Project Management Core Courses

ESI core courses cover the entire project management body of knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide) areas tested in the PMP^® certification exam and are an excellent way to prepare for this challenging exam.

Core Courses

• Managing Projects*
• Project Leadership, Management and Communications
• Quality for Project Managers
• Scheduling and Cost Control
• Risk Management
• Contract Management Principles and Practices
• Project Management Applications

All above courses are also offered through ESI's e-Training.

* Depending on your background, you may choose to take Managing Projects as your first Project Management course.

Prepare for the PMP^® Certification Exam

Project management courses are an excellent way to prepare for this challenging exam. ESI offers two courses that can help you test and strengthen your knowledge in key subject areas, PMP^® Exam Power Prep and PMP^® Exam Preparation. ESI also offers PMP^® certification exam study guides.

Build Your Professional Credentials

• Earn an Associate's Certificate in Project Management
• Earn a Master’s Certificate in Project Management
• Maintain your PMP^® certification by earning professional development units (PDUs)
• Maintain your Certified Computing Professional (CCP) credential
• Earn continuing education units (CEUs) and other academic credits

What You'll Learn

When you complete the core project management courses, you will have learned to:

• Apply fundamental project management skills, concepts and techniques
• Build high-performance project teams through more effective communication
• Develop effective measures for scheduling and controlling projects
• Implement quality concepts at the process and project levels
• Evaluate and respond to risk at the project and task levels
• Identify contract components and understand the process from start to finish (contract)
• Establish a dependable project control and monitoring system (MPO)

How You'll Benefit

Project management training can teach you approaches to improve your on-the-job performance and maximize your organization’s ability to compete. When you complete these project management courses you will learn to:

• Estimate project costs and schedules using simple techniques
• Assemble a project team and gain commitment on project objectives
• Plan, estimate and organize project efforts
• Identify customer requirements using proven techniques
• Apply simple but effective tools to identify and respond to risks
• Create an environment where quality is part of the project

How You'll Learn

When you come to class, you'll find out how top-notch professionals in all kinds of industries are managing their projects. You'll swap stories of success and discuss when and where projects have failed in the past. And you'll network and build professional contacts you can call on long after class is over.

You'll obtain insights from instructors who have years of project management experience. Most importantly, you'll work together to use ESI's project management techniques to solve problems and analyze case studies. ESI teaches you project success through teamwork. More about the ESI classroom.

Why You Need Project Management Training

Project management training can teach you how to make the impossible possible. With ESI’s training you’ll learn methods for managing tight deadlines, budgets and project specifications. Here’s how.