Leadership and ManagementProject Management Professional Preparation
The professional examination tests a defined body of knowledge and a specific way of reasoning about scenarios, and experienced project managers frequently fail it by answering from practice rather than from the framework. This course prepares for both. Delegates work through the knowledge structure, the process groups and the domains the current examination is built around. Integration, scope, schedule and cost are covered with the calculations delegates must be able to perform under time pressure. Quality, resource, communications and risk follow. Procurement and stakeholder management are addressed. Agile and hybrid content is covered, since it now carries substantial weight. Situational question technique is practised throughout: identifying what the question is testing and eliminating answers that are correct in practice but wrong for the examination. The course closes on the application process, on eligibility evidence and on a realistic study plan for the remaining weeks.
Course objectives
- Navigate the knowledge structure, process groups and examination domains
- Perform schedule and cost calculations under time pressure
- Apply quality, resource, communications and risk content
- Answer procurement and stakeholder scenarios correctly
- Handle agile and hybrid content at examination weight
- Identify what a situational question is testing and eliminate distractors
- Complete the application with eligibility evidence and plan remaining study
Who should attend
- Project coordinators and project managers preparing for certification
- Engineers and technical leads moving into formal project management roles
- PMO analysts responsible for project governance and reporting
- Contractors' site and programme staff seeking a recognised credential
- Consultants advising clients on project delivery standards
Course outline
- 01Answering from practice instead of the framework
- 02Knowledge structure and examination domains
- 03Integration and scope
- 04Schedule and cost calculations
- 05Quality, resource and communications
- 06Risk, procurement and stakeholders
- 07Agile and hybrid content
- 08Situational question technique, application and study plan
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September to 2 October 2026 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 9 to 11 November 2026 | Windhoek, Namibia | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 18 to 20 November 2026 | Maputo, Mozambique | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 9 to 11 December 2026 | Casablanca, Morocco | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 21 to 23 December 2026 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 6 to 8 January 2027 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |