Project Management Certification Training
– it’s our only focus.

PM Guru is an Authorized Training Partner of the Project Management Institute.

Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)® Prep 7th Edition

Instructor: 

Ashley Hunt

The Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification is an absolute necessity for anyone seeking a career in project management. PMP® certified Project Managers earn over 20% more on average than those without the certification. Earning the PMP certification will help launch you towards the next promotion, gain credibility, and train you to work smarter. Sign up today and get ready to level up your career!

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35+ hours of content
Intermediate
110K Avg. Salary Potential
$995 - Certification Guaranteed
PM Guru is an Authorized Training Partner of the Project Management Institute.

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®

Instructor: 

Ashley Hunt

The PMI-ACP® certification is becoming an industry-standard in agile management and is necessary to stay on the cutting edge. This certification clearly illustrates to colleagues, organizations, or even potential employers that students are ready and able to lead in this new age of product development, management, and delivery. Sign up today and take the next step in your project management career! Feel confident wherever your projects may take you. The PMI-ACP® spans many approaches to agile such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme programming (XP), and test-driven development (TDD). This course provides students with 21 contact hours in agile practices to attain the Project Management Institute (PMI)® credential.

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16 hours of content
Intermediate
108K Avg. Salary Potential
$995 - Certification Guaranteed
PM Guru is an Authorized Training Partner of the Project Management Institute.

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®

Instructor: 

Ashley Hunt

Whether you’re just starting out in project management or hoping to stand out amongst the crowd, the CAPM® certification can help you grow your career. Gain credibility as you learn how to increase effectiveness working with or as a part of project teams. Our certification course covers everything you will need to pass the exam. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, we will walk beside you every step of the way.

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16 hours of content
Beginner
101K Avg. Salary Potential
$995 - Certification Guaranteed

Certification,
guaranteed.

You’ll pass your exam on the first try – or get your money back.

The Professional Development Units
to build your career.

In order to maintain your Project Management Certifications, you’ll need these courses every year. We’ve got the perfect package for you.

Transitioning to Agile Project Management

This course is designed to introduce waterfall teams to Agile frameworks. Learn to adopt and apply Agile best practices to projects that will benefit from this flexible approach.

Beginner
4 PDU
See Course Details

Transitioning to Agile Project Management

Beginner
4 PDU
Description

This course is designed to introduce waterfall teams to Agile frameworks. Learn to adopt and apply Agile best practices to projects that will benefit from this flexible approach.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

The differences in Agile Roles and Responsibilities

User stories

Best practices

Agility within an organization

Project managers

Program managers

Analysts

Developers

Testers

IT Managers/directors

Software engineers, architects, and managers

Team Leaders

Microsoft Project 2019

Using best practices in project management can be difficult in the real world. Gain a deeper understanding of what Microsoft Project software is doing in the background and how to use it for your projects in this course.

Beginner
8.5 PDU
See Course Details

Microsoft Project 2019

Beginner
8.5 PDU
Description

Using best practices in project management can be difficult in the real world. Gain a deeper understanding of what Microsoft Project software is doing in the background and how to use it for your projects in this course.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Setting up a project

Setting up the schedule and calendar

Creating and working with tasks

Adding and working with resources

Updating durations and tracking performance

Monitoring and controlling your project plan and providing reports to stakeholders

Deeper understanding of master projects, working with subprojects, and creating resource pools

New and current users of MS Project 2019

Practical Project Management with Microsoft Project

Using best practices in project management can be difficult in the real world. This course combines both concepts to help with the understanding of what MS Project software is doing in the background and how to take advantage of “perfect world project management” in a real world setting.

Beginner
8.5 PDU
See Course Details

Practical Project Management with Microsoft Project

Beginner
8.5 PDU
Description

Using best practices in project management can be difficult in the real world. This course combines both concepts to help with the understanding of what MS Project software is doing in the background and how to take advantage of “perfect world project management” in a real world setting.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

The proper set-up of your project plan from start dates to calendars

Creating a manageable schedule

Working with durations and resources

Assigning costs to your resources

Updating your plan during execution to track performance

Monitoring and controlling your project plan and providing reports to stakeholders

Best practices in project management that align to software for better understanding of the inner working of MS Project 20

New and current users of MS Project 2016

PM Leadership: Leading a Cross-Cultural Virtual Team

More project teams are becoming virtual and global. Many managers struggle to understand different cultures and manage diversity as well as different communication styles. This course is developed to help managers gain a world view and strengthen their global virtual teams.

Beginner
2 PDU
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PM Leadership: Leading a Cross-Cultural Virtual Team

Beginner
2 PDU
Description

More project teams are becoming virtual and global. Many managers struggle to understand different cultures and manage diversity as well as different communication styles. This course is developed to help managers gain a world view and strengthen their global virtual teams.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

The differences between high and low context cultures and its effect on communication

Work styles of different cultures

Cultural values and how they impact projects

Virtual solutions

Body language to avoid with certain cultures

Negotiation strategies

Designing complementary roles and responsibilities

If you are certified with a PMP® or CAPM® this course is a good way to earn PDUs. If you aren’t certified but are looking for ways to identify ways to improve negotiation strategies for resources, materials or equipment, then this course can help toward certification credits or just help you gain some insight into better best practices.

PM Leadership: Motivating a Team of Individuals

For many years, team motivation fell to the back burner of corporate necessity while the focus was on profit and process. Now organizations are beginning to see the value in team and individual motivations, work styles and general happiness at work. This short course will review different theories through time, personality styles and how to apply that information to your own team dynamic.

Beginner
4 PDU
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PM Leadership: Motivating a Team of Individuals

Beginner
4 PDU
Description

For many years, team motivation fell to the back burner of corporate necessity while the focus was on profit and process. Now organizations are beginning to see the value in team and individual motivations, work styles and general happiness at work. This short course will review different theories through time, personality styles and how to apply that information to your own team dynamic.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Techniques to manage by motivation

Identifying your team members’ motivating factors

Building team motivation throughout the project

Improving your personal team dynamic

If you are certified with a PMP® or CAPM® this course is a good way to earn PDUs as well as discuss and learn better ways to work on the aspirational skill of negotiation. If you aren’t certified but are looking for ways to identify ways to improve negotiation strategies for resources, materials or equipment, then this course can help toward certification credits or just help you gain some insight into better best practices.

PM Leadership: Building a Communications Management Plan that Works

Good leadership requires good communication skills. Whether you are a great communicator or you find yourself with misunderstandings across a team dynamic, this course can help direct you to building a plan that works for your individual stakeholders and team members.

Beginner
2 PDU
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PM Leadership: Building a Communications Management Plan that Works

Beginner
2 PDU
Description

Good leadership requires good communication skills. Whether you are a great communicator or you find yourself with misunderstandings across a team dynamic, this course can help direct you to building a plan that works for your individual stakeholders and team members.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Determining stakeholder communication requirements

How organizational dynamics can affect communication

People versus process

Communication styles

Developing a comprehensive communications management plan

If you are certified with a PMP® or CAPM® this course isa good way to earn PDU’s as well as discuss and learn better ways to work on the aspirational skill of negotiation. If you aren’t certified but are looking for ways to identify ways to improve negotiation strategies for resources, materials or equipment, then this course can help toward certification credits or just help you gain some insight into better best practices.

PM Leadership: Negotiating for More

Negotiations can be a challenge even for seasoned negotiators. This short course will describe a variety of ways to prepare for a negotiation, how to plan for what you want to gain and several proven negotiation techniques that you can fit to your communication and personality style.

Beginner
2 PDU
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PM Leadership: Negotiating for More

Beginner
2 PDU
Description

Negotiations can be a challenge even for seasoned negotiators. This short course will describe a variety of ways to prepare for a negotiation, how to plan for what you want to gain and several proven negotiation techniques that you can fit to your communication and personality style.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Techniques to identify objectives and requirements to prepare for negotiation

Techniques to identify your own negotiation personality and that of the party

Top skills to employ during a negotiation

Tips and tricks to increase the win-win

Project Fundamentals for the Accidental Project Manager

If you are amazing at your job and suddenly find yourself promoted and in charge of a project team, then you are considered an “accidental project manager”. This skills-based project management course covers the fundamental knowledge that all project managers must have to successfully initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control the competing constraints of any project.

