3. Coursera: Project Management Specialization
Courses
• MOOC platform
• Students can pick and choose individual courses (like Budgeting
and Scheduling Projects and Management Project Risks and
Changes)
• $49 for each course, or entire specialization for $196
• Can take first three classes free
• Hosted through University of California-Irvine, taught by Margaret
Meloni, MBA, PMP
• Students are expected to put in 2-4 hours a week for each four-
week course and demonstrate overall understanding in a capstone
class
4. ALISON: Diploma in Project Management
• MOOC platform
• Free, highly-rated
• Most students finish the course in 10-15 hours
• Best for project managers with work experience, but covers
the basics of project management
• Students must maintain 80% average on all exams
• Largely respected in the project management field
6. Brain Sensei: Complete PMP Exam Prep Course
• Fun, modern approach to PMP
• Project managers learn from animated stories and examples of
good project management
• Doesn’t skimp on exam prep- offers over 900 test prep
questions with 35 hours of prep material
• $399 CAD (about $305 USD)
7. Colorado State University: Online Project
Management Certificate
• Same project management certification class taught at the
university, taught in a condensed, 16-week instruction
• Prepares you for PMP exam with tuition price of $3,395,
leading to PMP certification and Associate Project Manager
certification
• Colorado Workforce Development Center can aid in mitigating
costs
8. Master of Project Academy: All Courses Bundle
• Relatively new to the PM field, but covers everything you need
in a direct, accessible manner
• All Courses Bundle includes 27 online PM courses, including
• PMP certification training
• Agile Scrum certification training
• ITIL Foundation certification training
• CAPM certification training
• Overwhelmingly positive reviews
• $99/mo, self-paced, all online, money-back guarantee for 30
days
9. Simplilearn PMP Certification Training Course
Online Classroom Flexi-Pass
• Flexi-Pass classroom is a great option for students who want to
get PMP outside of regular office hours
• Offers 35 PDUs for maintaining certification
• Pro version offers 32 hours of instructor-led training
• Includes 5 full simulation exams, case studies, over 25 hours of
online learning
• Money-back guarantee is limited to seven days
• $699 for everything you need to get certified
10. Trainings 24x7 - PMP
• Offers several options in certification, with prices depending
on the level of detail and amount of prep
• Conducts live, online training courses and “do-it-yourself”
certification courses
• Ranges from free starter training to $150 in-depth PMP courses
• All courses are accredited by the Project Management Institute
and even provide certificates of achievement
11. Online PMP and CAPM Courses
Courses offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI),
offering the industry standard in project management
certification. Courses can be taken with an instructor, or On
Demand.
12. A/E’s, Owners, & Contractors: Managing Projects to
Success
• Costs $325 for non-PMI members and $225 for PMI members
• Meant specifically for construction managers looking to
improve their construction project management skills
• Offers resources on how to evaluate and plan construction
projects
• Offered on-demand, worth five PDUs
13. Agile in the Program Management Office
• Led by Jack Duggal, the Managing Principal of Projectize Group
• Week-long interactive course for experienced project
managers
• Costs $625 for non-PMI members and $500 for members
• Great for PMs interested in becoming PMO directors
• Worth 10 PDUs and one CEU
14. Advanced Risk Management
• Designed for project managers with advanced knowledge of
formal project-management practices
• Purpose of the course is to decrease number of negative
events and maximize number of positive events
• Breaks down risk management quantitatively and qualitatively,
looking at confidence curves, math for risk management, and
human influence on risk
• Taught for 14 PDUs and 1.4 CEUs
• Costs $875 for non-members, $725 for members