Project Management Professional (PMP)

Course Overview 

Our 5-day PMP exam preparation program is designed specifically for complex project environments, where accountability, compliance, and value delivery are critical. The curriculum follows the latest PMP Examination Content Outline and explicitly balances the People, Process, and Business Environment domains to reflect how real-world initiatives are governed, funded, and executed.

Over the five days, participants work through topics that range from foundational governance and planning to scope, value, procurement, quality, and scheduling, to leadership, stakeholder management, and effective communication and knowledge transfer. Risk, change, issues, and compliance are addressed from both operational and oversight perspectives, supporting organizations that must align with internal controls, regulations, and audit requirements. The agenda then turns to performance monitoring, benefits realization, project closure, and continuous organizational improvement, helping teams connect project outcomes to strategic objectives and public value.

To make alignment transparent, each major topic is mapped to the PMP ECO (Exam Content Outline) domains, demonstrating that your project professionals are developing capabilities not only to pass the exam but also to lead projects that stand up to corporate and governmental scrutiny.

Course outline

Day 1 – Foundations and context

• Foundation

Domains: Process, Business Environment

(PMP overview, exam, value delivery spectrum, project environment, governance context)

• Setting the Foundation

Domains: Process, Business Environment

(charter, governance basics, high-level success metrics, initial stakeholder view)

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Day 2 – Defining and planning the work

• Defining Scope, Value, and Success Criteria

Domains: Process, Business Environment

(ECO Process Tasks 2–3: scope, value-based delivery, benefits, and success measures)

• Building the Plan

Domains: Process, People

(ECO Process Task 1: integrated project management plan; tailoring approach; high-level roles and responsibilities)

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Day 3 – Delivery engine: resources, quality, time

• Procurement, Quality, and Scheduling

Domains: Process, Business Environment

(ECO Process Tasks 4–8: resources, procurement, finance touchpoints, quality, schedule; compliance aspects)

• Communication and Knowledge Transfer

Domains: People, Process

(ECO People Tasks 7–8: communication and knowledge transfer; supporting reporting and governance)

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Day 4 – People and uncertainty

• Leading and Empowering the Team

Domains: People

(ECO People Tasks 1–4: vision, conflict, team leadership, stakeholder engagement; expectation alignment)

• Managing Risk, Change, and Issues

Domains: Business Environment, Process, People

(ECO Business Environment Tasks 3–5 and 4; risk, impediments, issues, change control; some team and stakeholder interactions)

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Day 5 – Performance, closure, and improvement

• Monitoring Progress and Maintaining Alignment

Domains: Process, Business Environment

(ECO Process Task 9: evaluate project status; plus Business Environment Task 8: external changes; alignment to value)

• Closing the Project Successfully

Domains: Process, People

(ECO Process Task 10: project/phase closure; stakeholder approval, transition, lessons learned)

• Driving Continuous Organizational Improvement

Domains: Business Environment, Process

(ECO Business Environment Tasks 1–2 and 6–7: governance, compliance, continuous improvement, OPAs, organizational change)

• Next Steps

Domains: People, Process, Business Environment

(integrated review across all domains, exam strategy, personal study planning, PDUs/CCR overview)

PMP CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – prerequisites

PMP certification holders are expected to have a robust background, including academic and commercial training, as well as professional experience working as a project practitioner. Candidates for the PMP certification must apply to become eligible to take the PMP exam. To be eligible for the PMP certification, candidates must meet one of the educational and professional experience paths listed below. All project management experience must have been accrued within the last 10 years in a professional setting prior to the application submission.

Additional Resources: http://www.pmi.org/certifications