Beginner
8 PDU
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Project Fundamentals for the Accidental Project Manager

Beginner
8 PDU
Description

If you are amazing at your job and suddenly find yourself promoted and in charge of a project team, then you are considered an “accidental project manager”. This skills-based project management course covers the fundamental knowledge that all project managers must have to successfully initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control the competing constraints of any project.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Common best practices utilized by successful project managers

Common processes and documents, and how to incorporate them

How organizational variables can affect which best practices to utilize

How to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control in an effective manner

The course is designed for project managers who are looking for a common terminology that will help them manage their projects. Students will acquire tools and learn techniques that will help move successfully from Initiation to Close for an entire projector project phase. The course is intended for those new to project management and who are looking for a high level overview of fundamental best practices. It is appropriate as a prerequisite for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) Certification or as PDU credit toward the Project Management Professional Certification (PMP®) 7th Edition.

Managing a Project Team

The human aspect of project management is usually overlooked and the technical side of project management is given the focus. This course is designed to help you look deeper at the people involved in your project – from planning your resource needs, to acquisition, development, and management of a team of individuals.

Beginner
8 PDU
See Course Details

Managing a Project Team

Beginner
8 PDU
Description

The human aspect of project management is usually overlooked and the technical side of project management is given the focus. This course is designed to help you look deeper at the people involved in your project – from planning your resource needs, to acquisition, development, and management of a team of individuals.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Will Panek

MCSE, MCT, 5xMVP

How to run an effective kick-off meeting

How to develop comprehensive HR Management Plan for virtual and co-located resources

Team acquisition negotiation skills

Motivational theories and team building

Holding the project closure meeting

This course is designed for project managers who would like to improve their skills and gain a deeper understanding of how to effectively initiate a project. Project managers holding the PMP® or CAPM® certification will benefit from the skills taught in this class and will increase their knowledge level beyond what was covered in their certification prep class.Project management professionals can earn 4 PDUs toward CAPM® or PMP® certification, or may apply the PDU credit toward the Technical Skills continuing education requirement for certification maintenance.

Planning Risk Management

Risk happens on all projects, and how risk is managed can make or break any project. This course focuses on Risk Management strategies across all project types. Regardless of experience or credentials, if you need to stop putting out fires and start managing risk effectively on your projects, this course is for you.

Beginner
4 PDU
See Course Details

Planning Risk Management

Beginner
4 PDU
Description

Risk happens on all projects, and how risk is managed can make or break any project. This course focuses on Risk Management strategies across all project types. Regardless of experience or credentials, if you need to stop putting out fires and start managing risk effectively on your projects, this course is for you.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Determining your organizations’ risk thresholds and determining scoring for probability and impact

Risk identification techniques, the pros and cons

Creation and maintenance of a risk register

Contingency reserves and how to ask for them

Risk response categories and register updating

This course is designed for project managers who would like to improve their skills and gain a deeper understanding of how to effectively manage key project constraints. Project managers holding the PMP® or CAPM® certification will benefit from the skills taught in this class and will increase their knowledge level beyond what was covered in their certification prep class.Project management professionals can earn 4 PDUs toward CAPM® or PMP® certification, or may apply the PDU credit toward the Technical Skills continuing education requirement for certification maintenance.

Balancing Time/Cost/Scope

How do you balance time, cost and scope on your projects? The typical answer is pick two! Balancing competing constraints is a full-time job in project management. The focus of this course is to teach students how to build effective plans for each constraint, and how you can monitor and control each once the work is executed.

Beginner
8 PDU
See Course Details

Balancing Time/Cost/Scope

Beginner
8 PDU
Description

How do you balance time, cost and scope on your projects? The typical answer is pick two! Balancing competing constraints is a full-time job in project management. The focus of this course is to teach students how to build effective plans for each constraint, and how you can monitor and control each once the work is executed.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Best practices for balancing scope, time, and cost

Planning effectively for the constraints

Effective change control functions

Project closure and formal acceptance of deliverables

This course is designed for project managers who would like to improve their skills and gain a deeper understanding of how to effectively manage key project constraints. Project managers holding the PMP® or CAPM® certification will benefit from the skills taught in this class and will increase their knowledge level beyond what was covered in their certification prep class.Project management professionals can earn 4 PDUs toward CAPM® or PMP® certification, or may apply the PDU credit toward the Technical Skills continuing education requirement for certification maintenance.

