Project managers with the experience hours who keep putting the exam off

Four weeks to an exam-ready PMP candidate
A guided programme for people who want a plan, a coach and the full Ultra simulator for the whole run. Three live sessions a week through the ten knowledge areas, a quiz at the end of each week, and a full-length final mock reviewed with your mentor.
- 4 weeks of training
- 8 weeks of Ultra access
- 3 live sessions a week
- Certificate
Built for people who want to finish
What to bring
- The certification body's experience and education requirements (we help with the application)
- Time for three live sessions a week, about 2 to 2.5 hours each, plus the weekly quiz and homework
Candidates who tried self-study and stalled somewhere around Process
Teams sending two or more people to the exam in the same quarter
Included
The Ultra simulator, for all eight weeks
Your account switches to Ultra on day one and stays there past the taught weeks, so the practice never stops before the exam.
- 4,000+ question bank with every option explained
- 10 full-length timed exams
- Readiness score with pass prediction
- Weak-area drills and the printable formula guide
4 weeks, 4 modules, one test each
Every week closes with a compulsory module test and something you have built. The final week ends with the exam and the project.
- W1
Week 1
Introduction to project management
What a project is, the role of the project manager, and how a project moves through the five process groups.
- Course orientation: the exam's structure, eligibility and the three domains, your study plan, and how to use practice questions
- Fundamentals: projects, operations, programmes and portfolios, life cycles and organisational structures
- The project manager's role: leadership and management, the Talent Triangle, EEFs and OPAs
- The process groups, part 1: Initiating (charter, stakeholders, business case) and Planning
- The process groups, part 2: Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, Closing, and predictive, agile and hybrid approaches
- Module test
- Week 1 quiz: 25 questions on fundamentals and the process groups, on the simulator (pass mark 70%)
- You build
- A map of a real project you know across the five process groups (homework)
- W2
Week 2
Knowledge areas, part 1
How the ten knowledge areas fit together, then Integration, Scope and Schedule in depth.
- The ten knowledge areas and how they meet the process groups
- Integration, part 1: the charter, the project management plan, directing the work
- Integration, part 2: project knowledge, monitoring and control, integrated change control, closing
- Scope: requirements, the WBS, validating and controlling scope, backlogs and user stories
- Schedule: sequencing, estimating, the critical path, float, crashing and fast-tracking
- Module test
- Week 2 quiz: 40 questions on Integration, Scope and Schedule, on the simulator (pass mark 70%)
- You build
- A WBS and a network diagram for a small sample project (homework)
- W3
Week 3
Knowledge areas, part 2
The four areas that connect the project to money, suppliers, quality and the people outside the team.
- Cost, part 1: estimating, the budget and the cost baseline
- Cost, part 2: earned value (PV, EV, AC, CPI, SPI, EAC, ETC, TCPI) and forecasting
- Procurement: make or buy, contract types, source selection and closing contracts
- Quality: planning, managing and controlling quality, the cost of quality and the quality tools
- Stakeholders: identifying them, planning engagement, and the power/interest grid
- Module test
- Week 3 quiz: 50 questions across Cost, Procurement, Quality and Stakeholder, on the simulator (pass mark 70%)
- You build
- An earned-value worksheet with ten practice problems (homework)
- W4
Week 4
Knowledge areas, part 3 and the final mock
Resource, Communications and Risk, a full course review, then the exam under real conditions.
- Resource: building and managing the team, Tuckman, conflict, motivation and servant leadership
- Communications: the communication model, methods, channels and virtual teams
- Risk: identification, qualitative and quantitative analysis, responses and expected monetary value
- Course review: weak areas, exam strategy, agile and hybrid topics, situational questions
- The final mock exam: 180 questions in 230 minutes under exam conditions
- Module test
- Final mock: 180 questions in 230 minutes, scored by domain and knowledge area (target band required)
- You build
- Your mock debrief with your mentor: every wrong and guessed answer reviewed, and a short remediation list for the weeks before the exam
How the four weeks run
Three live sessions a week with the instructor, the simulator between them, a quiz to close each week, and a mentor who reviews your final mock with you.
- 01
Learn
Five topics a week, taught across three live sessions of about 2 to 2.5 hours. Every session is recorded, and extra sessions are added when the group needs one.
- 02
Practise
The Ultra simulator between sessions, with every option explained and the homework for the week.
- 03
Test
A quiz closes weeks one to three, drawn from the knowledge areas you just covered. Week four ends with the full-length final mock.
- 04
Review
Your mentor goes through your final mock with you, one to one, and helps you build the remediation list for exam day.
4 weeks of training, 8 weeks of access
Enrolment opens everything on day one. The taught weeks run first; your access stays on for 4 more weeks to finish, resit and download. After that the account returns to the free plan.
Your account, day by day
56 days
- TrainingWeeks 1–4
- AccessWeeks 5–8
- Free planFrom week 9
| What stays on | Training | Access | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lessons, project files and recordings | |||
| Live sessions with the instructor | Weekly | Recordings | |
| One-to-one mentor reviews | Weekly | Final review | |
| Module tests and the final exam | Resits | ||
| Final project submission and grading | Week 4 | ||
| Ultra plan of the exam simulator | |||
| Community space for the cohort | |||
| Your certificate, files and results | — |
An exam, a project, a grade and a certificate
Four steps in the final week. Pass them all and the certificate is issued the same day.
Certificate
PMP Training
Certificate of completion and an exam-ready study file
Final exam
A full 180-question, 230-minute mock in week four, scored by domain and knowledge area.
Final project
Your exam file: the three homework pieces, the reviewed mock with your remediation list, the application and the booked date.
Grading
Pass the final mock at the target band and complete the file to finish the course.
Certificate
A CareerFocusArea certificate of completion, plus the Ultra simulator for the remaining four weeks to keep practising until exam day.
What candidates leave with
A reviewed mock
Every wrong and guessed answer explained, and a remediation list.
Three worked pieces
A process-group map, a WBS and network diagram, and an EVM worksheet.
The application
Experience hours documented, application submitted, exam booked.
Taught live, reviewed one to one
Your instructor runs the live sessions and is also your mentor: the same person reviews your work every week and grades the final submission.
CareerFocusArea PMP Faculty
Instructors and mentors
A team of experienced project management instructors. Each cohort has its own lead, who runs the live sessions, reviews each candidate's final mock one to one and signs off the exam file.
- Live session
- Teaches the week's material live, with questions.
- One-to-one review
- Reviews your work and your test each week.
- Grades the finale
- Marks the final project against the rubric.
Questions about the training
The price, the eight weeks and what happens after.
Reserve a place on the next cohort
Enrol and your Ultra access opens the same day. We confirm the cohort start and the session times by email.
- 4 weeks of training
- 8 weeks of Ultra access
- 3 live sessions a week
- Certificate
Course price
$599one-time
4 weeks of training, 8 weeks of access, live sessions, mentoring, the exam, the project and the certificate. Nothing to renew.
Employer paying? Ask for an invoice at checkout. Teams of five or more: see the corporate page.



