management 101
Easy 6 hours

In this course, you will learn how to create a project plan for
large external clients - working with the budget and costing
but also with the estimation of work and planning delivery
dates.

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