Initiating a Project

Learn to improve performance during the initiation of your project. Development of a project charter and identification of your stakeholders is the first of many best practices you can use to kick-off your projects successfully. If this is your first project, or one of many, this course will bring focus to the initiation phase and help kick off a successful project.

Beginner
4 PDU
See Course Details

Initiating a Project

Beginner
4 PDU
Description

Learn to improve performance during the initiation of your project. Development of a project charter and identification of your stakeholders is the first of many best practices you can use to kick-off your projects successfully. If this is your first project, or one of many, this course will bring focus to the initiation phase and help kick off a successful project.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Effective pre-project initiation

How to hold an effective kick-off meeting

Contributing to the project charter and understanding the elements

Identification of stakeholders and building a comprehensive stakeholder register

This course is designed for project managers who would like to improve their skills and gain a deeper understanding of how to effectively initiate a project. Project managers holding the PMP® or CAPM® certification will benefit from the skills taught in this class and will increase their knowledge level beyond what was covered in their certification prep class.Project management professionals can earn 4 PDUs toward CAPM® or PMP® certification, or may apply the PDU credit toward the Technical Skills continuing education requirement for certification maintenance.

Building Successful Scrum Teams

In this instructor-led, online training course, students will learn the fundamentals of Scrum, Scrum framework, how to master Scrum, planning a project with Scrum, and keeping Scrum healthy.

Beginner
8 PDU
See Course Details

Building Successful Scrum Teams

Beginner
8 PDU
Description

In this instructor-led, online training course, students will learn the fundamentals of Scrum, Scrum framework, how to master Scrum, planning a project with Scrum, and keeping Scrum healthy.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Scrum framework

Scrum roles

Scrum process

How to utilize user story workshops

How to determine the definition of done

Scrum Masters

Project managers

Program managers

Analysts

IT Managers/directors

Software engineers, architects, and managers

Team Leaders

Working With Kanban Boards

Working with Kanban boards is an overview workshop on the values of using a Kanban approach in any project management framework, including the values and the steps to create a Kanban board.

Beginner
4 PDU
See Course Details

Working With Kanban Boards

Beginner
4 PDU
Description

Working with Kanban boards is an overview workshop on the values of using a Kanban approach in any project management framework, including the values and the steps to create a Kanban board.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Benefits of the Kanban approach

Definition of done

How to set up a Kanban Board

Project Managers

Analysts

Planning Coordinators

Product Managers

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt online training course provides students the knowledge and skills to work on Six Sigma projects within their organization. Build a fundamental understanding of all Six Sigma concepts with a focus on data collection and analysis.

Beginner
16 PDU
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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Beginner
16 PDU
Description

The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt online training course provides students the knowledge and skills to work on Six Sigma projects within their organization. Build a fundamental understanding of all Six Sigma concepts with a focus on data collection and analysis.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Identifying which quality improvement projects are most vital 

Analyzing quality issues in a variety of different formulas, charts, and graphs.

The roles and responsibilities of a Six Sigma team.

Using Excel or MiniTab programs to document and analyze the information they are collecting.

The correct information to pass both the Yellow and Green belt certification exams

Engineers

Operations

Quality Engineers

Project Managers

Continuous Improvement Specialists

Architects and Managers

Team Leaders

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

The Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt online training course provides the students the skills to improve quality and reduce defects and eliminate waste within their organization.

Beginner
8 PDU
See Course Details

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Beginner
8 PDU
Description

The Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt online training course provides the students the skills to improve quality and reduce defects and eliminate waste within their organization.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Six Sigma history

Process improvement and quality methods

Lean concepts

Six Sigma concepts

Process components

Quality management

Ability to select the right projects

DMAIC & DMADV

Engineers

Operations

Quality Engineers

Project Managers

Continuous Improvement Specialists

Architects and managers

Team Leaders

Project Fundamentals for the Accidental Project Manager

If you are amazing at your job and suddenly find yourself promoted and in charge of a project team, then you are considered an “accidental project manager”. This skills-based project management course covers the fundamental knowledge that all project managers must have to successfully initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control the competing constraints of any project.

