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Earn PDU credits from the Project Management Institute through the
Learning Tree Management Curriculum.

The Learning Tree Management Curriculum provides the knowledge and skills important to today's management professionals. Through the courses in this curriculum you learn to apply tools and techniques that will enhance your effectiveness managing projects and leading people.

Learning Tree provides valuable training for those beginning in the project management field or expanding their role and considering the PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® exam. Learning Tree Courses also provide valuable training for professional project managers who are pursuing or maintaining the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, the Program Management Professional (PgMP)®, the Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®, the Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)®, and/or the Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)® certifications from the Project Management Institute (PMI). Learning Tree course participants can prepare for the associated exams and earn professional development units (PDUs) by attending specific Learning Tree courses. PDUs are required by PMI in preparing for, or maintaining, a PMI certification.

In addition to earning PDUs or achieving a PMI® certification, you can further enhance your professional project management career by becoming a Learning Tree Certified Professional in Project Management or Software Engineering Project Management.

Learning Tree also offers additional Certifications for those who are interested in enhancing their management and business skills:



The following courses provide PMI Professional Development Units (PDUs):

Course Title Course
Number
PMI
PDUs
Course
Availability
PRINCE2® Exam Preparation Courses  
  PRINCE2®: Achieving Foundation Certification 1176 17 Schedule
  PRINCE2®: Achieving Practitioner Certification 177 29 Schedule
  PRINCE2® Practitioner Re-registration: Refresh Your Certification 178 11 Schedule
  MSP®: Achieving Practitioner Certification 3631 29 Schedule
  MSP®: Achieving Advanced Practitioner Certification 3632 11 Schedule
Project Management Courses
These courses provide the knowledge and skills needed to manage projects
and programmes of varying complexity and to complete them on time and
within budget.
  Project Management: Skills for Success 296 23 Schedule
  Project Management for Software Development 340 23 Schedule
  Complex Project Management 287 23 Schedule
  Project Budgeting and Estimating: Taking Control of Your Projects 923 17 Schedule
  Project Risk Management 286 23 Schedule
  Project Leadership: Building High-Performance Teams 346 23 Schedule
  Preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam 276 35 Schedule
  Preparing for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam 3601 23 Schedule
  Preparing for the PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)SM Exam 3605 21 Schedule
  Building a Successful Project Management Office 3610 17 Schedule
  Managing Global Projects 3620 17 Schedule
  Systems Integration Project Management 1805 17 Schedule
  Microsoft® Project 2010: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction 3702 17 Schedule
  Microsoft® Project 2007: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction 299 17 Schedule
Management and Leadership Skills Courses
These courses provide the skills that managers can apply to build the performance of individuals, teams and organisations.
  Management Skills 290 23 Schedule
  Management Skills for an IT Environment 906 23 Schedule
  IT Relationship Management: Aligning IT with the Business 902 17 Schedule
  Achieving APMG Change Management Practitioner Certification 288 29 Schedule
  The Art of Coaching: Enabling Employees to Achieve Their Potential 224 11 Schedule
  Leadership Skills: Building Success through Teamwork 222 17 Schedule
  Leading Virtual and Remote Teams 275 17 Schedule
  MBA Essentials: Enhancing Organisational Performance 247 29 Schedule
  Strategic Planning for Organisational Success 252 17 Schedule
  IT Strategic Planning: Maximising the Value of Your IT Investment 907 17 Schedule
  Developing Your Leadership Voice 3405 17 Schedule
  Emotional Intelligence: Achieving Leadership Success 3411 17 Schedule
Communication and
Time Management Skills Courses

These courses offer the tools needed to improve your communication skills and personal effectiveness in the workplace.
  Influence Skills: Getting Results without Direct Authority 294 23 Schedule
  Communication Skills: Results through Collaboration 292 17 Schedule
  Responding to Conflict: Creating Resolution and Cooperation 904 17 Schedule
  Achieving Excellence in Customer Service 910 17 Schedule
  Assertiveness Skills: Communicating with Authority and Impact 244 11 Schedule
  Facilitation Skills 905 17 Schedule
  Negotiation Skills for Tough Situations: Tools and Techniques That Deliver Results 341 17 Schedule
  Technical Writing: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction 319 23 Schedule
  Delivering Dynamic Presentations 345 11 Schedule
  Hands-On Visio®: Designing Effective Visual Solutions 194 11 Schedule
  Public Speaking: Conveying Your Message with Confidence 903 17 Schedule
  Time Management Essentials 344 11 Schedule
  Managing Information Overload: Techniques for Working Smarter 246 11 Schedule
  Personal Skills for Professional Excellence 297 23 Schedule
Business Analysis Courses
These courses provide the necessary tools to effectively assess business issues and technical specifications to achieve organisational goals and expectations.
  Introduction to Business Analysis: Defining Successful Projects 211 17 Schedule
  Building an Effective Business Case 212 17 Schedule
  Developing User Requirements: The Key to Project Success 315 23 Schedule
  Introduction to Modelling for Business Analysis 447 23 Schedule
  Creating a High-Impact Work Plan for Business Analysts 912 17 Schedule
  Preparing for the IIBA® CCBATM Certification Exam 3503 23 Schedule
  User and System Requirements for Successful Software Development 218 23 Schedule
  Business Process Re-engineering for Competitive Advantage 381 23 Schedule
  Introduction to Business Process Improvement (BPI) 3505 17 Schedule
  Introduction to Business Intelligence: Designing a Successful BI Programme 901 17 Schedule
  Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers 280 17 Schedule
  Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving 284 17 Schedule
  Power Excel®: Analysing Data to Make Business Decisions 195 11 Schedule
  Excel® Macros: Increasing Productivity through Automation 1372 3 Schedule
ITIL® Training Courses
These courses help you prepare for ITIL® Certification.
 
