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PMP Exam Prep: Gaining Business Acumen for Project Managers

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What you'll learn

  • Learn tools and techniques to keep your projects compliant and aligned with your company's mission and strategy

  • Discover how to align project activities with organizational goals by viewing project management as a whole system

  • Gain best practices to engage stakeholders and prepare for your ongoing project management and PMP® certification journey.

  • Earn 8 PMI-recognized contact hours towards the 35 hours required for the PMP Exam, boosting your project management education.

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25 assignments

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This course is part of the PMP Exam Prep Certification Training Specialization
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  • Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
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There are 5 modules in this course

Pass the PMP® Exam. This course connects projects to organizational strategy and aligns with the Strategic and Business Management skill area of the PMI Talent Triangle®, helping you earn contact hours for the PMP Exam.

In this course, you will learn to apply your understanding of your industry and organization to merge project goals seamlessly with broader company objectives. This alignment isn’t just about checking boxes—it’s the catalyst for improved performance and achieving meaningful business results. You’ll discover how project objectives connect to overarching strategy, ensuring that every project you lead has a clear business impact. The course will guide you through the complex world of compliance, showing you how regulatory requirements influence each project phase, and helping you see the larger picture—how internal changes, external market shifts, and new regulations continually shape your projects’ pathways to success. Becoming an Exceptional Project Professional : As a project professional, you’re called to constantly assess whether your key decisions and efforts are truly advancing your company’s mission, all while meeting necessary compliance standards. You won’t just learn what influences your project—you’ll discover how to interpret both industry-wide trends and company-specific factors, empowering you to enhance planning, delivery, and business value. You’ll explore ways to anticipate and address compliance needs early, allowing you to adapt your project plans before roadblocks arise. Mastering Strategy, Compliance, and Adaptability Throughout the course, you’ll gain practical guidance on structuring your projects to be both strategic and compliant. You’ll consider the impact compliance has on cost, risk, and timelines and learn leading strategies to keep your work within regulations—no matter how priorities shift. When the inevitable project changes occur, you’ll be equipped with tools to quickly evaluate how those changes affect constraints like budget or resources. You’ll see how adaptability becomes your competitive edge, enabling your team to move confidently through shifting circumstances. By the course’s conclusion, you’ll be ready to skillfully align project work with business strategy and regulatory standards. You’ll have the insight to monitor internal and external factors, adapt to change, and lead teams toward better outcomes, even in the face of complexity. This course is designed to empower you—so every decision propels both your team and your organization forward.

What's included

6 videos7 readings6 assignments

6 videosTotal 30 minutes
  • Contact Hours vs PDUs - Video2 minutes
  • 1.1.1 Beyond the Bubble - Video7 minutes
  • 1.2.1 Identifying and Confirming Compliance Needs - Video5 minutes
  • 1.3.1 Determine Potential Threats to Compliance - Video4 minutes
  • 1.4.1 Compliance Tools and Resources - Video6 minutes
  • 1.5.1 Impacts to Scope - Video6 minutes
7 readingsTotal 21 minutes
  • Welcome to the Course!3 minutes
  • Course Syllabus & FAQs3 minutes
  • 1.1.2 Beyond the Bubble - Lesson Summary5 minutes
  • 1.2.2 Identifying and Confirming Compliance Needs - Lesson Summary4 minutes
  • 1.3.2 Determine Potential Threats to Compliance - Lesson Summary1 minute
  • 1.4.2 Compliance Tools and Resources - Lesson Summary3 minutes
  • 1.5.2 Impacts to Scope - Lesson Summary2 minutes
6 assignmentsTotal 40 minutes
  • Weekly Quiz15 minutes
  • 1.1.3 Beyond the Bubble - Knowledge Check5 minutes
  • 1.2.3 Identifying and Confirming Compliance Needs - Knowledge Check5 minutes
  • 1.3.3 Determine Potential Threats to Compliance - Knowledge Check5 minutes
  • 1.4.3 Compliance Tools and Resources - Knowledge Check5 minutes
  • 1.5.3 Impacts to Scope - Knowledge Check5 minutes

