Project Management Professional (PMP)

Classroom Based

Project Management Professional (PMP)® is an industry-recognised certification for project managers. Globally-recognised and demanded, the PMP credential demonstrates that you have the experience, education and competency to successfully lead and direct projects. This product is aligned to the PMBOK® Guide - Sixth Edition.

What's included?

This is an intensive four-day course that includes the following:

  • All accompanying course material
  • The official PMBOK Guide and a complimentary copy of the Agile Practice Guide
  • ​Online pre-course
  • Post course exam simulator

Refreshments will also be provided throughout the duration of your training.

Materials

This is an intensive four-day course that includes the following:

  • All accompanying course material
  • The official PMBOK Guide and a complimentary copy of the Agile Practice Guide
  • ​Online pre-course
  • Post course exam simulator

Refreshments will also be provided throughout the duration of your training.

Exam information

The PMP exam is not included with this course.

You have to apply to the Project Management Institute (PMI)® before you can sit the exam. There’s a strict protocol as they have to authenticate that the pre-requisite criteria has been met prior to exam attendance. In order to understand the PMI process we recommend you review the PMP handbook on the PMI website.

Exam format

The PMP examination is comprised of 200 multiple-choice questions. Of the 200 questions, 25 are considered pretest questions. Pretest questions do not affect the score and are used in examinations as an effective and legitimate way to test the validity of future examination questions. All questions are randomly placed throughout the examination. Alloted examination time is four hours.

What's covered?

This course covers the following:

  • Project Context & Code of Ethics,
  • Project Stakeholder Management,
  • Project Integration
  • Project Scope and Schedule
  • Project Cost, Quality
  • Resource Management
  • Project Communications
  • Project Risk and Project Procurement

Course duration

This is an intensive four-day classroom course that includes mandatory online pre-course, and a post course online exam.

Target audience

Experienced project managers who want to consolidate their skills and increase their capability in their roles.

Learning objectives

At the conclusion of the course students will:

  • Have sufficient knowledge and understanding to work as an informed member of a project team undertaking a variety of project management roles
  • Be able to examine and analyse the inputs, tools and techniques of the processes and knowledge areas of the PMBOK® Guide
  • Fulfil the eligibility requirement for the PMP examination to complete the required 35 contact hours of formal education
  • Be able to describe each process group and knowledge area of the PMBOK® Guide​

Pre-requisites

PMP exam pre-requisites:

If you wish to take the PMP® examination (not included) you need to fulfil certain criteria.

To be eligible for the PMP certification, you must meet certain educational and professional experience requirements. All project management experience must have been accrued within the last eight consecutive years prior to your application submission.

  • Secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree or the global equivalent)
  • Minimum five years/60 months unique non-overlapping professional project management experience during which at least 7,500 hours were spent leading and directing the project*
  • 35 hours of project management education OR CAPM certification

OR

  • Four-year degree
  • Minimum three years/36 months unique non-overlapping professional project management experience during which at least 4,500 hours were spent leading and directing the project*
  • 35 hours of project management education OR CAPM certification

*Leading and directing the project as identified with the tasks, knowledge, and skills specific in the Project Management Professional Examination Content Outline. You should have experience in all five process groups across all your project management experience submitted on the application. However, on a single project, you do not need to have experience in all five process groups.

If you don’t meet the requirements for the PMP, consider the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®.

Pre-course

Important information regarding this course:

There is mandatory online pre-course work that must be undertaken prior to attending this course. It is expected that it will take approximately four to six hours to complete. You will be sent full instructions with a link to the online pre course within 48 hours of your confirmed booking.

In addition, whilst attending your course there will also be some evening work and a post course exam simulator.

All aspects of the course must be completed in order to receive your course completion certificate. This includes daily course attendance and full completion of the online pre-course and post course exam simulator.