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PMP
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Why project management matters
Projects are how organisations change: a new system, a new site, a new product. When project managers plan scope, schedule and cost as one integrated plan, control change formally and keep stakeholders informed, sponsors can see where a project stands and take decisions on facts rather than surprises.
Without that discipline, scope grows unchecked, the critical path is discovered too late, budgets drift with nobody measuring earned value, and risks turn into issues. This programme gives project professionals one method across predictive, agile and hybrid approaches, leading to the PMP certification awarded by PMI.
What you will be able to do
- Develop a project charter and an integrated plan, and control change against it
- Build a work breakdown structure and a network schedule, and identify the critical path
- Estimate costs, set a cost baseline and track performance with earned value
- Identify, prioritise and respond to project risks, both threats and opportunities
- Plan stakeholder engagement and communications, and lead the team through conflict
- Choose between predictive, agile and hybrid approaches and apply the PMI Code of Ethics
Course outline: 12 modules
Each module below shows what it covers and what you will be able to do at the end of it.
1. Project Management Framework
Introduces the project environment, life cycles, organisational structures, and the role of the project manager.
- Distinguish projects, programmes, portfolios and operations
- Compare predictive, agile and hybrid life cycle approaches
2. Project Integration Management
Covers how the project is initiated, planned as a whole, directed, monitored, changed under control and closed.
- Develop a project charter and an integrated project management plan
- Apply integrated change control to evaluate and approve change requests
3. Project Scope Management
Covers gathering requirements, defining scope, building the work breakdown structure, and validating and controlling scope.
- Elicit and document requirements and a clear scope statement
- Build a work breakdown structure and manage scope creep
4. Project Schedule Management
Covers defining and sequencing activities, estimating durations, building the schedule and controlling it, including iterative planning.
- Build a network schedule and identify the critical path
- Apply schedule compression and track progress against the baseline
5. Project Cost Management
Covers estimating costs, setting the budget, and controlling spend using earned value management.
- Estimate costs and establish a cost baseline
- Calculate earned value metrics and forecast cost at completion
6. Project Quality Management
Covers planning quality requirements, managing quality during delivery, and controlling deliverables against agreed standards.
- Define quality requirements, metrics and the cost of quality
- Use basic quality tools to inspect deliverables and improve processes
7. Project Risk Management
Covers identifying, analysing, responding to and monitoring project risks, both threats and opportunities.
- Identify risks and prioritise them with qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Plan and implement responses for threats and opportunities
8. Project Communication Management
Covers planning, distributing and monitoring project communications so stakeholders receive the right information.
- Prepare a communications management plan for project stakeholders
- Select communication methods and monitor their effectiveness
9. Project Procurement Management
Covers make-or-buy decisions, contract types, selecting sellers, and controlling procurements through to closure.
- Compare contract types and their risk to buyer and seller
- Conduct and control procurements, including claims and closure
10. Project Stakeholder Management
Covers identifying stakeholders, analysing their interest and influence, and planning and monitoring their engagement.
- Analyse stakeholders using a power/interest grid or engagement matrix
- Plan and adjust engagement strategies throughout the project
11. Project Resource Management
Covers planning, acquiring, developing and managing the project team and physical resources, including conflict and team performance.
- Plan and acquire the team and physical resources the project needs
- Develop team performance and resolve conflicts constructively
12. Professional Responsibility
Covers the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct: responsibility, respect, fairness and honesty in project decisions.