Beginner
8 PDU
See Course

Project Fundamentals for the Accidental Project Manager

Beginner
8 PDU
Description

If you are amazing at your job and suddenly find yourself promoted and in charge of a project team, then you are considered an “accidental project manager”. This skills-based project management course covers the fundamental knowledge that all project managers must have to successfully initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control the competing constraints of any project.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Common best practices utilized by successful project managers

Common processes and documents, and how to incorporate them

How organizational variables can affect which best practices to utilize

How to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control in an effective manner

The course is designed for project managers who are looking for a common terminology that will help them manage their projects. Students will acquire tools and learn techniques that will help move successfully from Initiation to Close for an entire projector project phase. The course is intended for those new to project management and who are looking for a high level overview of fundamental best practices. It is appropriate as a prerequisite for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) Certification or as PDU credit toward the Project Management Professional Certification (PMP®) 7th Edition.

Managing a Project Team

The human aspect of project management is usually overlooked and the technical side of project management is given the focus. This course is designed to help you look deeper at the people involved in your project – from planning your resource needs, to acquisition, development, and management of a team of individuals.

Beginner
8 PDU
See Course

Managing a Project Team

Beginner
8 PDU
Description

The human aspect of project management is usually overlooked and the technical side of project management is given the focus. This course is designed to help you look deeper at the people involved in your project – from planning your resource needs, to acquisition, development, and management of a team of individuals.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Will Panek

MCSE, MCT, 5xMVP

How to run an effective kick-off meeting

How to develop comprehensive HR Management Plan for virtual and co-located resources

Team acquisition negotiation skills

Motivational theories and team building

Holding the project closure meeting

This course is designed for project managers who would like to improve their skills and gain a deeper understanding of how to effectively initiate a project. Project managers holding the PMP® or CAPM® certification will benefit from the skills taught in this class and will increase their knowledge level beyond what was covered in their certification prep class.Project management professionals can earn 4 PDUs toward CAPM® or PMP® certification, or may apply the PDU credit toward the Technical Skills continuing education requirement for certification maintenance.

Planning Risk Management

Risk happens on all projects, and how risk is managed can make or break any project. This course focuses on Risk Management strategies across all project types. Regardless of experience or credentials, if you need to stop putting out fires and start managing risk effectively on your projects, this course is for you.

Beginner
4 PDU
See Course

Planning Risk Management

Beginner
4 PDU
Description

Risk happens on all projects, and how risk is managed can make or break any project. This course focuses on Risk Management strategies across all project types. Regardless of experience or credentials, if you need to stop putting out fires and start managing risk effectively on your projects, this course is for you.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Determining your organizations’ risk thresholds and determining scoring for probability and impact

Risk identification techniques, the pros and cons

Creation and maintenance of a risk register

Contingency reserves and how to ask for them

Risk response categories and register updating

This course is designed for project managers who would like to improve their skills and gain a deeper understanding of how to effectively manage key project constraints. Project managers holding the PMP® or CAPM® certification will benefit from the skills taught in this class and will increase their knowledge level beyond what was covered in their certification prep class.Project management professionals can earn 4 PDUs toward CAPM® or PMP® certification, or may apply the PDU credit toward the Technical Skills continuing education requirement for certification maintenance.

Balancing Time/Cost/Scope

How do you balance time, cost and scope on your projects? The typical answer is pick two! Balancing competing constraints is a full-time job in project management. The focus of this course is to teach students how to build effective plans for each constraint, and how you can monitor and control each once the work is executed.