What's included

6 videos5 readings6 assignments

6 videosTotal 32 minutes
  • 2.1.1 Delivering Value - Video4 minutes
  • 2.1.1a Bonus Video2 minutes
  • 2.2.1 Realizing Benefits - Video6 minutes
  • 2.3.1 Survey Changes to the External Business Environment - Video4 minutes
  • 2.4.1 Assessing and Prioritizing Impact on Project Scope/Backlog - Video11 minutes
  • 2.5.1 Case Study Analysis - Video5 minutes
5 readingsTotal 21 minutes
  • 2.1.2 Delivering Value - Lesson Summary4 minutes
  • 2.2.2 Realizing Benefits - Lesson Summary5 minutes
  • 2.3.2 Survey Changes to the External Business Environment - Lesson Summary2 minutes
  • 2.4.2 Assessing and Prioritizing Impact on Project Scope/Backlog - Lesson Summary6 minutes
  • 2.5.2 Case Study Analysis - Lesson Summary4 minutes
6 assignmentsTotal 40 minutes
  • Weekly Quiz15 minutes
  • 2.1.3 Delivering Value - Knowledge Check5 minutes
  • 2.2.3 Realizing Benefits - Knowledge Check5 minutes
  • 2.3.3 Survey Changes to the External Business Environment - Knowledge Check5 minutes
  • 2.4.3 Assessing and Prioritizing Impact on Project Scope/Backlog - Knowledge Check5 minutes
  • 2.5.3 Case Study Analysis - Knowledge Check5 minutes

What's included

5 videos5 readings7 assignments

5 videosTotal 32 minutes
  • 3.1.1 Enhancing Benefits Realization through Tailoring - Video6 minutes
  • 3.2.1 Enhancing Benefits Realization through Agile Practices - Video4 minutes
  • 3.3.1 Realizing Benefits with Agile Tools & Techniques - Video8 minutes
  • 3.4.1 Information Radiators: From Data to Value - Video8 minutes
  • 3.5.1 Realizing Benefits with the Hybrid Project Approach - Video5 minutes
5 readingsTotal 19 minutes
  • 3.1.2 Enhancing Benefits Realization through Tailoring - Lesson Summary4 minutes
  • 3.2.2 Enhancing Benefits Realization through Agile Practices - Lesson Summary2 minutes
  • 3.3.2 Realizing Benefits with Agile Tools & Techniques - Lesson Summary4 minutes
  • 3.4.2 Information Radiators: From Data to Value - Lesson Summary5 minutes
  • 3.5.2 Realizing Benefits with the Hybrid Project Approach - Lesson Summary4 minutes
7 assignmentsTotal 45 minutes
  • Weekly Quiz15 minutes
  • 3.1.3 Enhancing Benefits Realization through Tailoring - Knowledge Check5 minutes
  • 3.2.3 Enhancing Benefits Realization through Agile Practices - Knowledge Check5 minutes
  • 3.3.3 Realizing Benefits with Agile Tools & Techniques - Knowledge Check5 minutes
  • 3.4.1.1 Process Check5 minutes
  • 3.4.3 Information Radiators: From Data to Value - Knowledge Check5 minutes
  • 3.5.3 Realizing Benefits with the Hybrid Project Approach- Knowledge Check5 minutes

What's included

5 videos4 readings5 assignments

5 videosTotal 35 minutes
  • 4.1.1 Change as a Strategic Advantage - Video7 minutes
  • 4.2.1 Change Life Cycle Framework - Video4 minutes
  • 4.3.1 Organizational Change Management Models - Video9 minutes
  • 4.4.1 Change Management in the Agile Environment - Video4 minutes
  • 4.5.1 Last Words on Exam Preparation - Video11 minutes
4 readingsTotal 19 minutes
  • 4.1.2 Change as a Strategic Advantage - Lesson Summary5 minutes
  • 4.2.2 Change Life Cycle Framework - Lesson Summary5 minutes
  • 4.3.2 Organizational Change Management Models - Lesson Summary5 minutes
  • 4.4.2 Change Management in the Agile Environment - Lesson Summary4 minutes
5 assignmentsTotal 35 minutes
  • Weekly Quiz15 minutes
  • 4.1.3 Change as a Strategic Advantage - Knowledge Check5 minutes
  • 4.2.3 Change Life Cycle Framework - Knowledge Check5 minutes
  • 4.3.3 Organizational Change Management Models - Knowledge Check5 minutes
  • 4.4.3 Change Management in the Agile Environment - Knowledge Check5 minutes

What's included

2 readings1 assignment

2 readingsTotal 2 minutes
  • Please Leave us a Rating!1 minute
  • Congratulations! What is Next?1 minute
1 assignmentTotal 45 minutes
  • Final Exam45 minutes

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Reviewed on Nov 30, 2025

The quizzes need some proofreading, as there are several errors. But the content and delivery is good.

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questions were repeated too often from knowledge checks to weekly quizzes and final exam.

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Reviewed on Nov 11, 2025

Excellent course help to prepare for the PM certification.

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