- Apply the PMI Code of Ethics to realistic project dilemmas
- Handle conflicts of interest and compliance issues professionally
Programme details
| Eligibility | Project experience in the last 8 years: 5 years with secondary diploma, 4 with associate degree, 3 with bachelor's, 2 with a PMI GAC-accredited degree. |
|---|---|
| Training hours | 35 contact hours of project management education are required, unless you already hold an active CAPM certification. |
| Application | Apply online to PMI; once approved, you have a one-year eligibility period in which to sit the exam. |
| Exam content | The exam outline in force since July 2026 covers about 40% predictive and 60% agile or hybrid approaches, including AI and sustainability topics. |
| Question types | Mostly scenario-based: single and multiple-response multiple choice, matching, point-and-click, graphic-based items, case studies and pull-down lists. |
| Scored questions | Of the 180 questions, 170 are scored and 10 are unscored pretest questions mixed in at random. |
| Languages | Offered in English and 14 other languages, including Arabic. |
| Retake rules | Up to three attempts within the one-year eligibility period; after three unsuccessful attempts you must wait one year before reapplying. |
| Designation | Successful candidates hold the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification and may use the PMP post-nominal. |
| Renewal | Valid for a 3-year cycle; renew by earning 60 professional development units (PDUs) per cycle, where 1 PDU equals one hour. |
| Next steps | Related PMI credentials include PgMP (programmes), PfMP (portfolios), PMI-ACP (agile) and PMI-RMP (risk). |
Your path to PMP certification
- Enquire and choose your format. Classroom in Cairo, live online, or an in-house cohort for your team.
- Learn the 12 modules with practitioners. 40 hours over 8 sessions, every live session recorded on our learning platform.
- Practise with module tests and question banks. Exam-style questions with instant results, so the scenario-based format of the PMP exam holds no surprises.
- Apply to PMI and sit the exam. You apply online to PMI; once approved, you have a one-year eligibility period to sit the 180-question exam at a Pearson VUE test centre or securely online, with up to three attempts in that period.
- Earn the PMP certification. You may use the PMP post-nominal, and you keep the certification current over each 3-year cycle by earning 60 professional development units (PDUs).
- Keep climbing. Related PMI credentials include PgMP for programmes, PfMP for portfolios, PMI-ACP for agile and PMI-RMP for risk.
What you walk away with
- A planning and control method you can apply the next working day, across scope, schedule, cost, risk and stakeholders
- Preparation for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI, and the right to use the PMP post-nominal once you pass
- A clear renewal route: 60 PDUs in each 3-year cycle
- Recordings of every live session, official study material, question banks and module tests on our learning platform
- Support until exam day, then a next step towards PgMP, PfMP, PMI-ACP or PMI-RMP
Want the full picture?
The PMP brochure has the complete module outline, exam facts and delivery options in one PDF.
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How you will learn
- Classroom: Interactive sessions at our training and exam centre in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt.
- Live online: Instructor-led virtual classes for participants anywhere in the region.
- In-house: A private cohort for your team, at your premises and tailored to your context.
- Every live session recorded: Watch any session again, or catch up on one you missed, on our learning platform.
- Official study material: Books, handbooks and course files for the programme, in one place.
- Question banks and module tests: Exam-style practice with instant results.
- Support until exam day: Keep studying on the platform after the live sessions end, right up to the exam.
Exam and certification
Exam preparation for PMI
| Exams | 1 exam |
|---|---|
| Questions | 180 questions: People 33%, Process 41%, Business Environment 26% |
| Exam time | 240 minutes, including two 10-minute breaks |
| Pass mark | Not published by PMI |
| Where you sit it | Pearson VUE test centre, or securely online |
| Good to know | Up to 3 attempts in one year. The exam fee is paid to PMI after your application is approved |
Who should attend
- Project managers
- Project engineers
- Functional managers
- Others involved in projects
Frequently asked questions
What is the PMP course?
Prepares participants for the PMI PMP certification, the most widely recognised project management credential. It provides a practical foundation in project management that can be applied immediately.
Who should take PMP?
It suits: Project managers; Project engineers; Functional managers; Others involved in projects.
How long is the PMP course at Transights?
40 hours, 8 sessions. It runs live online, in class in Cairo, or in-house for company teams in Egypt and the GCC.
What is the PMP exam like?
The exam is set by PMI; you book and sit it with PMI directly. 1 exam. 180 questions: People 33%, Process 41%, Business Environment 26%. Exam time: 240 minutes, including two 10-minute breaks. Pass mark: Not published by PMI. Where you sit it: Pearson VUE test centre, or securely online. Up to 3 attempts in one year. The exam fee is paid to PMI after your application is approved.
Who awards the PMP certification?
PMI awards PMP to candidates who pass its exam. Transights provides the exam preparation course.