  Achieving ITIL® Foundation Certification 1197 18 Schedule
  ITIL® Intermediate Qualification: Service Operation 991 19 Schedule
  ITIL® Intermediate Qualification: Service Transition 992 19 Schedule
  ITIL® Intermediate Qualification: Service Design 993 19 Schedule
  ITIL® Intermediate Qualification: Continual Service Improvement 994 19 Schedule
  ITIL® Intermediate Qualification: Operational Support and Analysis 995 30 Schedule
  ITIL® Intermediate Qualification: Release, Control and Validation 996 30 Schedule
  ITIL® Intermediate Qualification: Planning, Protection and Optimisation 997 30 Schedule
  ITIL® Intermediate Qualification: Service Offerings and Agreements 998 30 Schedule
  ITIL® Managing Across the Lifecycle Qualification 983 30 Schedule
  ITIL® Intermediate Qualification: Service Strategy 982 19 Schedule
Additional Courses  
  Agile Project Management with Scrum 918 17 Schedule
  Introduction to Modern Software Development 933 23 Schedule
  Practical User Interface Design and Prototyping 934 17 Schedule
  Software Quality Assurance: Delivering Consistent Quality 312 23 Schedule
  Modern Object-Oriented Software Design: Hands-On 1801 23 Schedule
  Disaster Recovery Planning: Ensuring Business Continuity 289 23 Schedule
  SharePoint® 2007 Technologies: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction 538 23 Schedule
  SharePoint® Governance: Best Practices for Managing SharePoint® Environments 957 17 Schedule

How Learning Tree Helps You Prepare for the PMI® Exams:

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®
Those interested in achieving the CAPM certification should take Course 3601, Preparing for the CAPM Exam. This course offers the preparation needed to successfully earn this PMI certification. In this course, you learn the terms, definitions, processes and knowledge areas of the PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition and learn to identify significant steps of the project life cycle. You also create a personalised self-study plan for exam success.

Project Management Professional (PMP)®
If you are an experienced project manager intending to take the PMP exam, you should take Course 276, Preparing for the PMP® Exam. In this course you learn essential PMBOK® Guide terminology, tools and techniques. You gain practical test-taking experience through PMI-style practice exams and create your own personal study plan for continued use after the course.

Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)®
If you are an experienced project manager intending to take the PMI-RMP® exam, you should take Course 286, Project Risk Management. This course provides strategies for analysing risk in project development and implementation and helps you successfully prepare for the PMI-RMP® exam.

Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)SM
If you are an experienced Agile practitioner planning to take the PMI-ACPSM exam or a PMP® credential holder with Agile experience interested in enhancing your accreditation, you should take Course 3605, Preparing for the PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)SM Exam. In this course you align your Agile development experience with PMI’s six domains of practice and create a personalised plan for self-study to focus your efforts from after the course to your exam date.

Additional courses in the Learning Tree Management Curriculum provide the skills that project, programme and people managers need to be successful in the workplace and are aligned with the PMI document "Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition)" on which these exams are based. Not all courses are specifically designed as PMI exam-preparatory courses; however, PMI Certification exam candidates and holders definitely benefit from taking the courses, which qualify for professional development units (PDUs) required by the Project Management Institute (see tables above for PDU details).

Download the Learning Tree PMI Certification and Testing Q&A (in PDF format) for a detailed explanation on how the Learning Tree Management Curriculum aligns with the PMI Registered Education Provider (PMI R.E.P.) standards.

ITIL® is a registered Trade Mark of the Cabinet Office.PRINCE2® is a registered Trade Mark of the Cabinet Office.PMI R.E.P. logo, CAPM, and PgMP are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc. PMP is a registered certification mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. PMBOK is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. PMI is a registered trademark and service mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Earning PDUs for PMP® Qualification

As a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) for the PMI, we can assist you with the initial qualifications for, and ongoing maintenance of, the PMP® certification. The PMP® certification, well-known in the field of project management, recognises a solid foundation of experience, education, and accomplishment in project management.

PMP® candidates are required to earn a minimum of 35 Professional Development Units (PDUs) gained through training provided by a PMI R.E.P. Once certified, PMP®s must earn at least 60 PDUs every three years.

For more information about PMI and the requirements for the PMP®, please ask a member of our Educational Services staff for the Learning Tree PMI Q & A.