About the Certificate

The online Strategic Performance Management in the Public Sector Certificate (SPM) program is a noncredit certificate designed for individuals in public and nonprofit organizations (both leading executives and frontline employees), and citizens interested in the functions of public sector performance measurement.

Core Course Content

Performance Management and Government
• Creating a culture of performance
• Stakeholder buy-in
• Overcoming psychological barriers to performance in government
• Overcoming political barriers to performance
Strategic Planning for Performance Management
• Logic models and performance
• Stakeholder analysis
• Ensuring longevity of performance systems
• Developing and following organization missions
Measuring and Reporting Performance
• Creating relevant objectives/targets
• Selecting reliable performance indicators
• Operationalizing your goals
• Data visualizing
• Effective reporting
Evidence-Based Management
• Turning your data into action
• Testing your indicators and measuring results
• Re-thinking organizational reform
Electives/Specialization
• Basic Analytical Methods
• Budgeting for Performance
• Applied Program Evaluation

How The Certificate Works

• Students enroll in a 10 week training course covering 4 core topics. Additionally, students receive free access to 3 electives that can be completed anytime in the future.
• Students are required to complete various assignments, participate in weekly discussion board topics, and complete a final assessment designed as an applied evaluation of learning outcomes.
• The core SPM course is all online and facilitated by Suffolk University instructors.

More Information

CEU’s
• The core SPM Certificate provides 4 CEU’s (roughly 40 hours)
• Each Elective (if competed) provides 1 CEU

Price
• $1,250 per student
• $1,100 for government/non-profit
employees
• Register 3 or more students from the same organization and receive a 20% discount for the group.
• All students, upon registration, receive unlimited access to all 3 electives
• Tuition covers all costs. No additional fees for books.

Logistics
• Upon registration, students will receive an email receipt. 1 week prior to the course start date, students will receive their individual course login information via email.