Online Project Management Courses
Take a career shortcut and download a century of project management excellence into your professional toolbox in just a few hours. More than 150K people have taken the DPPM courses so far. Includes access to all six courses, with lifetime access to help you manage your projects in the years ahead. Includes the DPPM certification exam. Check out the courses below to preview each one.
“Finally, an online course that teaches the how of project management from an experienced veteran.” – Karin Brame
Convenient online courses to accelerate your career
1 – Deeply Practical Project Management
The main DPPM course, distilled from a century of project management best practice, covering the core thread of deeply practical processes that maximize the chances of project success. Covers all five stages of initiation, planning, executing, monitoring & control, and closing, with hundreds of practical tips and tricks. Applies to projects of any size from any domain. Includes modules on management and leadership, risk management, and EVM. The perfect preparation for writing the DPPM certification exam. Lifetime access to provide invaluable assistance as you manage your projects in the years ahead.
2 – Project Management Basics
A more concise version of the full DPPM course, with some additional introductory concepts, aimed at new project managers and those that want a quick overview, in under two hours. The course explains the most important concepts in project management, what project management does, how it flows across the life-cycle, and the key steps you need to take to make your project successful. The final summary lecture wraps up all the key points in one concise list.
3 – Project Management Lessons Learned
A next level course for experienced project managers, describing the ten most important lessons learned that contribute to project success, in under two hours. Includes real life stories of common difficult situations and the best way to handle them. Provides a real WBS and precedence diagram from a $140M project. A multi-decade shortcut to help you become the most effective project manager and leader of teams for even the largest, most complex, and most challenging projects.
4 – Management & Leadership
A consolidated subset of the main DPPM course focused on the most important principles of management and leadership, in 90 minutes. Provides a concentrated overview of the key principles of communication, team management, negotiation, and leadership for any kind of management or leadership position. Then describes the essential functions of the manager through each of the initiation, planning, executing, monitoring & control, and closing stages.
5 – Risk Management
A consolidated subset of the DPPM course focusing on the essentials of risk management, in 40 minutes. Risk management makes all of the rest of project management work, because the extra time and money turns the project into a game to see if you can not use it all up. Walks through all the steps of the professional risk planning process, including identification, qualification, quantification, response planning, opportunity planning, and managing the risk budget once under way.
6 – Earned Value Management (EVM)
A subset of the DPPM course focusing just on the advanced technique of Earned Value Management (EVM), essential for the largest and most important projects, in only 15 minutes. Describes how EVM metrics are calculated, how cost projections are made, and how schedule projections are made. The fundamental meaning of all the metrics is explained. And an example is provided showing the practical utility of EVM in practice.
Testimonials
Christopher Irons
Over the course of a 20 year career I have purchased many training materials, video courses, study guides, etc, and this was hands down the best material I have ever used.
Dan Bischoff, PMP
I am interviewing for a PM position in two days. This course boosted my confidence and gave me valuable insight into key PMBOK areas I haven’t considered since I received my PMI certification in 2012. And I’m able to improve my resume since I now understand how PM functions I’ve been performing for years are much more valuable than I thought.
Mark Thorogood, PMP
I have been a PMP since 2006 and learned so much from this course, truly outstanding.
Susan Steigler, PMP
This is by far the best project management course I have ever taken.
Sarah Hajipour
This is the best real-world practical PM course on the web. Valuable knowledge and insight, clear, and hands on. A great investment when your time is really valuable and you don’t want to waste a minute of it.
Philip Kohler
This course offers some of the most valuable material I’ve consumed as a Project Manager.
Marcelo Palenzuela
“This is a very, very useful resource for both Project Managers and team members. The best PM course I have taken online.
Allan Madhuram
The only course you will need. Walks you through all the phases of project management. With examples, anecdotes, and most importantly – templates. Highly recommend.
Raj Bidika
I took this course after earning my PMP certification, and am stunned by the practical insights it provides. Thank you! I definitely recommend for both newbies and experienced Project Managers.
Mark April
This was the best project management course that I have taken. I recommend to anyone interested in project management. Really above and beyond what I expected.
Alexander Feravich
Really straightforward and clear. Wish I had taken this before I sat for my PMP test.
Alain Yeno
Great course, perfectly delivered. The PMBOK Guide applied to reality. I plan to repeat this course over and over again.
Saad Faruqui
Not only does this course teach you practical project management, it also teaches you life skills you will keep for a lifetime. Exceptional. I couldn’t have asked for anything better.
Rufus Okomhanru
Crisp and direct, no blabbing. Wise to go with this first before consulting any other material.
Vladimir Mitev
The course was amazing. A lot of real life examples. In my 17 years of PM experience I have never taken a more concise, informative, and easy to understand PM walk-through.
David Morrison
I’ve been managing projects for several years, and picked up key points which will improve my work in the future, and would have made previous projects significantly better if I’d known them sooner. Highly recommended.
Nicholas Ikpi
This turned out to be the best money I ever spent. My only regret is I didn’t take this course sooner.
Francisco Zapata
One of the greatest courses I have ever had. Short videos you can digest at your own pace. A warm environment, seems that you are talking with him.