Description:
The Project Management Essentials online course is designed for the project manager who would like to build a solid foundation of project management knowledge and skills. This particular offering is an instructor-led, 100 percent online, 8-week course. Upon successful completion of this course, you will earn 3.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from Purdue University, equivalent to 35 contact hours or 35 Professional Development Units (PDUs). Students use this foundational course as a strong starting point on the path towards taking the PMP® exam through the Project Management Institute (PMI). Before you can qualify to take the PMP® Exam, PMI requires that you have at least 35 hours of project management education/training, so this course fulfills one of the prerequisites for taking the PMP Exam.
Purdue Agile Certificate, another excellent option, is an instructor-led, 100 percent online, 5-week course that is available for an additional fee. For more info, please visit:
Purdue Agile Certificate.
For qualified candidates, Project Management Essentials and Agile Certificate are typically followed with the
PMP® Exam Preparation, for an additional fee, which is the final online course in the series.
Please see PMI's website,
PMP® Exam for more detailed information including the experience requirement.
Independent study is required to pass the PMP® exam.
As a graduate of the Project Management Essentials online course, you should be able to apply the project management principles to managing your own projects. These online courses are offered by Purdue Online Engineering.
Textbook
The textbook used for the course is A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Seventh Edition and The Standard for Project Management,
Project Management Institute, Inc., 2021. You are responsible for purchasing your own copy of the textbook.
PMI, PMP, and PMBOK are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.