Beginner
8 PDU
See Course

Balancing Time/Cost/Scope

Beginner
8 PDU
Description

How do you balance time, cost and scope on your projects? The typical answer is pick two! Balancing competing constraints is a full-time job in project management. The focus of this course is to teach students how to build effective plans for each constraint, and how you can monitor and control each once the work is executed.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Best practices for balancing scope, time, and cost

Planning effectively for the constraints

Effective change control functions

Project closure and formal acceptance of deliverables

This course is designed for project managers who would like to improve their skills and gain a deeper understanding of how to effectively manage key project constraints. Project managers holding the PMP® or CAPM® certification will benefit from the skills taught in this class and will increase their knowledge level beyond what was covered in their certification prep class.Project management professionals can earn 4 PDUs toward CAPM® or PMP® certification, or may apply the PDU credit toward the Technical Skills continuing education requirement for certification maintenance.

Initiating a Project

Learn to improve performance during the initiation of your project. Development of a project charter and identification of your stakeholders is the first of many best practices you can use to kick-off your projects successfully. If this is your first project, or one of many, this course will bring focus to the initiation phase and help kick off a successful project.

Beginner
4 PDU
See Course

Initiating a Project

Beginner
4 PDU
Description

Learn to improve performance during the initiation of your project. Development of a project charter and identification of your stakeholders is the first of many best practices you can use to kick-off your projects successfully. If this is your first project, or one of many, this course will bring focus to the initiation phase and help kick off a successful project.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Effective pre-project initiation

How to hold an effective kick-off meeting

Contributing to the project charter and understanding the elements

Identification of stakeholders and building a comprehensive stakeholder register

This course is designed for project managers who would like to improve their skills and gain a deeper understanding of how to effectively initiate a project. Project managers holding the PMP® or CAPM® certification will benefit from the skills taught in this class and will increase their knowledge level beyond what was covered in their certification prep class.Project management professionals can earn 4 PDUs toward CAPM® or PMP® certification, or may apply the PDU credit toward the Technical Skills continuing education requirement for certification maintenance.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt online training course provides students the knowledge and skills to work on Six Sigma projects within their organization. Build a fundamental understanding of all Six Sigma concepts with a focus on data collection and analysis.

Beginner
16 PDU
See Course

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Beginner
16 PDU
Description

The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt online training course provides students the knowledge and skills to work on Six Sigma projects within their organization. Build a fundamental understanding of all Six Sigma concepts with a focus on data collection and analysis.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Identifying which quality improvement projects are most vital 

Analyzing quality issues in a variety of different formulas, charts, and graphs.

The roles and responsibilities of a Six Sigma team.

Using Excel or MiniTab programs to document and analyze the information they are collecting.

The correct information to pass both the Yellow and Green belt certification exams

Engineers

Operations

Quality Engineers

Project Managers

Continuous Improvement Specialists

Architects and Managers

Team Leaders

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

The Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt online training course provides the students the skills to improve quality and reduce defects and eliminate waste within their organization.

Beginner
8 PDU
See Course

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Beginner
8 PDU
Description

The Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt online training course provides the students the skills to improve quality and reduce defects and eliminate waste within their organization.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Six Sigma history

Process improvement and quality methods

Lean concepts

Six Sigma concepts

Process components

Quality management

Ability to select the right projects

DMAIC & DMADV

Engineers

Operations

Quality Engineers

Project Managers

Continuous Improvement Specialists

Architects and managers

Team Leaders

Transitioning to Agile Project Management

This course is designed to introduce waterfall teams to Agile frameworks. Learn to adopt and apply Agile best practices to projects that will benefit from this flexible approach.

Beginner
4 PDU
See Course

Transitioning to Agile Project Management

Beginner
4 PDU
Description

This course is designed to introduce waterfall teams to Agile frameworks. Learn to adopt and apply Agile best practices to projects that will benefit from this flexible approach.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

The differences in Agile Roles and Responsibilities

User stories

Best practices

Agility within an organization

Project managers

Program managers

Analysts

Developers

Testers

IT Managers/directors

Software engineers, architects, and managers

Team Leaders

Microsoft Project 2019

Using best practices in project management can be difficult in the real world. Gain a deeper understanding of what Microsoft Project software is doing in the background and how to use it for your projects in this course.

