About This Course
In our increasingly projectized world, project managers who can verify their skills are in high demand. This recently updated course will provide you with the latest proven, practical project management knowledge to develop your career as a project manager and prepare you to pass the new Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification exam. You'll use the Project Management Institute (PMI)® authorized PMP Exam Prep curriculum to study, understand and practice the key concepts and scenarios covered on the exam.
The PMI PMP is the world's leading project management certification and is a popular credential among project management practitioners. The PMP exam is a way for project managers to independently verify that they've been trained in the best practices in the field. The certification is the gold standard in project management and is also highly valued by employers. The median salary for PMP holders in the U.S. is 44% higher than those without PMP certification, according to PMI’s most recent Project Management Salary Survey.
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Designed For
Professionals with at least three years of on-the-job project management experience who want to prepare to take the PMP® certification exam.
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What You'll Learn
How to create a high-performing team and keep them on track
How to plan and start a project
Execution of project management work
How to align projects with organizational and business strategy
Test-taking preparation and practice
Get Hands-On Experience
Take practice tests with cloned PMP exam questions based on the PMP® Exam Content Outline. We’ve updated this course to prepare you for the new PMP® Exam, launching in July 2026. This course is based on the eighth edition of the PMBOK, released in November 2025.
Prepare for PMP® Certification
University of Washington Professional & Continuing Education is a PMI® Authorized Training Partner and is approved by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® to issue contact hours and professional development hours (PDUs) for this course. The contact hours fulfill the education requirements for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification, and the PDUs can help you maintain PMI® certifications. Instructors are authorized by PMI® to teach the official PMP® Exam Prep curriculum.
Note: Course fees do not include the PMP® exam fees. There are no refunds on or after the first day of class; you’ll get nonrefundable PMI content access codes on the first day.
(PMI, PMP, Project Management Professional and PMI ATP seal are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.)
