PfMP® Certification Preparation Course
How to register
To join this course, simply click on the button “REGISTER HERE” to go to the “Our Events“ section and reserve your seat within the available group sessions.
If you’d prefer one-on-one coaching tailored to your schedule, you’re welcome to book a 15-minute meeting with our instructor to discuss a personalized proposal aligned with your goals and availability.
Overview
This advanced course is tailored for senior professionals aiming to master portfolio management and earn the PfMP® certification. It equips learners with the skills and knowledge required to align portfolio decisions with organizational strategy, optimize investment outcomes, and manage risk across enterprise portfolios.
The course is aligned with the PfMP® Examination Content Outline (ECO) and The Standard for Portfolio Management – Fourth Edition, and provides 35 contact hours (PDUs) required for the exam.
Ideal For
☑️ Senior project/program managers moving into strategic leadership roles
☑️ PMO directors and enterprise portfolio managers
☑️ Strategy officers and investment decision-makers
☑️ Professionals seeking PfMP® certification
☑️ Executives responsible for enterprise-wide performance management
What you’ll learn
You’ll gain mastery in PMI’s five PfMP® performance domains:
(1) Strategic Alignment, (2) Governance, (3) Portfolio Performance, (4) Portfolio Risk Management, and (5) Communications Management.
Through this course, you’ll develop the ability to evaluate, prioritize, and monitor portfolio components, ensuring strategic goal achievement and optimized resource utilization across multiple programs and projects.
Course summary
Module 1: Introduction to Portfolio Management and the PfMP® Framework
Understand portfolio management’s role in value delivery and strategy execution. Learn about the PfMP® application process, panel review, and exam structure. Compare project, program, and portfolio roles and responsibilities.
Module 2: Strategic Alignment
Learn how to align portfolio components with organizational strategy and objectives. Topics include strategic planning, portfolio charter development, capability and capacity analysis, and prioritization based on business value.
Module 3: Governance
Develop governance frameworks to authorize, monitor, and control portfolio components. Understand decision-making structures, roles of governance boards, investment categorization, and portfolio policies and procedures.
Module 4: Portfolio Performance Management
Master performance measurement techniques for tracking and reporting on portfolio health. Learn how to balance competing priorities, measure component contributions to strategic goals, and apply scorecards and dashboards.
Module 5: Portfolio Risk Management
Manage strategic, financial, and operational risks at the portfolio level. Identify and assess portfolio risks, develop response strategies, and apply escalation mechanisms that protect overall value and alignment.
Module 6: Portfolio Communication Management
Learn how to engage and report to stakeholders across the enterprise. Build communication strategies that support transparency, strategic alignment, and informed decision-making for executives and key stakeholders.
Module 7: Tools, Techniques, and Portfolio Optimization
Explore advanced techniques such as scenario planning, portfolio balancing, optimization models, and resource capacity planning. Learn how to respond dynamically to environmental changes and stakeholder shifts.
Module 8: Agile, Hybrid, and Dynamic Portfolios
Understand how to manage portfolios in agile and hybrid environments. Learn how to incorporate agile delivery mechanisms, lean portfolio management practices, and adapt governance to rapidly changing strategic contexts.
Module 9: PfMP® Exam Strategy and Simulation
Prepare for the panel review and multiple-choice exam with practice questions, simulation exercises, and case studies. Develop test-taking strategies and apply PMI’s terminology and methodology to scenario-based questions.