Beginner
8.5 PDU
See Course

Microsoft Project 2019

Beginner
8.5 PDU
Description

Using best practices in project management can be difficult in the real world. Gain a deeper understanding of what Microsoft Project software is doing in the background and how to use it for your projects in this course.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Setting up a project

Setting up the schedule and calendar

Creating and working with tasks

Adding and working with resources

Updating durations and tracking performance

Monitoring and controlling your project plan and providing reports to stakeholders

Deeper understanding of master projects, working with subprojects, and creating resource pools

New and current users of MS Project 2019

Practical Project Management with Microsoft Project

Using best practices in project management can be difficult in the real world. This course combines both concepts to help with the understanding of what MS Project software is doing in the background and how to take advantage of “perfect world project management” in a real world setting.

Beginner
8.5 PDU
See Course

Practical Project Management with Microsoft Project

Beginner
8.5 PDU
Description

Using best practices in project management can be difficult in the real world. This course combines both concepts to help with the understanding of what MS Project software is doing in the background and how to take advantage of “perfect world project management” in a real world setting.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

The proper set-up of your project plan from start dates to calendars

Creating a manageable schedule

Working with durations and resources

Assigning costs to your resources

Updating your plan during execution to track performance

Monitoring and controlling your project plan and providing reports to stakeholders

Best practices in project management that align to software for better understanding of the inner working of MS Project 20

New and current users of MS Project 2016

Building Successful Scrum Teams

In this instructor-led, online training course, students will learn the fundamentals of Scrum, Scrum framework, how to master Scrum, planning a project with Scrum, and keeping Scrum healthy.

Beginner
8 PDU
See Course

Building Successful Scrum Teams

Beginner
8 PDU
Description

In this instructor-led, online training course, students will learn the fundamentals of Scrum, Scrum framework, how to master Scrum, planning a project with Scrum, and keeping Scrum healthy.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Scrum framework

Scrum roles

Scrum process

How to utilize user story workshops

How to determine the definition of done

Scrum Masters

Project managers

Program managers

Analysts

IT Managers/directors

Software engineers, architects, and managers

Team Leaders

Working With Kanban Boards

Working with Kanban boards is an overview workshop on the values of using a Kanban approach in any project management framework, including the values and the steps to create a Kanban board.

Beginner
4 PDU
See Course

Working With Kanban Boards

Beginner
4 PDU
Description

Working with Kanban boards is an overview workshop on the values of using a Kanban approach in any project management framework, including the values and the steps to create a Kanban board.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Benefits of the Kanban approach

Definition of done

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PM Leadership: Leading a Cross-Cultural Virtual Team

More project teams are becoming virtual and global. Many managers struggle to understand different cultures and manage diversity as well as different communication styles. This course is developed to help managers gain a world view and strengthen their global virtual teams.

Beginner
2 PDU
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PM Leadership: Leading a Cross-Cultural Virtual Team

Beginner
2 PDU
Description

More project teams are becoming virtual and global. Many managers struggle to understand different cultures and manage diversity as well as different communication styles. This course is developed to help managers gain a world view and strengthen their global virtual teams.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

The differences between high and low context cultures and its effect on communication

Work styles of different cultures

Cultural values and how they impact projects

Virtual solutions

Body language to avoid with certain cultures

Negotiation strategies

Designing complementary roles and responsibilities

If you are certified with a PMP® or CAPM® this course is a good way to earn PDUs. If you aren’t certified but are looking for ways to identify ways to improve negotiation strategies for resources, materials or equipment, then this course can help toward certification credits or just help you gain some insight into better best practices.

PM Leadership: Motivating a Team of Individuals

For many years, team motivation fell to the back burner of corporate necessity while the focus was on profit and process. Now organizations are beginning to see the value in team and individual motivations, work styles and general happiness at work. This short course will review different theories through time, personality styles and how to apply that information to your own team dynamic.

Beginner
4 PDU
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PM Leadership: Motivating a Team of Individuals

Beginner
4 PDU
Description

For many years, team motivation fell to the back burner of corporate necessity while the focus was on profit and process. Now organizations are beginning to see the value in team and individual motivations, work styles and general happiness at work. This short course will review different theories through time, personality styles and how to apply that information to your own team dynamic.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Techniques to manage by motivation

Identifying your team members’ motivating factors

Building team motivation throughout the project

Improving your personal team dynamic

If you are certified with a PMP® or CAPM® this course is a good way to earn PDUs as well as discuss and learn better ways to work on the aspirational skill of negotiation. If you aren’t certified but are looking for ways to identify ways to improve negotiation strategies for resources, materials or equipment, then this course can help toward certification credits or just help you gain some insight into better best practices.

