Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification Prep

Location
  • Online

Take your career to the next level and earn the coveted PMP® certification!

About the Class

The PMP® is one of the most valuable professional credentials available, instantly recognized around the entire world. A PMP® certification validates your project management skill set at the highest level, demonstrating your experience in the field, and signaling to employers and colleagues alike that you possess the knowledge and competencies to bring in any project on time and on budget. With the letters “PMP” after your name, you will see how your resume is noticed, and how lucrative and rewarding job opportunities become available to you in the growing field of Project Management.

In this course, you will be fully prepared for the famously rigorous PMP® exam sponsored by the Project Management Institute. This course will provide a comprehensive review of the 5 process groups, 10 knowledge areas, and 49 PMBOK processes.

You will be provided with comprehensive guidebooks and a 12-month subscription to The CERTWISE Learning System for PMP® Exam Preparation, a robust, content-rich online platform that will aid you in your preparation.

This course qualifies for 35 Professional Development Units (PDUs) needed to take the exam. Participants will also receive a Pace University Certificate of Completion.

Convenient Study Option

Online – This instructor-led course will be featured exclusively online utilizing a virtual classroom environment you’ll be given access to, along with utilization of the The CERTWISE Learning System for PMP® Exam Preparation. Our interactive teaching approach includes screen casts (recorded lectures), interactive discussion questions, challenging questions, quizzes and mock-exams, as well as live sessions with your PMP®-certified instructor.

In-Person – This course takes place in the classroom at Pace University. Your PMP®-certified instructor will conduct the course in a lecture format, including interactive classroom activities and discussion. Some of the course testing components will take place online via The CERTWISE Learning System for PMP® Exam Preparation.

This course qualifies for 35 Professional Development Units (PDUs) need to take the exam.

Course Benefits

  • Learn the entire PMBOK® Guide–Sixth and Seventh Editions (the PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge) and the PMI APG (Agile Practice Guide) with our experienced and certified PMP instructors.
  • Prepare for class and the exam with The Learning System for PMP® Exam Preparation, included in tuition. This interactive study program includes printed study materials, online quizzes, flashcards, PMP exam emulation, and more. You will have access to the online study tools for an entire year.
  • Discuss topics and network with peers from a variety of industries.
  • Stay on track to complete your PMP studies with our structured learning environment.
  • Meet the 35-hour project management education prerequisite.
  • Take advantage of your employer’s tuition reimbursement program.

Course Topics

  • Learn how to successfully prepare for the PMP® Certification Exam
  • Explore proven study strategies
  • Align your experience with the tools of the PMBOK® Guide and Agile Practice Guide
  • Discuss in-depth, the project lifecycle through the 5 process groups:
    • Initiating the Project
    • Planning the Project
    • Executing the Project
    • Monitoring and Controlling the Project
    • Closing the Project

Project Management Institute®

Pace University meets the Project Management Institute’s education requirements to sit for the PMP® exam.

Meet the Instructor

John Sherlock is an accomplished and credentialed Project Management Professional with over 40 years of experience in the energy, financial, telecom and automotive industries as well as in academia. John is currently an Adjunct Professor at Pace University and Rockland Community College (SUNY); and until recently, an IT Program Manager with Volvo Cars of North America. John is a PMP, a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, a Certified Six Sigma Instructor, a PMI-ATP Certified Instructor and also credentialed in the areas of software development, IT governance, risk, and audit.