Project Management Professional (PMP®)
The full delivery cycle, from a vague request to a closed handover. The course follows the structure of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) — Eighth Edition (by Project Management Institute - PMI), working through its six core principles, seven performance domains, and the five focus areas that reintroduce process guidance in non-prescriptive form, and maps that material onto the domains of the current PMP® Examination Content Outline.
What it covers
Principles and mindset
The six core principles of the Eighth Edition, what changed from the Seventh, and how principle-based guidance is meant to be used on a live project rather than recited.
The performance domains
The seven performance domains as areas of practice, the outcomes each is accountable for, and how they interact rather than run in sequence.
Focus areas and process guidance
The five focus areas and the reintroduced set of non-prescriptive processes — how to use them as a reference for what work is commonly done, without treating them as a mandatory checklist.
Tailoring, development approach and life cycle
Choosing between predictive, adaptive, and hybrid approaches; sizing governance and documentation to the project; and defending a tailoring decision.
Planning and estimating
Scope definition and decomposition, estimating techniques and ranges, scheduling and the critical path, cost baselines, and resource planning.
Project work and delivery
Execution, change control, quality, procurement and contracts, acceptance, and handover to operations.
Stakeholders, team and leadership
Stakeholder identification and engagement, team development, servant leadership, conflict, and negotiation.
Measurement, uncertainty and value
Selecting metrics that inform a decision, earned value in its practical form, forecasting, risk and opportunity management, and reporting value delivered.
AI, PMOs and procurement
The Eighth Edition's expanded coverage: where generative AI and automation are genuinely useful in delivery, the role and models of a PMO, and modern procurement.
PMP exam preparation
Practice questions and worked scenarios across the three Examination Content Outline domains — People at 33%, Process at 41%, and Business Environment at 26% — situational-judgement technique, and guidance on the application, contact hours, and eligibility evidence.
Who it's for
Practising and newly appointed project managers, technical leads taking on delivery responsibility, PMO staff, and candidates preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP®) credential.
What's included
- Facilitator slide deck with speaker notes
- Participant workbook and exercise pack
- Templates and worked examples in editable format
- Case studies for group work
- Knowledge checks and end-of-module questions
- Trainer guide with timings and suggested agendas
On completion, participants can
- Explain the six core principles and apply them to a tailoring decision
- Locate any delivery activity within the seven performance domains
- Produce a scope statement, estimate range, and critical path schedule
- Select a development approach and justify it against project conditions
- Report progress and forecast completion using earned value measures
- Map personal experience to the PMP application and exam domains
Aligned to the PMBOK® Guide — Eighth Edition, published by PMI in 2025, and to the PMP® Examination Content Outline used by the exam version that took effect on 9 July 2026; confirm both against PMI's published versions before each delivery. PMI, PMP and PMBOK are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc. ManagerDesk.uk is not affiliated with, authorised by, or endorsed by PMI, and these materials prepare candidates without themselves conferring any credential or contact hours recognised by PMI.