PM Leadership: Building a Communications Management Plan that Works

Good leadership requires good communication skills. Whether you are a great communicator or you find yourself with misunderstandings across a team dynamic, this course can help direct you to building a plan that works for your individual stakeholders and team members.

Beginner
2 PDU
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PM Leadership: Building a Communications Management Plan that Works

Beginner
2 PDU
Description

Good leadership requires good communication skills. Whether you are a great communicator or you find yourself with misunderstandings across a team dynamic, this course can help direct you to building a plan that works for your individual stakeholders and team members.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Determining stakeholder communication requirements

How organizational dynamics can affect communication

People versus process

Communication styles

Developing a comprehensive communications management plan

If you are certified with a PMP® or CAPM® this course isa good way to earn PDU’s as well as discuss and learn better ways to work on the aspirational skill of negotiation. If you aren’t certified but are looking for ways to identify ways to improve negotiation strategies for resources, materials or equipment, then this course can help toward certification credits or just help you gain some insight into better best practices.

PM Leadership: Negotiating for More

Negotiations can be a challenge even for seasoned negotiators. This short course will describe a variety of ways to prepare for a negotiation, how to plan for what you want to gain and several proven negotiation techniques that you can fit to your communication and personality style.

Beginner
2 PDU
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PM Leadership: Negotiating for More

Beginner
2 PDU
Description

Negotiations can be a challenge even for seasoned negotiators. This short course will describe a variety of ways to prepare for a negotiation, how to plan for what you want to gain and several proven negotiation techniques that you can fit to your communication and personality style.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt

Techniques to identify objectives and requirements to prepare for negotiation

Techniques to identify your own negotiation personality and that of the party

Top skills to employ during a negotiation

Tips and tricks to increase the win-win

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Frequently Asked Questions

Questions and answers about this particular course and PM Guru as a coaching & training platform.

Who is StormWind Studios?

StormWind studios is our parent company who we have integrated with in order to provide you with training! You purchase with us and will take classes and virtually sit next to StormWind customers as well. Together we have created the best project management training on the planet! stormwindstudios.com

If my employer is paying for the course, how do I purchase the class?

We accept all major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover). We also accept payment by check, wire transfer or approved purchase orders. Contact customer service to pay with a purchase order.

Does your course satisfy the 35 contact hours needed to sit for the PMP exam?

Yes, we are Authorized Training Partners and our course counts towards the 35 contact hours to sit the exam and our other courses are approved for Professional Development Units (PDUs) for pre or post-certification requirements.

Once I register, how do I access the online training portal?

You can access all of our training materials in your online training portal upon course registration. You will get login credentials emailed to you within 24 hours of purchasing.

How many students are typically in a course?

It varies. We do not have a minimum or maximum on classes so they will always run no matter how many students are in class.

What is the latest date that I can sign up for a class?

You can register for the course up until the day before class begins.

When and how do I get my course materials?

You can access all of our training materials in your online training portal upon course registration. You will get login credentials emailed to you within 24 hours of purchasing.

Are you approved by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®?

Yes! We are Authorized Training Partners and Global Registered Education providers under our parent company, StormWind Studios. Our R.E.P. number is 3874.

How soon after the course should I take my exam?

Depending on your current daily schedule, it’s best to take the exam one to three months after you complete the course.

What is the certification money back guarantee?

We are unbelievably confident in our training process and guarantee that you'll pass the exam. You must attend the full course and complete all required content sections. If you do not pass the exam in three attempts, we will refund your full cost of the course. You must take all exams within 120 days of completing the course.

Can I reschedule when I take my courses?

You are able to reschedule your course as many times as you need. All we need from you is at least one week's notice. Call or email us to reschedule your course.

How long will I have access to my course once I purchase?

You will have access to the course for four months from date of purchase. If you purchase the PDU's then you will have access for 12 months!

Can I get a quote for my training?

Yes absolutely! Contact customer service by phone or email and we can get your quote within 24 hours.

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